Affiliation: Institute of Biology of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS) in Paris

Dr. Samira Benadda currently works as head of the core imaging facility at the Institute of Biology of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS) in Paris. She obtained her PhD in immunology at the University of Paris Cité, France. Her doctoral project focused on the trafficking of the Fc receptor. She investigated the role of the endosomal system in FcR function. Her work has opened new ways of research to understand new therapeutic targets in monoclonal antibodies. In 2021, Samira joined Adrian Liston’s lab as a Visiting Scientist in Cambridge (UK) to understand the role of microglia in neuro-inflammatory disorders and brain injuries. She studied the role of microglia in live brain slices with two-photon microscopy. As a head of the core imaging facility, Dr Benadda trains, assists, and advises researchers in using state-of-the-art photonic fluorescence microscopy techniques. Her research interests include the development of new technologies to democratize super-resolution using expansion microscopy to study different types of samples.