Claire FENECH

Research Scientist, CNRS

• PhD Biochemistry (2000) - Molecular evidence for the expression of selected ion channels in visceral smooth muscle - Prof Tom Bolton - St George's Hospital Medical School - University of London - UK
• Postdoc - Prof Alan North - Sheffield University - UK
• Postdoc - Prof Peter Strong - Sheffield Hallam University - UK
  

• Research: I joined the CSGA as a CNRS senior scientific officer in biology in 2004. During my postdoctoral years, I was interested in the molecular biology and biochemistry of membrane proteins (ion channels, receptors) applied to the identification of components involved in signal transduction. At CSGA, I worked on the biochemistry of molecular players in taste and olfaction. I have also been involved more recently in the study of the central detection mechanisms of glucose and some sweeteners in the hypothalamus. In July 2024, I joined the Eye & Nutrition team, where I work on the role of lipids in retinal homeostasis and on the establishment of complex in vitro culture models of retinal cells.
• Expertise: Molecular biology (qPCR, microgenomics), Biochemistry (WB, CoIP, membrane protein purification), Biophysics (live cells calcium imaging), Cellular biology (primary neuronal cultures, transfection), Data Mining
• Others: Radiosafety officer