Merzouk Zidane

Merzouk Zidane

Merzouk was born in Fort National, at the foot of the prestigious Djurdjura mountain range, in the Kabylie region, Algeria. From a young age, he had a burning passion for science, which led him to pursue a career in this field. After completing his bachelor’s degree in molecular and cellular biology in Algeria, he was awarded a scholarship that allowed him to join the Faculty of Medicine and Human Biology Leonard de Vinci at the University of Sorbonne Paris Nord in 2020, where he obtained another bachelor’s degree in cellular biology and physiology.

Merzouk continued his academic journey at the University of Paris Cité, where he excelled in a master’s program in molecular and cellular biology. Upon completing the program, he had the opportunity to dive into the world of research by joining the MINC team at the Jacques Monod Institute, where he completed an internship on the mechanism of microtubule aster positioning in sea urchins. This immersion in the world of research enhanced his expertise in the field and further fueled his passion for molecular and cellular biology research.

Possessing a self-taught propensity and always eager for new knowledge, Merzouk joined Sorbonne University to immerse in the master’s program in Physical Systems and Physical Concepts. This program, which brings together students from physics and biology, propelled him into the multidisciplinary world and offered him a new perspective on science.

Recently, Merzouk joined LAAS-CNRS for an M2 internship, where he is devoted to studying the relationship between crowding and the cell cycle in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.


Current members

Sanzhar Aitbay
PhD student
Team Guillermet-Guibert CRCT
LAAS-CNRS
Lucie Albert
Post-doc
LAAS-CNRS
Céline Denais
Post-doc
LAAS-CNRS
Doriane Désandré
Research engineer
LAAS-CNRS
Térence Desclaux
PhD student
MPB team IMFT
LAAS-CNRS
Mickaël Di Luoffo
Post-doc
Team Guillermet-Guibert CRCT
LAAS-CNRS
Julien Faccini
Research engineer
LAAS-CNRS
Hyojun Kim
PhD student
LAAS-CNRS
Claire Lac
PhD student
Team Bousquet CRCT
LAAS-CNRS
Laure Le Blanc
PhD student
Team Dumenil Institut Pasteur
LAAS-CNRS
Stéphanie Mateo
PhD student
LAAS-CNRS
Merzouk Zidane
M2 student
LAAS-CNRS
Morgan Delarue
CNRS researcher
LAAS-CNRS

Alumni

G. Lemercier
Post doc

10/2018-06/2019

Engineer @ Cardiorenal

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P. Lefebvre
Post doc

09/2019-08/2020

Assistant prof. @ Univ. Lorraine 

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Z. Ben Meriem
Post doc

01/2019-06/2022

Engineer @ SmartCatch

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B. Alric
PhD student then Post doc

10/2018-03/2023

Post doc @ Tokyo University

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I. Rizzuti
PhD student

09/2018-12/2019

Safety associate @ PPD

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X. Zhao
M2 student

03/2019-09/2019

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M. Moré
M2 student

02/2019-07/2019

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J. Bos
M1 student

03/2020-09/2020

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S. Goimard
M2 student

03/2021-07/2021

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N. El Fassi
M2 student

02/2022-07/2022

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E. Gaich
M2 student

02/2022-07/2022

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