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Jean-Luc Desseyn PhD Biology / Health
Course and current status
Group Leader
Distinguish Senior Research Scientist (secured competitive position), Inserm
INFINITE U1286; Inserm/Univ. Lille/CHU Lille, Lille - France
ORCID 
- Certified for animal experimentation
- Habilitation to Supervise PhD students (HDR), 2008
- Qualification for professorship (CNU 64-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology), 2015, 2020
- Diploma of veterinary surgery
- Founding member of the regional ethics committee for animal experimentation
- Scientific Advisory Board for the French Foundation Vaincre la Mucoviscidose (2018-2030)
- Appointed alternate membre, CNU Section 64 (2023-2027)
- Extensive track record in securing competitive funding from governmental agencies, industry, and national and international foundations
Teaching Activities &ndash University of Lille
- Molecular Biology (undergraduate, L3 - Genetic engineering, IUP ILIS)
- Transgenesis (Master's level – Biological and Medical Sciences, Master Drug Design)
- Lecturer in national training program for for animal experimentation accreditation (Mouse genetics)
Previous Position
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dept. of Pharmacology, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, USA
Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (FRM) postdoctoral Fellowship
Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) Long-Term Fellowship Award
Education
Ph.D. in Biology and Health
Inserm U377, University of Lille, France
French Minister or Research 3-year Fellowship
Honors: highly recommended, Dinna-Surdin Award (1999)
Research Interest
- Mucosal diseases
- Mucus and Mucins
- Transgenic mouse models and genetically modified large animals
Scientific summary
I completed my PhD at the University of Lille (France), where I studied the human mucin gene MUC5B. I then undertook postdoctoral research on the catalytic subunit of Protein Kinase A at the Univ. of Washington (Seattle, USA). In 2000, I was appointed Research Scientist at the French Institute of Health and Medical Research. In 2009, I joined laboratory EA3925 where I established an independant research group within the Inserm Unit U995 (now INFINTE lab/U1286) at the University of Lille Medical School.
My current research focuses on the role of gel-forming mucins. I investigate mucins and mucus gels in various diseases, primarly using genetically modified mouse models.
Keywords: mucus, mucins
