FREELANCE SCIENCE COMMUNICATOR
Resume
Professional ​
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I'm a freelance science communicator... My work is to ensure science can get out of the labs to the public.
My primary specialities are social media, project management, podcast and training for oral communication (220h in 2021)
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To know more about my current missions check the "freelance missions" page
Skills
International project managment
Social media communications
Social media strategy
Strategic planning
Podcast
Public talking
Event planning (online/offline)
Team management
Networking
Cat GIFs
Tweeting while walking
Work​
experience​
Freelance Science Communicator
​2017 - present
​I work and consult for a range of clients you can find more details on the missions here.
Main clients :
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International director. Pint of Science Festival
​ 2017 - present
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Pint of Science is an annual science festival taking place in pubs, bars and cafés in 24 countries across the world!
I select new countries and guide the directors all year round to be sure they can build a successful Pint of Science locally. I guide them in all the aspects of the festival, communication , organization, logistics.
To date, I've helped 18 countries to set up the festival. In 2019 we had 400 cities spread in 24 countries having the festival simultaneously in May during 3 nights.
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Founder and director Pint of Science France
​ 2013 - present (volunteer role)
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Pint of Science is an annual science festival taking place in pubs, bars and cafés in 24 countries across the world!
​I founded the French branch of Pint of Science in 2013; since then I directed it. I designed the communication strategy and coordinated the different events in France. The festival is now in more than 50 cities in France and reached 14 000 attendees in 2019.
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Research Associate. University College London
​ 2010 - 2017
After my PhD, I joined University College London for 2 postdocs
- 2010 to 2012: Jessen's lab, working on the peripheral nerve system
- 2013 to 2017: Kullmann's lab, working on a novel gene therapy treatment against Epilepsy. A patent has been published on that work.
For more details a few science articles are available in the scientific communication page.
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Education
Descartes, Paris 5. PhD in Neurogenetics
​2006-2009
​I obtained a PhD in Neurogenetics after 3 years in a Neuroscience INSERM lab, working on Epilepsy at la Pitié Salpétrière, Paris.
For more details a few science articles are available in the scientific communication page.
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Languages
French (native)
English (bilingual, 7 years in the UK)