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			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 Posdoctoral fellow at the Biological imaging Center (Scott Fraser lab). "in toto imaging of embryogenesis" project within the Caltech Center of Excellence in Genomic Science. California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, California, USA)
			2002-2005 PhD research project: Mechano-sensitive gene expression during Drosophila embryo morphogenesis. Characterization of femtosecond laser pulse-induced ablation combined with 3D imaging by nonlinear optical microscopies (two-photon excited fluorescence and third harmonic generation). Quantification of cell movements during embryo development by Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) adapted from hydrodynamics. Institut Curie: Mechanics and Genetics of Embryo Development Lab (Paris, France) & Ecole Polytechnique: Lab for Optics and Biosciences (Palaiseau, France)
			2001 (January to March) Graduate research project (Neurophysiology and New Microscopies Lab): Calcium dynamics modeling in neurons. Introduction to nonlinear microscopy. ESPCI - Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielle (Paris, France)
			2000 (July to December) 6-month R&D internship: Biological activity characterization of a protein involved in cell cycle regulation as a potential target for human cancer therapy. Novartis Pharma Research: Oncology Therapeutic Area, Target Finding and First Screening Unit (Basel, Switzerland)
			August 1997 & July 1999 Research internships: Biophysical approach for Structure Based Drug Design (SBDD). Aventis Pharma Research: Biophysica/Biostructure Analytics Department (Romainville, France)
	Teaching Experience		2008 Caltech Lecturer: Principles and Methods in 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)

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