Antigoni Alexandrou
Directrice de Recherche CNRS
Pièce : 02-2016A
Tél : 01 69 33 50 04
antigoni.alexandrou(at)polytechnique.edu
Research topics
Nanoimaging and quantitative biology
- Single-molecule imaging for the investigation of membrane organization
- Ultrasensitive optical detection of biomarkers and pathogens in vitro
- Imaging oxydant response in vitro and in vivo
Teaching
2022-2025 : Surface functionalization and biodetection M2 Master of Biomedical Engineering (MBE) Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Technology transfer activities
Active in technology transfer activities since 2015
Cofounder of the start-up LumediX (2018-2021)
Activities in favor of women in science and gender equality
2023 : Initiated a mentoring program for women PhD students at Institut Polytechnique de Paris (in charge of the program till 2025)
2024- : Gender equality officer for Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences
2019-2022 : Gender equality officer for Ecole polytechnique personnel
2015-2019 : Cofounded and animated the XL network for women working at Ecole polytechnique
Short curriculum vitae
Professional experience
2019 : Visiting professor at the Catholic University Leuven, Belgium
Since january 2001 : Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS UMR 7645 - INSERM U1198, Ecole Polytechnique
1992-2000 : CNRS research staff at Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquée, CNRS UMR 7639, ENSTA-Ecole Polytechnique
1990-1991 : Post-doc, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, U.S.A. (supervisor: Dr. E. E. Mendez)
Responsibilities
2017-2018 : Elected member of the board of Ecole polytechnique
2001-2004 : Deputy director of the Laboratoire d’Optique et Biosciences, CNRS UMR 7645 - INSERM U696, Ecole Polytechnique
Education
1999 : Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (Université Paris XI)
1986-1989 : PhD at the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung Stuttgart, Germany (advisor: Prof. M. Cardona)
1982-1986 : Physics at the Aristotle University Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece