Marine invertebrate facility ANTIAGE

After a PhD on oogenesis regulation and axial patterning establishment on Cnidaria Hydrozoan at the Villefranche sur mer Marine Station (IMEV - Sorbonne University - France), Aldine moved with a long term EMBO fellowship to the Kewalo Marine Station in Honolulu (University of Hawaii at Manoa – USA). There she focuses her work on the identification and role of the organizer and cell fate induction on axial patterning on Lophotrochozoa Polychaete. She moved back to France with a FRM return post-doctorate fellowship at the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging in Nice (IRCAN – Université Côte d’Azur). In the Röttinger team – Stress response, Regeneration and Longevity - located at the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging in Nice (IRCAN), part of the IFR Marine Ressources from the Université Côte d’Azur, Aldine focus her research on stem cell biology of Anthozoa Cnidaria (corals and sea anemones). She studies more specifically the tissus and stem cell dynamics during the regeneration process of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, that possesses numerous advantages as a lab model and incredible potential for stress resistance, whole body regeneration and long live capacity. She has high interest in the ability of these fantastic marine organisms to adapt into various environment and how these « fragile and delicate » Cnidaria are coping with stress, regenerate so well and, for some of them able to long live. She is co-leading the IRCAN Marine Invertebrate facility which develop innovatives and non-conventional models for Aging Science and the Animal Welfare structure of the Nice Medical School. In Education, she's focusing on the valorization of marine resource potentials for society, particularly for biomedical aspects. She is also co-founder of the Kahi Kai NGO, which works to promote awarness on the importance of Marine Ressources in fundamental as well as biomedical Science, and for the Society. This NGO also unite marine sciences with societies to aim at a better conservation/protection of our Natural Marine Inheritage

After a PhD (2006) in Molecular and Cellular Developmental Biology that I carried out at the marine station in Villefranche-sur-mer, I moved to the Kewalo Marine station of the University of Hawaii (USA, 2007-2012) and started to work on the evolution of gene regulatory networks. During that time, I co-founded, and since then preside the non-profit organization Kahi Kai ("Unique Ocean" in hawaiian), that promotes the interest of marine organismes for fundamental and biomedical research to the larger public. In 2012, I received an ATIP-Avenir award to join the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging in Nice (IRCAN, FRA) and established my research team aimed at studying the impressive regenerative capacity, stress resistance and longevity of cnidarians (sea anemones, corals).