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We actuate with light & magnets, we fold & unfold DNA, we cell-free express proteins, we play with drops, marbles & interfaces, we organize particles, we harness coffee rings.

Mathieu Morel, MC SU


Mathieu is expert in microfluidics, physical chemistry, biophysics, and synthetic biology.



Birthdate: 29 Mai 1982
Age: 31
Nationality: French
Current position: Maitre de Conférences, UPMC - UFR 926
UMR 8640 - P.A.S.T.E.U.R, Department of Chemistry, Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS)
24, rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
Email : mathieu.morel@ens.fr

Education
• 2006 - 2010: PhD thesis, Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Department of Physics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris,France (supervision of Dr. Maxime Dahan)
Title: “Development of microfluidic devices for studying axonal guidance at the single molecule level”
• 2005 - 2006: Master degree. Interface Physique Biologie. University Paris 7 Denis Diderot, Paris, France
• 2002 - 2006: Engineering Degree. Ecole Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielle (ESPCI, www.espci.fr )

Research
• 2011 - 2013: 2 years postdoctoral position in the Materials & Interface Dpt, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
- Mammalian synthetic gene networks.
- Cancer cells targeting.

• 2010 - 2011: 1 year postdoctoral position in LKB, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
- Technology transfert of shear-free microfluidic.
• 2006 - 2010: PhD research in LKB, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
- Development of shear-free microfluidic gradient generator.
- Single Quantum Dots tracking.
- Axonal guidance and neuronal chemotaxis.