Christian Mitri

Christian Mitri, Chargé de Recherche Expert, Institut Pasteur EDUCATION - 2023: HDR (Hability for directing research)- University of Paris (France) - 2014: University Diploma in Experimentation on Living Animals - University Paris-Descartes V (France) - 2001-2005: PhD in Life Sciences (Biology-Health) at the University of Montpellier II (France) - 2000-2001: Master II, Biology, Health, obtained in June 2001, University of Montpellier II (France). RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - 2016-present Chargé de Recherche expert, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - 2011-2016 Chargé de Recherche, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - 2009-2011 Research assistant, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France - 2005-2009 Post-doctoral fellow, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES -23 publications - Hisch h index: 14 -Oral presentation at theparasites and Insect Vectors seminar department (2021) -Oral presentation at the 7th Malaria MIM conference in Dakar, Senegal (2018). -Organization of national conferences, Parasite and Vectors departmental days (2016). -Workshop Drug development at Institut Pasteur, Paris (2016) TEACHING ACTIVITIES -3 thesis (in Anopheles mosquito vector biology) in co-supervisions -Participation in jury members of 2 thesis defense at the University of Lille II -Participation at the Insect Vector and Transmission course, at Institut Pasteur, Paris -Co-supervision of postdoc Luisa Nardini (2016-present): GGIV Unit, Institut Pasteur -Supervision of postdoc Constentin Dieme (2015-2017): GGIV Unit, Institut Pasteur -Supervision of postdoc Tullu Bukhari (2011-2013): GGIV Unit, Institut Pasteur -Supervision of a PhD student, Natalia Marta Zmarlak (2017-2021): GGIV Unit, Institut Pasteur ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES and EXPERTISE 2014-2017: Tutor of a PPU PhD student at Institut Pasteur. AWARD and DISTINCTIONS None MAIN RECENT RESEARCH FUNDING - 2019-2023: Actions Concertées Inter-Pasteuriennes: Engineering Asaia to induce RNA interference in larval and adult Anopheles: a tool for vector genetics and paratransgenesis. - 2015-2017: PTR, Institut pasteur grant- Trypanosoma/Plasmodium Co-infection in Anopheles mosquitoes – coordinator - 2016-2017: Global_care Pasteur Carnot grant – Pharmacological study of the mosquito Venus kinase Receptor- coordinator FIVE MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATION IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS 1. Genetics and immunity of Anopheles response to the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae overlap with immunity to Plasmodium. Bukhari T, Aimanianda V, Bischoff E, Brito-Fravallo E, Eiglmeier K, Riehle MM, Vernick KD, Mitri C. Sci Rep. 2022 Apr 15;12(1):6315. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-10190-3. 2. Leucine-rich immune factor APL1 is associated with specific modulation of enteric microbiome taxa in the Asian malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi * Mitri C, Bischoff E, Belda E, Volant S, Ghozlane A, Eiglmeier K, Holm I, Dieme C, Brito-Fravallo E, Guelbeogo WM, Sagnon N, Riehle MM and VernickKD Front. Microbiol. 2020 Feb 26| doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00306 3. Exposure of Anopheles mosquitoes to trypanosomes reduces reproductive fitness and enhances susceptibility to Plasmodium. Dieme C, Zmarlak NM, Brito-Fravallo E, Travaillé C, Pain A, Cherrier F, Genève C, Calvo-Alvarez E, Riehle MM, Vernick KD, Rotureau B, Mitri C. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2020 Feb 7;14(2):e0008059. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008059. 4. Gene copy number and function of the APL1 immune factor changed during Anopheles evolution. Mitri C, Bischoff E, Eiglmeier K, Holm I, Dieme C, Brito-Fravallo E, Raz A, Zakeri S, Nejad MIK, Djadid ND, Vernick KD, Riehle MM. * Parasit Vectors. 2020 Jan 13;13(1):18. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3868-y. 5. Dual role of the Anopheles coluzzii Venus Kinase Receptor in both larval growth and immunity. * Gouignard N, Cherrier F, Brito-Fravallo E, Pain A, Zmarlak NM, Cailliau K, Genève C, Vernick KD, Dissous C, Mitri C. Sci Rep. 2019 Mar 5;9(1):3615. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-40407-x.