Ludivine has an Engineer Diploma in Food Science from Oniris Engineering School and a Master’s degree from the University of Nantes, France. In 2016, she started her PhD in Biomaterials Engineering and Nanomedicine at the University of South Australia and the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellent in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology. She dedicated her PhD to the development and characterization of intestine-on-chip in vitro models to improve the understanding of particulate carrier absorption and interaction with mucus. She also studied the effect of fluid shear stress on the differentiation of epithelial cells.
She is now a postdoctoral fellow in the Krauss Group at UiO and OUS. During this fellowship, she will use the expertise of the group in developmental biology and morphogenetic signals, combined to her own experience in biology and organ-on-chip technology, to engineer a new microfluidic model suitable to support gastruloids culture (early stage of embryonic development). This will advance the development of a more realistic microenvironment for the development of mouse and human embryoid bodies and will provide insight into early stage endodermal derived organ development (i.e. liver).
In her spare time, Ludivine likes to read, hike, ride her bicycle and play music. Before joining the UiO, she did a 10 000 km bike trip in Canada.