About Delphine Larrieu

Research goals

The long-term aim of the lab is to determine how subcellular processes including cytoskeletal dynamics and chromatin organization are coordinated to regulate the nuclear envelope function. As nuclear architecture defects are associated with human diseases such as premature aging syndromes, neurodegenerative disorders and muscular dystrophies, we will identify and characterize new pathways and mechanisms that can be modulated to improve the defects arising in these pathologies, revealing new potential therapeutic opportunities.

Research Career

Oct 2017 - Present       Principal investigator, Sir Henry Dale fellow, CIMR, Cambridge, UK

Dec 2010 - May 2017 Postdoctoral research associate, Prof Steve Jackson, Cambridge, UK

Oct 2007 - Oct 2010   PhD, Molecular Biology, Dr Rémy Pedeux, University of Grenoble, France

Sept 2006 - Oct 2007  Research Assistant, Dr Rémy Pedeux. University of Grenoble, France

Sept 2005 - Jun 2006  Research Assistant, Dr Taosheng Huang University of California Irvine (UCI), USA

Honours and Awards

2018 Institutional Strategic Support Fund

2017 Wellcome Trust Sir Henry Dale fellowship 

2014  Winner of the GlaxoSmithKline Discovery Fast-Track European Challenge

2014  3-year project grant from the Medical Research Council

2011  2-year long-term post-doctoral fellowship awarded by EMBO

2010  Second prize for the best PhD awarded by the University of Grenoble

2007  3-year PhD fellowship awarded by the French Ministry of Research 

2006  Master’s student honour fellowship awarded by the University of Grenoble