Senior researcher (Directeur de Recherche) in INSERM (French National Institute for Medical Research)
Co-head of the research team "Epidemiology and evaluation of preventive and therapeutic startegies : HIV, reproduction, pediatrics" in the Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health
Head of the Doctoral School of Public Health (University Paris Saclay)
Education/training
PhD Thesis in Public Health : Prevention of preterm birth. Epidemiological evaluation of public health policies. Haguenau perinatal study. Université Paris-South, 1987.
Accreditation to supervise PhD (HDR) : Statistics and Health, University Paris-South, 1990
Previous management positions
Team management
Inserm research unit 822 (2007-2009)
Research team "Epidemiology of fertility" (Inserm Unit 569)
Transversal team "Statistical and epidemiological methods " (Inserm Unit 569, 2002-2006)
Register of ectopic pregnancies in Auvergne (centre of France) 2000-2006
Head of CESAM (Centre for applied statistics teaching, 1,200 students each year) 1985-2001
Student training, direction of PhD Thesis
Since 1987, training of Master dissertation of 21 students (Master of Public Health in Universities Paris XI, Bordeaux II, and Demography Master in University Paris V).
Supervision of 11 PhD thesis
Fields of expertise
Themes : Pregnancy, Reproduction, Pediatrics
Methodology : Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health
University teaching
Master 1 of Pubic Health (University Paris-South): unit of biostatistics since 1993
Master 2 of Pubic Health (University Paris-South): unit “Quantitative Epidemiology” since 1988
Scientific summary
Clinical research in gynecology-obstetrics-pediatry (2013 - )
Treatment of ectopic pregnancy
gestational diabetes
newborn infections
Epidemiology of reproduction (2006- )
Fertility, treatment of infertility, children health
Epidemiology of contraception (2002-2009)
Efficiency in current use, side effects, compliance, emergency contraception
Epidemiology of ectopic pregnancy (1994-2006)
Risk factors, incidence of EP from a regional register, fertility after EP
Environmental epidemiology (1989-1994)
Job Exposure Matrix
Epidemiology of preterm birth (1983-1988)
Risk factors, prevention, long term consequences, statistical and epidemiological methods