
Current PhD students and post-docs

Justine Ravaut (PhD student, 2023)
Financial support
Initiative Maîtrise des systèmes technologiques sûrs et durables (MSTD), Alliance Sorbonne Université
Coll. K. El Kirat BMBI (UTC)
Current research interests
Bioactive coatings on Zinc-based alloys for sustainable absorbable orthopedic implants
Education
M.Sc. Biomedical Engineering (subtrack Biomaterials, BME Paris), Université Paris Cité
B.Sc. Biomedical Material Science, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

Hedi Bouloussa (post-doc, 2023)
Financial support
ANR. PILLAR. Coll. Prof. Emmanuel Maisonhaute (LISE, Sorbonne Université), Dr. Jean-François Nierengarten (LCMM, Université de Strasbourg).
Current research interests
Nanomechanical studies of individual molecular nanomachines
Education
PhD student : « Brillouin light scattering on thin films, multilayers and magnetic nanostructures : study of the Dzyaloshinskii –Moriya interaction » (Laboratoires des Sciences des Procédés et des Matériaux, France)
Master in Physics – Functionalized materials (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France)

Joanne Lê-Chesnais (PhD student, 2022)
Financial support
MESRI. ED397. Coll. Prof. Jean-François Lambert (LRS, Sorbonne Université).
Current research interests
Geochemical origins of life elucidated by surface science : amino acids on mineral supports
Education
Bachelor degree, General chemistry (Sorbonne Université, France)
Master degree, Material Chemistry (Sorbonne Université, France)

Fanny Duhalde (PhD student, 2022)
Financial support
MESRI. Coll. Prof. Xavier Houard (CRSA, Sorbonne Université).
Current research interests
Role of extracellular RNA in cartilage mineralization and osteochondral remodeling in osteoarthritis
Education
Bachelor degree in Life Sciences (Université de Bordeaux, 2020)
Master in Physiology and pathophysiology (Sorbonne Université, 2022)
Alumni – PhD
Brittany Foley (2020 – 2024)
Toothmimic: Enzyme-assisted mineralization for the design of biomimeyic enamel
Jihye Lee (2020 – 2023)
Bio-inspired calcium phosphate mineralization through enzymatic approach
Ilhem Lilia Jaabar (2018 – 2022)
Surface characterizations to investigate osteoarticular mesenchymal tissues: new insights to monitor the extracellular matrix remodeling at the supramolecular level
Cristina Belda Marin (2017 – 2020)
Nanoparticle embedded silk fibers as new bionanocomposite for innovative wound dressing
Elodie Colaço (2016 – 2019)
Design and characterization of biomimetic biomineralized nanomaterials
Marie Steffehagen (2013 – 2016)
Single-molecule spectroscopies for probing the interaction of (bio)molecules with gold surface
Alina Osypova (2012 – 2015)
Design of multi-stimuli responsive films through layer-by-layer assembly for the control of protein adsorption
Thomas Degabriel (2012 – 2015)
Study of the interaction between proteins and TiO2 NPs: nature of the interfacial processes
Irma Liascukiene (2011 – 2013)*
Lipid films on nanostructured aluminum substrate: Mechanism of formation, stability and effect on surface properties
* Vilnius University