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PhD Program

The ARCANE labex brings together all of Grenoble's research laboratories for which molecular chemistry constitutes the heart of their research activity. As such, and by its multi-supervisory nature, it is a key element of local coordination in chemistry training. The calls for projects are addressed to the 7 labex laboratories. One of the main selection criteria is the synergy effect that an inter-laboratory collaboration can bring. The listed projects are fully or partially funded by the ARCANE labex.

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Claire Bourguignon

Designing robust and efficient molecular photocathodes for solar fuel production

I am working on designing new robust molecular dyes to improve the efficiency of photocathodes for solar fuel production.

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Majd Khalife

Majd Khalife

Peptide decorated amyloid fibrils and hydrogels as biomimetic olfactory cilia for sensitivity improvement of electronic nose

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Mathis Gunther

Copper-based molecular electrocatalyst for strong C-H bond activation

My thesis subject is about to make new electrocatalyst with copper to replace the actual catalyst made with precious metal.

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Lucie Pastewski

Fabrication of bioelectrocatalytic thin films by layer-by-layer assembly of redox biopolymers and metalloenzymes

Constructing new catalytic films to enhance enzymatic reactions thanks to a biosourced and electron-conducting matrix

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Pauline Chevalier

Design of a kit for specific quantification of microorganisms thanks to aptamers and chemiluminescent measurement

Rapid kit which detects a pathogenic Escherichia coli strain with aptamers and then quantify them through ATP measurement.

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Adam Nhari

Carbazole-based luminescent lanthanide bioprobes for reactive oxygen species sensing in live cells

My work is to improve and develop responsive probes based on an Eu3+ complex featuring a carbazole antenna imaging agent.

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Subash Arjunan

Theoretical study of CO2reduction mechanism catalyzed Ni-Fe complex on graphite

My work is on the theoretical study of the reduction mechanism of CO2catalyzed by Ni-Fe complex on graphite layer.

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Jade Arnone

Thiol-ene/Oxidation Tandem reaction by HEterogeneous artificial Metalloenzymes

My project is to develop a new reactivity by combining catalytic systems to make selective sulfoxidation synthesis.

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Rim Karkori

New fluorogenic reaction induced by a supramolecular assembly of aptamers for the detection of small molecules

Development of a new detection method for small analytes involving aptamers and the formation of fluorescent indolizines via a DNA-templated 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition.

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Letícia M. Lazinski

Synthesis of Hemiindigoids as Photoswitchable Entities: a Spatiotemporal Handling of Inhibition for Tyrosinase

Synthesis of hemiindigos (HI) and hemithioindigos (HTI) able to selectively engage human tyrosinase upon photoisomerization under visible light.

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Omar El-Dahshan

Synthesis and advanced characterization of stable Ag2S quantum dots for in vivo imaging

Synthesis, surface-functionalisation and in-vitro stability of new non-toxic quantum dots as novel biomedical probes for theranostic applications.

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Ons DAKHLAOUI

Improving selective DNP (SelDNP) for the study of protein binding sites

SelDNP enhanced solid-state NMR is a targeted DNP methodology that aims to recover site-specific information in the vicinity of the paramagnetic moieties to decipher proteins binding sites at high resolution.

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Anthonin MOINEL

Developing novel push-pull organic dyes and dye-catalyst assemblies for hydrogen production in dye-sensitized NiO photocathodes

My work consists in designing molecular structures capable of producing hydrogen from water using sunlight as sole energy source.

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Thibault RANCON

Synthesis of new iminosugars as inhibitors and selective probes for alpha-glucosidases

Synthesis of new glycomimetics able to selectively recognize alpha glucosidases (enzymes) in complexe biological media.

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Paul RIVOLLIER

Production by a chemo-biotechnological approach of synthetic glycolipids toward novel lipid nanoparticles (Glypidots)

Development of biomimetic and stealth nanoparticles for biomedical applications. As a proof of concept, Glypidots will be assessed for their ability to inhibit Influenza virus infection.

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Marie GAILLARD

Development of a microfluidic device for the bio-targeted sorting of extracellular vesicles

Liquid biopsy appears like a promising way for the early detection of cancers. The PhD project aims to the development of a microfluidic device for the bio-targeting sorting of extracellular vesicles.

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Damien MOUCHEL

Synthesis of contrast agents for medical imaging

Synthesis of redox active complexes as contrast agents for the detection of reactive oxygen species.

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Bastien DARMAU

Integrated Bioelectrodes/Biopolymer-Microneedle Devices for Transdermal Electrochemical Sensing

In this project, we propose to combine enzymatic electrochemical biosensor technology with biopolymer-microneedle sampling for rapid metabolite detection for medical applications.

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Auriane GUITTON-AUBERTY

Covalent Crosslinks Aptamers-Targets

We propose a new approach to improve the selectivity of aptamers: to form covalent crosslinks between them and their target molecule.

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Jérémy CABURET

Rational conception and synthesis of new antibiotics targeting NDM-1 protein

This multidisciplinary project aims to rationally design inhibitors of NDM-1, an enzyme responsible for bacterial resistance by β-lactam antibiotic hydrolysis.

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Jordan COSSU

Design, synthesis and characterization of monoclonal antibody mimics

Design of small antibody mimics of the Rituximab using a fully synthetic approach combining aptamers and peptides.

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Nicolas DAVEAU

HYBRID PLASMONIC NANO-ARCHITECTURES ASSEMBLED BY DNA

Assembly of a Gold Nano Rod with Quantum Dots using DNA to create a new versatile and multi-modal biomarker.

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Pierre RIEBER

Development of combinatorial encoded chemistry for the identification of specific ligands of G-quadruplex DNA structures

Synthesis of an unprecedented scale of small molecules to identify biologically active compounds targeting G-quadruplexe, a DNA secondary structure.

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Umberto CONTALDO

In vitro biological water-gas shift reaction: Bio-functionalization of carbon nanotubes with carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) and [NiFe]-hydrogenase

To find alternative to syngas upgrade, our approach is the development of enzymatic water-gas shift reaction via the immobilisation of CODH and [NiFe]-hydrogenase on carbon-nanotubes.

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Submitted on March 22, 2021

Updated on October 18, 2023