Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Royal Society of Biology, 2019
- Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, American Academy of Microbiology, 2017
- Fellow of the European Academy of Microbiology, European Academy of Microbiology, 2016
- Visiting Professorship - Nanyang Technical University, NTU, 2016
- Wolfson Research Merit Award, Royal Society, 2007
- Jacques Piraud award for research on infectious diseases, Medical Research Foundation (FRM), 2006
- Coup d’élan 2003: awarding my research on ”Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a model organism for studying nosocomial infections, Foundation Bettencourt-Schueller, 2004
External Positions
- Member, FWO-Medical Microbiology Panel (Med3), FWO, 2017
- Member, MRC-Infection and Immunity Board, Medical Research Council, 2016 - 2020
- Core Member, BBSRC-Committee B, Plants, microbes, food and sustainability, BBSRC, 2009 - 2012
- Chair, ANR committee, panel Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, ANR, 2008 - 2011
- Committee member for the Yearly evaluation of French research units and for researchers recruitment at the CNRS., CNRS Committee, Section “Structure function of Biomolecules”., CNRS, Comité national, 2004 - 2008
- Member of the scientific committee, Scientific committee of the French cystic fibrosis foundation (VLM)., Vaincre la Mucoviscidose - VLM, 2004 - 2010
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Head of Section Environmental Microbiology - Faculty Opinions, Faculty Opinions, 2018
- ASM Member, American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
- Mircobiology Society Member, Microbiology Society
Links with Other Academic Bodies
- Member Scientific Advisory Board at Institut Pasteur, Institut Pasteur Lille, 2020
- Member Scientific Advisory Board at Institut Cochin, Insitut Cochin, 2016
- Member Scientific Advisory Board - CPBS, “Centre d’études des agents pathogènes et biotechnologies pour la santé”, CNRS, 2014
- Member Scientific advisory board - TWINCORE, Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, TWINCORE, 2014
- Member of the Scientific advisory board of the “International Centre for Infectiology Research” (CIRI, Lyon, France)., “International Centre for Infectiology Research”, 2011
- Member Scientific Advisory Board at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, Max Planck Institute, 2011 - 2017
- Member of the external advisory committee of the Institute for Life Sciences (IfLS, University of Southampton), University of Southampton, 2011 - 2018
Industrial Connections
- Bruker - Maldixin patent, Use of Lipid A and its modifications as a direct detection of antimicrobials resistance (international PCT/GB2018/05O522; WO/2018/158573). Dortet, Filloux, Larrouy-Maumus.
- Sanofi-Aventis, Toulouse, France, Consultant
Fellowships
- H2020-MSCA-IF-2014. Marie Curie Fellowship to Patricia Bernal. Inter-bacterial competition mediated by the type VI secretion system (T6SS): promising role in the biocontrol properties of Pseudomonas putida - BIOCONT6SS., Marie Curie Fellowship, 2016 - 2018
- H2020-MSCA-IF-2014. Marie Curie Fellowship to Laurent Dortet. Type VI-dependent Pseudomonas aeruginosa phospholipases and host manipulation - T6SS-PSEUDO-LIP, Marie Curie Fellowship, 2016 - 2017
- Wellcome Trust Institutional strategic support fund – Antimicrobial Research Collaborative (ARC) Early Career Research Fellowships to Martina Valentini, Wellcome Trust, 2015 - 2016
- Talent Hub fellowship to Patricia Bernal from Spanish National Research Council (EEZ-CSIC). Inter-bacterial competition mediated by the type VI secretion system (T6SS): promising role in the biocontrol properties of Pseudomonas putida, Spanish National Research Council, 2015 - 2016
- MRC Career Development award to Despoina Mavridou, MRC, 2015 - 2020
- Marie-Curie Actions-International Incoming Fellowship to Laura Nolan – PIIF-GA-2013-625318. PAT6SS, Marie-Curie Actions, 2014 - 2016
- Marie Curie International incoming fellowship (IIF) to Luke Allsopp, European Commission, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF, 2014 - 2016
- Swiss National Science Foundation fellowship (SNSF) to Martina Valentini. Biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa and cyclic-di-GMP signalling: a sophisticated regulatory network., Swiss National Science Foundation, 2013 - 2015
Editorial Boards
- MicroLife - FEMS Journals, Editorial Board member
- npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, Editor in Chief
- Journal of Biological Chemistry, Editorial board member
- FEMS Microbiology Reviews, Chief editor
- Pathogens and Disease, Editorial board member
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology reviews, Editorial board member
- BMC Microbiology, Associate editor
- Current Opinion in Biotechnology, Editorial board member
- Biomed Research International, Editorial board member
- Molecular Microbiology, Editorial board member
- Journal of Bacteriology, Editorial board member