Genodermatoses

Christine joined I-Stem in 2007 as a professor at the University of Evry. At I-Stem, she is developing cell therapy and pathological modeling approaches for the treatment of skin disorders associated with genetic diseases, using pluripotent stem cell derivatives.

Nathalie is a lecturer at the University of Evry and joined I-Stem in 2017. Thanks to her expertise in genome engineering, she is developing innovative molecular tools to create cellular models to characterize epidermolysis bullosa simplex.

Manoubia joined the Genodermatoses team at I-Stem in 2008, and is involved in the development of skin cell models derived from pluripotent stem cells. These 2D and 3D models enable her to model skin pathologies such as epidermolysis bullosa and vitiligo.

Sophie has been working at I-Stem since 2011, as part of the Genodermatoses team’s PACE cell therapy project. This project aims to develop reconstructed skin in the laboratory that can be used as a biological dressing to treat skin ulcers linked to a genetic disease.

Annabelle joined the Genodermatoses team in 2015. She works on the PACE and STELLAR cell therapy projects. She is also interested in the mechanisms of stem cell differentiation into keratinocytes using molecular biology techniques.

After a thesis completed at I-Stem in 2015 on the potential of pluripotent stem cells to model pigmentary diseases and a postdoctorate at Harvard on melanogenesis, Jennifer returned to I-Stem in 2020. Her research focuses on the development of new therapeutic strategies for vitiligo. In the Genodermatosis team, she has been responsible for pathological modeling of pigment disorders since 2023.

A member of the team since January 2021, Tatiana works on the Genesis project, in particular on the differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells into fibroblasts and their associated quality controls.

A member of the team since February 2021, Céline works on the Genesis project. She is contributing to the development of cell differentiation processes and associated quality controls for cells and the final product, for the manufacture of artificial skin.

Joining the team in 2022 after completing her PhD at the CEA, Marion is an associate researcher and head of the Genesis project in the Genodermatoses team. She is working on the creation of artificial skin for grafting using tissue engineering.

Having joined the Genodermatose team in 2019 as a Master 1 intern, Sabrina went on to complete her Master 2 internship and began a PhD in October 2020. Her thesis project involves studying the molecular mechanisms of Epidermolysis Bullosa Simple using a keratinocyte model derived from human pluripotent stem cells.

Annaëlle is a 6th year pharmacy student. For the 2023-2024 academic year, she is enrolled in the MASTER program entitled “Biotechnologies pharmaceutiques et thérapies innovantes” (Pharmaceutical biotechnologies and innovative therapies) and is doing a work-study placement at I-Stem. She has joined the Genodermatoses team to work with Jennifer Allouche and Manoubia Saidani on the transition to clinical grade of the protocol for differentiating iPS cells into melanocytes for vitiligo cell therapy.

Assistant Inserm Engineer, joining I-Stem in September 2023. Bénédicte participates in the various cell therapy and modeling projects of the Genodermatoses team.