Brief Curriculum Vitae
Oumaïma IBRAHIM-GRANET
Graduate and post-graduate training:
Additionnal graduate courses and training
1990- 1991 Post doctoral training in Biochemistry (Unité Inserm 160, Hopital Beaujon Paris): Protease purification of Aspergillus fumigatus
1997 : Training at the University of San Sebastian (Spain): Extraction and purification of membrane proteins of A. fumigatus.
Professionnal activities :
1984-1985 : Fondation de la Recherche Médicale fellow
1986-1987 : Institut Pasteur- Institut Weizmann fellow
1987-1990 : Research Scientist, Unité de Mycologie
1990-2007 : Research Scientist, Unité des Aspergillus
2007 : Research Scientist, Unité de Recherche Cytokines et Inflammation
2007 : Project Manager Programmes Transversaux de Recherche
Teaching activities:
2001- 2003 : Head of Studies, Medical Mycology Institut Pasteur
2000- 2004 : Assistant Director Medical Mycology Institut Pasteur
2004-2008 : Lecturer at the Bernese Modular Course in Medical Mycology (Bern Switzerland)
2005-2007 : Master in Sciences and Technologies Paris VI, Master in Immunology
Supervisor:
1993 : F. Hernandez Hernandez, Master
1999 : B. Philippe, Master
2003-2005 : M. Dubourdeau PostDoc
2006 : M. Brock PostDoc, M. Moreno Hidalgo PHD student, M. Schrettl PostDoc
2007 : N. Dufour Master
Meeting (invited speaker):
2003 : Euresco conferences: Human Fungal Pathogens: Aspergillus fumigatus and the alveolar macrophage. France Giens
2004 : European Confederation of Medical Mycology Meeting: Aspergillus fumigatus and the alveolar macrophage. Wroclaw Poland
2006 : 2nd Advances Against Aspergillosis. Athens Greece
2007 : Trends In Medical Mycology meeting Torino Italy
Summary of research interests:
Host-fungal interactions. Innate Immunity. Development of luminescent A. fumigatus strain. Animal models for aspergillosis. Genomics.
Recent selected publications
Ibrahim-Granet O. , Philippe B, Boleti H, Boisvieux-Ullrich E, Grenet D, Stern M, Latgé JP (2003) Phagocytosis and intracellular fate of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in alveolar macrophages. Infect. Immun. 71:891-903
Dubourdeau M, Athman R, Balloy V, Huerre M, Chignard M, Philpott DJ, Latgé JP, Ibrahim-Granet O (2006) Aspergillus fumigatus Induces Innate Immune Responses in Alveolar Macrophages through the MAPK Pathway Independently of TLR2 and TLR4. J Immunol 177: 3994-4001.
| Year | Degree | Institution and location | Confered field of study |
| 1973 | Master of Science | Faculty of Science Lebanon | Life Science |
| 1979 | PhD | University of Toulouse | Entomology |
| 1987 | Doctorat ès Sciences | University Paris VI | Mycology |
Additionnal graduate courses and training
1990- 1991 Post doctoral training in Biochemistry (Unité Inserm 160, Hopital Beaujon Paris): Protease purification of Aspergillus fumigatus
1997 : Training at the University of San Sebastian (Spain): Extraction and purification of membrane proteins of A. fumigatus.
Professionnal activities :
1984-1985 : Fondation de la Recherche Médicale fellow
1986-1987 : Institut Pasteur- Institut Weizmann fellow
1987-1990 : Research Scientist, Unité de Mycologie
1990-2007 : Research Scientist, Unité des Aspergillus
2007 : Research Scientist, Unité de Recherche Cytokines et Inflammation
2007 : Project Manager Programmes Transversaux de Recherche
Teaching activities:
2001- 2003 : Head of Studies, Medical Mycology Institut Pasteur
2000- 2004 : Assistant Director Medical Mycology Institut Pasteur
2004-2008 : Lecturer at the Bernese Modular Course in Medical Mycology (Bern Switzerland)
2005-2007 : Master in Sciences and Technologies Paris VI, Master in Immunology
Supervisor:
1993 : F. Hernandez Hernandez, Master
1999 : B. Philippe, Master
2003-2005 : M. Dubourdeau PostDoc
2006 : M. Brock PostDoc, M. Moreno Hidalgo PHD student, M. Schrettl PostDoc
2007 : N. Dufour Master
Meeting (invited speaker):
2003 : Euresco conferences: Human Fungal Pathogens: Aspergillus fumigatus and the alveolar macrophage. France Giens
2004 : European Confederation of Medical Mycology Meeting: Aspergillus fumigatus and the alveolar macrophage. Wroclaw Poland
2006 : 2nd Advances Against Aspergillosis. Athens Greece
2007 : Trends In Medical Mycology meeting Torino Italy
Summary of research interests:
Host-fungal interactions. Innate Immunity. Development of luminescent A. fumigatus strain. Animal models for aspergillosis. Genomics.
Recent selected publications
Ibrahim-Granet O. , Philippe B, Boleti H, Boisvieux-Ullrich E, Grenet D, Stern M, Latgé JP (2003) Phagocytosis and intracellular fate of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in alveolar macrophages. Infect. Immun. 71:891-903
Dubourdeau M, Athman R, Balloy V, Huerre M, Chignard M, Philpott DJ, Latgé JP, Ibrahim-Granet O (2006) Aspergillus fumigatus Induces Innate Immune Responses in Alveolar Macrophages through the MAPK Pathway Independently of TLR2 and TLR4. J Immunol 177: 3994-4001.