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)