Published on 26/05/2014
European Union Reference Laboratory team presentation
The EURL team, under the direction of Dr. Florence Cliquet, has a staff of 3 people dedicated to the Lyssavirus Unit.
| Name | Background | Experience in rabies since... | EURL for rabies | Other activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Florence Cliquet | Senior Scientist; PhD in Immunology | 1992 |
Director of the EURL for rabies |
Head of the Lyssavirus unit; Head of the rabies serology EURL; Head of the WHO Collaborating Centre; OIE rabies expert |
| Dr. Emmanuelle Robardet | Scientist; PhD in Epidemiology | 2009 |
Head of rabies EURL project |
Head of the Rabies EURL; Epidemiology |
| Jonathan Rieder | Technical scientist | 2010 |
Rabies EURL technical scientist |
Lyssavirus activities |
| Sylvie Tourdiat | Administrative officer | 2008 |
Rabies EURL administrative officer |
EURL for rabies website maintenance |
The Lyssavirus Unit represented by 15 agents is headed by Dr Florence Cliquet. Each scientist of the Lyssavirus Unit can provide expertise, scientific and technical support under the rabies EURL mandate in accordance with their specialty (diagnosis, molecular biology, bait titration, virology, etc.).
| Name | Background | Experience in rabies since... | Speciality | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Evelyne Picard-Meyer | Scientist; PhD in molecular biology | 2001 | Rabies diagnosis and molecular epidemiology | Head of the molecular biology platform for rabies |
| Dr. Jacques Barrat | Doctor of Veterinary Medecine | 1983 | Rabies activities & animal experimentation | OIE rabies expert; Head of animal experimentation. |
| Marine Wasniewski | Scientific engineer | 2002 | Rabies serology | Head of the Rabies serology EURL; Head of virology section; responsible for immunology work in seroneutralisation tests. |
| Alexandre Servat | Scientific engineer | 2000 | Rabies diagnostic & vaccines | Head of vaccinology section and diagnosis. |
| Jean-Michel Demerson | Head technician | 1989 | Fox ecology and in field rabies oral vaccination programmes using aerial and manual methods | Wildlife unit |
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Last update: 03 August 2017