ABOUT ME
I have a background in mathematics and obtained a PhD in Public Health, biostatistics from the University of Bordeaux in October 2018. I have substantial expertise in analysing large-scale clinical and immunological datasets using mathematical, statistical, and machine learning approaches. I have worked among international teams and networks, on topics ranging from HIV immunotherapies and vaccine, response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines and infection, Ebola vaccine, dengue vaccine, immune recovery after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, and gender medicine. I have interest in bridging between infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and understanding how lifelong exposure to pathogens affects the risk and pathogenicity of NCDs.
EDUCATION &
EMPLOYMENT
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Biostatistics, quantitative immunology, health inequities
Mechanistic modeling
Longitudinal data. Ordinary differential equations. Parameter estimation with likelihood maximization.
2019 - 2020
Columbia University Medical Center
Postdoctoral research scientist
Optimal control
Treatment optimization using piecewise deterministic Markov processes.
Dimension reduction, variable selection, clustering
Penalization methods in parametric or semi-parametric models, random forests, principal component analysis, partial least square, unsupervised and supervised clustering methods.
2015 - 2018
Université de Bordeaux.
Bordeaux Population Health Center
PhD in Public health, biostatistics option
2011 - 2015
Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris Saclay
Bachelor and Master degrees (mathematics)
2020 - 2022
University of Zurich
Postdoctoral researcher
Statistical and epidemiological modeling
Regression, generalized linear mixed models. Survival analysis, competing risks.
Applications in immunology and infectious diseases
HIV, Ebola, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, immunotherapies, allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant, gender medicine
2022 - 2023
Collegium Helveticum, ETH Zurich
Early-Career Fellow
2023 - present
University of Zurich
Postdoctoral fellow
SCIENCE OUTREACH
I am interested in and try to be involved in communication and outreach events, particularly with children/teenagers. This way, I hope I can give another perspective on science to mid- and high-school students, and maybe inspire some of them to be more curious about the world and to pursue a scientific path. I also hope I can help in improving the representation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields. In New York, I have joined the CUPS (Columbia University Postdoctoral Society) outreach and communication committee, and the 500 Women Scientists group.
Some events I have recently attended or been involved in:
D4P: Modeling, Math, and Social Mixing. Organized by RockEDU Science Outreach.
Spring Book Club. Discussion on "Weapons of Math Destruction", by Cathy O'Neil. Organized by 500WS.
Girls' Science Day - April & November 2019. Organized by WISC.
Science Trivia Night. Organized by CUPS outreach and communication committee.
Super Saturday STEM expo. Organized by Manhattan's Community School District 5.
Fall Book Club. Discussion on "Superior: The Return of Race Science", by Angela Saidi. Organized by 500WS.