Dr. Alexandra Miranville

Projects expanding the next generation pipeline in alignment with the company’s strategy. - Deal structuring and negotiation of diverse types of customized agreements - Coordination of cross-functional teams - Alignment with senior management to execute transactions - Leading of the externalization cross-functional group - Mentoring and training of interns and junior team members - Selected to be an advisor for a Think Tank project at the Merck Innovation Center

Design and coordination of research project proposals for the acquisition of national and European funding - Negotiation of diverse types of R&D agreements (consortium, research collaborations, material and data transfer, etc…) - Principal contact person for external partners and funding bodies - Monitoring of budget, milestones and timelines - Training of internal partners

Design and implementation of a research project about the influence of inflammation in the development of type 2 diabetes - Performance and analysis of in vivo and in vitro experiments - Publication of research articles - Presentation of research results at congresses - Mentoring of students and trainees

“Characterization and remodeling of the vasculature in human adipose tissue” - Developed a new protocol of cell sorting and cell characterization in human adipose tissue - Primary cell culture, protein and gene analysis, ligature of hind-limb femoral artery in mice, Laser-Doppler Imaging