- Willy Supatto
- Ph.D. in Biophysics
- M.Sc in General Engineering
- M.Sc. in Biophysics
Education
2002-2005 Ph.D. degree in Biophysics Institut Curie / Ecole Polytechnique / Paris VII University (Paris, France)
2001-2002 M.Sc. degree in Biophysics DEA Interfaces Physique/Biologie. Paris VII University (Paris, France)
1998-2002 M.Sc. degree in General Engineering Interdisciplinary education in Physics, Chemistry and Biology within ParisTech. ESPCI - Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle (Paris, France)
1996-1998 Classes Preparatoires University-level preparation (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry) for the competitive entrance exam to French Grandes Ecoles. Lycée Louis-le-Grand (Paris, France)
Research Experience
2006-Present California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, USA) Postdoctoral fellow in Pr. Scott Fraser lab (Biological imaging Center): "in toto imaging of embryogenesis" project within the Caltech Center of Excellence in Genomic Science. Quantitative imaging and multi-dimensional analysis of collective cell movements and symmetry-breaking phenomena during Drosophila and zebrafish embryonic development.
2005-2006 Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France) Postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Emmanuel Beaurepaire group (Lab for Optics and Biosciences): femtosecond laser ablation and nonlinear optical microscopies (two-photon excited fluorescence and third harmonic generation) to investigate embryonic morphogenesis.
2002-2005 Institut Curie (Paris, France) PhD student in Dr. Emmanuel Farge group (Mechanics and Genetics of Embryonic Development): study of mechano-sensitive gene expression during Drosophila embryonic morphogenesis using quantitative imaging.
2001 (January to March) ESPCI - Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle (Paris, France) Graduate research project (Neurophysiology and New Microscopies Lab): Calcium dynamics modeling in neurons. Introduction to nonlinear microscopy.
2000 (July to December) Novartis Pharma Research: Oncology Therapeutic Area, Target Finding and First Screening Unit (Basel, Switzerland) 6-month R&D internship: Biological activity characterization of a protein involved in cell cycle regulation as a potential target for human cancer therapy.
August 1997 & July 1999 Aventis Pharma Research: Biophysica/Biostructure Analytics Department (Romainville, France) Research internships: Biophysical approach for Structure Based Drug Design (SBDD).
Teaching Experience
2008-2009 Caltech Lecturer: Principles and Methods of Modern Microscopy (40 hours). California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, USA)
2007 Teaching assistant in Bioengineering Graduate School (30 hours). California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, USA)
2002-2005 Teaching assistant to university students in Optics, Applied Mathematics, Biotechnology, Electromagnetism, and Thermodynamics (six semesters - 200 hours). Marne-la-Vallée University (Marne-la-Vallée, France)
1999-2001 Oral examiner in chemistry: University-level competitive entrance exam preparation for French Grandes Ecoles (four semesters - 120 hours). Lycée Louis le Grand (Paris, France)