Blaise DUMAT

Synthesis, Physical chemistry, Imaging and Neurosciences

Education and professional experience

  • 2025: Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR), Université PSL
  • Since 2017: CNRS research associate in the Laboratoire CPCV UMR8228 at the ENS chemistry department
  • 2015 – 2016: Assistant Professor (ATER) at University Paris Descartes
  • 2013 – 2015: Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Pr. Marcus Wilhelmsson at Chalmers University (Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • 2012: PhD in Chemistry from University Paris Sud under the supervision of Dr. Marie-Paule Teulade-Fichou and Dr. Florence Mahuteau-Betzer at Institut Curie
  • 2008: MSc and chemical engineering degree from Chimie Paristech

Supervised students and post-doctoral researchers

PhD candidates

Didine Biatuma (2026-2029)
Sidonie Rosset (2025-2028)
Clara Bonin (2024-2027) in co-supervision with Pr. Arnaud Gautier
Manon Wittwer (2023-2026)

Alumni

Postdocs

Dr. Carolina Chieffo (Postdoc; Jan. 2023- Aug. 2024) now assistant professor at Sorbonne Université.
Dr. Sylvestre Bachollet (postdoc ANR ; Dec. 2018- May 2021) now « chargé de recherche » (researcher) CNRS in the group of Pr. A. Gautier.

PhD candidates

Justine Coïs (PhD student ; 2021-2024) in co-supervision with V. Vialou (NPS, UMR8246) now second-grade teacher
Sophie Michelis (PhD student ; 2021-2024) in co-supervision with J-M Mallet (LBM)

 

Bachelor and Master students

Chloé Thiry (M1 student, Sorbonne Université, March - July 2026)
Hugo Bassanelli (L3 student, ENS Paris-Saclay, May - June 2026)
Sidonie Rosset (M2 Student, ENS-PSL, Feb.-June 2025)
Giorgia Rosati (exchange Student, Imperial College London, Sept. 2024 - May 2025)
Lara Ni Chiosain Kiang (Erasmus student, Trinity College Dublin, Sept.- Dec. 2024)
Eduardo Sanchez Abarca (L3 intern, May-July 2024)
Manon Wittwer (M2 intern ENS, Feb. – June 2023)
Louis Sanchez (M2 intern, Feb. – June 2022)
Yuriy Shpinov (M2 intern, February – June 2020)
Nadjib Khene (M1 intern, April – July 2019)

Research Topics

Chemical Neurosciences

Chemical Neurosciences

The Chemical Neurosciences thematic develops an integrated chemical biology approach to decipher…

Chemical probes to study biological processes

Chemical probes to study biological processes

The group uses molecular chemistry, chemical biology and biophysical chemistry to design responsive …

Teaching

UE “Fluorescent probes design” master in chemistry of PSL University: 6hrs