PhD Student
Team: Cellular Signaling
Thesis supervisor: François HÉRICOURT
Co-supervisor: Sabine CARPIN
PhD Research Topic
Molecular and structural characterization of osmotic stress receptors in poplar to identify their ligands and better understand drought signaling.
Keywords: Osmotic stress, Drought signaling, Poplar, Histidine kinase receptors, Structural biology, Protein–ligand interactions, Biostimulants.
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University Education
- 2026–Present: PhD in Biology – Université d’Orléans, France.
- 2023–2024: Master 2 in Structural Biology of Pathogens – Université Grenoble Alpes, France.
- 2021–2022: Master 1 in Applied Animal Biology – Lebanese University, Lebanon.
- 2018–2021: Bachelor of Science in Biology – Lebanese International University, Lebanon.
Research Experience
2025–2026 | Research Training
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.
Role of copper in thymoquinone-induced cell death in colon cancer.
2024 | Master 2 Research Internship
Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), Grenoble, France.
Structural and functional investigation of the Orange Carotenoid Protein (OCP) using X-ray crystallography.
Teaching Experience
2026 | Part-time Laboratory Instructor
American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon.
General Biology II Laboratory (BIOL 202).
Languages
Arabic (Native) | English (Fluent) | French (Proficient)
Contact
Institutional email: jana.taraf@univ-orleans.fr
LinkedIn: Jana Taraf
Affiliation: Université d’Orléans, P2E Laboratory, Cellular Signaling Team, Orléans, France.