Cécile Roche
Education
2006-2007
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
Master (M1) in Chemistry (Equivalent of the first year of a Master’s Degree in Chemistry)
Courses taken include: Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry ( Metallosupramolecular Chemistry,
Cluster Chemistry, Inorganic Molecular Materials), Molecular Approaches of Living Organisms,
Theoretical Chemistry
Supplementary courses in Biology include: Cell and Structural Biology
2005-2006
Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France
Licence (L3) in Chemistry (Equivalent of a Bachelors Degree in Chemistry)
Obtained with honours, fifth in my promotion
Introduction to all fields of Chemistry and to Molecular and Cell Biology
July 2005
Eligible for the Oral Examinations at Polytechnique
Admitted to the Ecole Normale Supérieure
(The Ecole Normale Supérieure is a prestigious institution
of higher education providing specialized training to students
who will become professors and researchers in their field)
2002-2005
Lycée Kleber, Strasbourg, France
“Classes préparatoires”, a two-year course
preparing for highly competitive, national entrance
examinations to French “Grandes Ecoles”
Courses taken included Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
2002
Lycée Scheurer-Kestner, Thann, France
Baccalauréat scientifique
Equivalent to A-levels in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Work Experience
February 2007-Present
Centre of Heavy Metals Research, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Australia
Internship (Supervisor : Prof. Trevor W. Hambley)
Platinum anticancer drugs (Platinum(IV) complexes, fluorescent tags)
August-September 2006
Laboratory of Genetical Chemistry, Faculté de Pharmacie, Strasbourg, France
Internship (Supervisor : Guy Zuber)
Conjugation Reaction between a peptide and a polymer (PEI).
Cell culture (BHK-21 cells), Transfections.
March-April 2006
Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry, Faculté des sciences de Jussieu, Paris, France
Internship (Supervisor : François Volatron)
Work on Gaussian03, hybrid methods (B3LYP), geometry optimization.
Theoretical study of the anions of perhalogenated benzenes.
November 2005
Laboratory of Bio-organic and Bio-inorganic Chemistry Université Paris XI, Orsay, France
Internship (Supervisor : Clotilde Policar)
Synthesis and functionalization of glycoligands.
Elaboration of Co- and Mn-complexes (superoxide dismutase mimics).
MacCord and Fridovich test (measure of SOD activity).
Languages
- Good working knowledge of English
- Good command of German
- Basic Spanish
Personal Interests
- Swimming, Breton dances, surf, snowboard, piano, clarinet
- Students’ Representative at the Improvement Council of the Chemistry Department
- Volunteer science tutor