Cecile M. Perrault
Lecturer (Assistant Professor), University of Sheffield
PROFILE
Highly motivated and engaged biomedical engineering researcher with strong interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to effectively lead and integrate information from various disciplines in a collaborative environment.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS & HIGH-END PROFICIENCIES
· 10+ years research experience in biomedical engineering, advanced development and technical innovation
· 5+ years experience in biotechnology and microfabrication: photolithography, soft lithography, hot embossing, microfluidic chambers, micropipette, microfluidic probe.
· 3+ years experience of teaching in biomedical systems and principles
· 5+ years experience of major collaborators in US and
Canada
· 4+ years experience of demonstrated leadership (co-founder of graduate association, officer of 3 student groups, officer of postdoctoral committee)
· 3+ years experience of publishing (7 peer reviewed)
technical and grant writing
· 8+ years experience in presentations ( 5 invited seminars + 7 conferences)
· Programming and Computer Skills: AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop and Autodesk Inventor, MATLAB, FORTRAN, LabVIEW, HTML, PHP, Microsoft Office, Open Office, The GIMP, NIH ImageJ, Sigma Stat, Sigma Plot, Minitab, Automatic Dynamic Incremental Nonlinear Analysis (ADINA), COMSOL Multiphysics
· Languages: French (fluent), English (fluent), German
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35 contacts2009 - 2012Mission:
Development of a microfluidic culture chamber for differentiation of stem cells using mechanical stimulation
2007 - 2009* Co-Supervisor for 4 graduate students, two of whom completed their degrees in 2008 and 2009
* Project manager for the Multiplex MicroFluidic Probe (MMFP) project , planned and managed research and engineering to develop the MMFP; supervised project staff and graduate students; responsible for scientific publications, reports, budgeting and financial accounting.
* Established collaboration with three McGill laboratories for interdisciplinary research
* Manager of the cell culture project, developed and established the laboratory, developed program for staff training, and coordinated presentations to staff for cell culture and microscopy programs
* Managed all facets of building and re-locating the Micro- and Nano-Bioengineering laboratory, including planning architectural and engineering blueprints of the laboratory, meeting with contractors and overall assessment of the completed work.
Research impact: Developed an automated microfluidic station for localized micro- and nano- deposition of multiple reagents simultaneously.
2001 - 2007* Project manager for the Normal Adhesion Assay, managed all facets of research program, including planning research objectives and milestones, grant applications, supervision of data collection, analysis of data, writing/editing of all scientific publications and reports, staff and graduate student supervision, and financial accounting.
* Supervisor for three high-school science fair projects, all of whom went to the state level
* Supervisor for five undergraduate students, three of whom continued their education at the graduate level in top-tier american graduate schools.
* Established effective liaison and collaboration with three american universities, leading to 5 peer-reviewed publications and three invited conference seminars
Research impact: Developed an innovation assay to study cancerous cell adhesion, created and characterized surfaces that reverse cancerous cell adhesion behavior, established the effects of drugs on stem cells following heart attacks, evaluated the strength of cell-junctions during spermatozoid formation for development of a masculine contraception method.
Award: The Costello Scholarship, the Tillie, Jennie & Harold Schwartz Foundation Award, President's list (2005 and 2006) for high academic achievement with extracurricular excellence; The department of Biomedical Engineering at UF most outstanding student award.
1998 - 2001* Responsible for testing and quantifying diabetic white blood cells rheological properties by micropipette technique, leading to one peer-reviewed publication
Research impact: Proved the impact of diabetes on white blood cells, which could explain the vascular problems that forces amputation on diabetic patients.
Award: Undergraduate Scholars Research award and winner of the University of Florida Undergraduate Research competition