Nathalie Guimard

Bis 2014, Deputy-Head of the Functional Microstructures Group, INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials
Zurich, Switzerland

Skills

small molecule/polymer synthesis
material/polymer characterization
photolithography and hot embossing
cell culture and associated cell assays/staining
supervising/leading a small group of scientists an

Timeline

Professional experience for Nathalie Guimard

  • Current 10 years and 4 months, since Apr 2015

    Research & Technology Engineer

    Autoneum Holding AG

  • 1 year and 7 months, Mar 2013 - Sep 2014

    Deputy-Head of the Functional Microstructures Group

    INM-Leibniz Institute for New Materials

    Research scientist (March 2013-Dec. 2013), focused on the development of gecko-mimicking dry adhesives by micropatterning shape memory polyurethane. Deputy-Head of the Functional Microstructures Group (Jan. 2014-Sept. 2014), which consisted of supervising 7 PhD and Master's students, supporting 2 technicians, coordinating group affairs (e.g., meetings, purchases), selecting/hiring new students and postdocs, establishing a new chemistry lab (including purchasing large equipment).

  • 2 years, Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

    Postdoctoral Fellow

    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

    I was a postdoc in Professor Christopher Barner-Kowollik's Macromolecular Chemistry group at KIT. My responsibilities consisted of advising a couple of students, coordinating an industrial collaboration with Evonik Industries AG, and conducting my own research. My research focus was to optimize and tune self-healing materials/polymers that were generated via Diels-Alder click chemistry.

  • 1 year and 5 months, Jan 2009 - May 2010

    Postdoctoral Fellowship

    University of Texas at Austin

    Postdoctoral researcher developing functionalized chitosan for gene (siRNA) therapy applications

Educational background for Nathalie Guimard

  • 6 years and 3 months, Sep 2002 - Nov 2008

    Chemistry

    University of Texas at Austin

    Polymer Chemistry, Biomaterial Science, Tissue Culture

  • 3 years and 9 months, Sep 1997 - May 2001

    Chemistry

    Princeton University

    Biochemistry

Languages

  • English

    First language

  • French

    First language

  • German

    Basic

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