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Valérie Forest, PhD

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Academic interests

Main research interest is the toxicity of nanomaterials, with the following application fields:

  • basic studies: investigation of the relationship between the physicochemical features of the nanoparticles and their toxicity in order to determine the parameters involved and modify them to make safer particles (“safer-by-design” approach). Also include studies on the protein corona and its impact on the nanoparticle toxicity.
  • industrial toxicology: sanitary aspects related to manufacturing processes, analysis of the toxicity of nanomaterials of interest for industrials before incorporation in their processes or products.
  • environmental toxicology: assessment of the impact of the nanomaterials on the environment during their life cycle (from production to use to degradation). Includes the study of the combined toxicity of several pollutants, especially in the context of car pollution (e. gas from exhaust emission and particles from non-exhaust emission such as tires or brake wear particles).
  • human toxicology: studies on the toxicity of aerosols produced by e-cigarettes, especially on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Also includes mineralogical studies, e. the assessment of nanoparticles in human clinical samples and the investigation of relationships with clinical data (especially idiopathic diseases) and occupational exposure.
Teaching

Coordination of the Biomedical Engineering Major (160 h) which aims at giving the basics in life sciences required for any engineer who wants to work in the Health field as well as knowledge on the main current and future tools for diagnosis and therapeutics.

Teachings of cell biology, tissue engineering, synthetic biology, nanomedicine and nanotoxicity in the Biomedical Engineering Major and for the Master’s Degree in Science and Executive Engineering, Mines Saint-Etienne.

Teachings of cell biology, nanomedicine and nanotoxicity in the MSc in Health Management & Data Intelligence in collaboration with EM Lyon Business School.

Background

PhD in Biologic and Medical Engineering from the Jean Monnet University in Saint-Etienne.

4-year post-doctoral position in the Research Centre of the Hospital Centre of the University of Montreal/Montreal Cancer Institute (Canada).