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Mrs Charline GERARD
Post Doc 32 y.o.

Project in the lab : Chirality as a Probe for Crystal Nucleation

Supervisor : Joop H. ter Horst

Type of funding: Chair of excellence

02 35 52 00 00
charline.gerard1@univ-rouen.fr

Laboratoire SMS
Place Emile Blondel
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan CEDEX
France

PhD Thesis
  • Ph.D. in Biophysics (2014-2017, Aix Marseille University, ED 352, France), C.I.F.R.E.

CINaM – CNRS and IdRS

Microfluidic platform for optimization of crystallization conditions of proteins

Education
  • Master’s degree: Biochemistry, cells, therapeutic targets (2011-2013, University Paris-Diderot, France)
  • First year master: Chemistry and materials (2010-2011, University Paris Est-Créteil, France)

Bachelor’s degree (License): Chemical and biological sciences (2007-2010, University Paris Est-Créteil, France)

Work Experience
  • Post-doctorate (01/03/2020 to 31/08/2021)

Development and implementation of a microfluidic platform for solid state studies of API

Solid State group, Technology SERVIER (TES), Orléans, France

Supervisor: Dr. Philippe LETELLIER

  • Post-doctorate: European Commission project AMECRYS (01/05/2018 to 31/01/2020)

Revolutionizing Downstream Processing of Monoclonal Antibodies by Continuous Template-Assisted Membrane Crystallization

Fundamental knowledge on selective mAbs crystallization in microfluidics

Continuous Manufacturing Crystallization (CMAC), Technical and Innovation Centre, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK

Supervisor: Prof. Joop H. TER HORST

  • Research Engineer (01/10/2017 to 31/03/2018)

In charge for the biochemistry department

CINaM– CNRS, France

Papers
  • « On the Aggregation and Nucleation Mechanism of the Monoclonal Antibody Anti-CD20 Near Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation (LLPS) »

E. PANTUSO, T.F. MASTROPIETRO, M.L. BRIUGLIA, C.J.J. GERARD, E. CURCIO, J.H. TER HORST, F.P. NICOLETTA, G. DI PROFIO, 2020. Scientific Reports, 10 (1), 1-14.

  • « A chemical library to screen protein and protein-ligand crystallization using a versatile microfluidic platform »

C.J.J. GERARD, G. FERRY, L.M. VUILLARD, J.A. BOUTIN, N. FERTE, R. GROSSIER, N. CANDONI, S. VEESLER, 2018. Crystal growth & design, 18 (9), 5130-5137.

  • « Crystallization via tubing microfluidics permits both in situ and ex situ X-ray diffraction »

C.J.J. GERARD, G. FERRY, L.M. VUILLARD, J.A. BOUTIN, L.M.G. CHAVAS, T. HUET, N. FERTE, R. GROSSIER, N. CANDONI, S. VEESLER 2017. Acta Crystallographica Section F, 73 (10), 574-578.

  • « Microfluidic platform for optimization of crystallization conditions »

S. ZHANG, C.J.J. GERARD, A IKNI, G. FERRY, L.M. VUILLARD, J.A. BOUTIN, N. FERTE, R. GROSSIER, N. CANDONI, S. VEESLER 2017. Journal of Crystal Growth, 472, 18-28.

  • « Plateforme microfluidique pour optimiser la cristallisation en solution »

C.J.J. GERARD, S. ZHANG, A. IKNI, G. FERRY, L.M. VUILLARD, J.A. BOUTIN, N. FERTE, R. GROSSIER, N. CANDONI, S. VEESLER Congress Cristal-8, Rouen, 2016. Récents Progrès en Génie des Procédés, Numéro 108 – 2016, ISSN: 1775-335X; ISBN: 978-2-910239-83-1, Ed. SFGP, Paris, France

Symposium Participation
  • 22nd American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy ACCGE-22, (Online event)

02-04/08/2021

Invited presentation: « Microfluidic set-up for solid-state studies of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients directly from powder »

C.J.J. Gerard, G. Peybernès, R. Grossier, F. Villard, P. Letellier, N. Candoni, S. Veesler

  • BIWIC2019 International Workshop on Industrial Crystallization (Rayong, Thailand)

26-28/08/2019

Oral presentation: « Microfluidics as a tool to study protein heterogeneous nucleation»

C.J.J. Gerard, M.L. Briuglia, S. Morais, D. Lamprou, J.Y.Y. Heng, J.B. Salmon, J.H. ter Horst

  • CMAC open days (Glasgow, UK)

25-26/10/2018

Poster session: « Multiscale template-assisted protein crystallization »

C.J.J. Gerard, M.L. Briuglia, S. Morais, J.B. Salmon, D. Lamprou, J.H. ter Horst

  • 20th International Symposium on Industrial Crystallization ISIC20 (Dublin, Ireland)

03-06/09/2017

Oral presentation: « Tubing microfluidic: From crystallization to X-ray diffraction »

C.J.J. Gerard, S. Zhang, A. Ikni, G. Ferry, L.M. Vuillard, J.A. Boutin, L. Chavas, T. Huet, N. Ferté, R. Grossier, N. Candoni, S. Veesler

  • 16th International Conference on Crystallization of Biological Macromolecules ICCBM16 (Prague, Czech Republic)

02-07/07/2016

Oral presentation: « Microfluidic platform for optimization of crystallization conditions »

C.J.J. Gerard, S. Zhang, A. Ikni, G. Ferry, L.M. Vuillard, J.A. Boutin, N. Ferté, R. Grossier, N. Candoni, S. Veesler

  • Cristal-8 (Rouen, France)

26-27/05/2016

Oral presentation: « Plateforme microfluidique pour optimiser la cristallisation en solution »

C.J.J. Gerard, S. Zhang, A. Ikni, G. Ferry, L.M. Vuillard, J.A. Boutin, N. Ferté, R. Grossier, N. Candoni, S. Veesler

  • International Crystallization Schools (Granada, Spain)

29/05-03/06/2016

Invited presentation: « Droplet-based Microfluidics in the framework of crystallization studies »

R. Grossier, N. Candoni, Z. Hammadi, N. Ferté, S. Zhang, C.J.J. Gerard, A. Ikni, R. Morin, S. Veesler

  • Crystallize COST Action Meeting (Berlin, Germany)

23-24/11/2015

Poster session: « Optimization and screening of protein crystallization conditions: Development of a microfluidic tool »

C.J.J. Gerard, S. Zhang, N. Ferté, R. Grossier, Z. Hammadi, N. Candoni, S. Veesler, L.M. Vuillard, G. Ferry, O. Nosjean, J.A. Boutin

Scientific Skills
Thermal Analysis (DSC – TG-DSC) – Interpretation
XRay Powder diffraction - user
Microscopy (optical, electronic)
Development of Experimental Prototypes (préciser)
Solution Crystallization (polymorphism control, crystal engineering, salt, co-crystals)
Spectroscopy (Raman, Infra-rouge, UV-vis, fluorescence)
Solid-vapour equilibria (DVS)
Solid-state characterization (polymorphism, solvates, cocrystals, solid-solid transition)
Protein Crystallization
Microfluidic tools (droplet-based and continuous flow microfluidics)
Crystal Nucleation
Crystal Growth