Cécile Lebrand, PhD
Head of the DSBU
I earned a PhD in neuroscience from Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, in 1999, followed by postdoctoral training in biochemistry, cell biology, and imaging at the UNIGE, MIT, and Cambridge University from 1999 to 2004. As a junior group leader at DNF-UNIL (2004-2011), I develop a project on axonal guidance in cortical connections.
From 2011 to 2014, I served as director manager at EPFL’s NCCR Robotics and as a senior scientist at ISREC, studying breast cancer and metastasis. Concurrently, from 2012 to 2019, I worked as a scientific collaborator at DNF-UNIL on a project investigating glia and vascular development in brain embryos.
Since 2015, I have led the Data Stewardship Service at FBM UNIL-CHUV, supporting researchers in FAIR data management and Open Science for enhanced research reuse and reproducibility.
Julien Dénéréaz, PhD
Data specialist
Passionate about microbiology, data, and programming, I pursued a PhD at the University of Lausanne, where I combined bioinformatics with hands-on wet lab research.
In August 2024, I joined the DSBU to develop tools that help researchers to manage data effectively, adhere to FAIR principles, and promote open science.