Welcome to Benjamin Ledoux, research logistician in bioimaging technologies

Benjamin Ledoux is about to complete a PhD in Agricultural Sciences and Bioengineering within Pierre Morsomme's lab at UCLouvain. During his doctoral research, Benjamin developed new nanostructured surfaces for cell culture, with the aim to artificially induce membrane deformations and study the recruitment of BAR domain proteins in the environment of these deformations. His research has contributed to a better understanding on how BAR domain proteins can translate mechanical deformations into biochemical signals and thereby induce cellular responses (Ledoux et al., 2022). In the course of his PhD thesis, Benjamin gained a strong expertise in bioimage analysis and bioinformatics.

With this valuable experience in bioimaging, he will now join the Morph-Im platform (Morphology & Imaging) of the UNamur. His role will be to support the overall management of the various light microscopy tools of the facility: classical confocal, super resolution Airyscan confocal, azimuthal TIRF, STED and lattice light-sheet microscopes. In collaboration with the technician of the facility, Catherine Demazy, he will provide training and will assist users in planning experiments, image processing and data analysis. His mission will also be to ensure that the facility remains at the cutting edge of technology, by keeping a permanent technology watch, as well as by developing custom-made technological solutions.

Contact: benjamin.ledoux@unamur.be