Claude Loverdo

Publications

[13] Dynamical and spatial disorder in an intermittent search process
M.Moreau, O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo and R.Voituriez, Journal of physics A : mathematical and theoritical, 42 434007 (2009)
[12] Stochastic search processes and chemical reactivity in heterogeneous media
M.Moreau, O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo and R.Voituriez, International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, 19 3519-3524 (2009)
[11] Robustness of optimal intermittent search strategies in one, two, and three dimensions
C.Loverdo, O.Bénichou, M.Moreau and R.Voituriez, Physical review E, 80 031146 (2009)
[10] Quantifying hopping and jumping in facilitated diffusion of DNA-binding proteins
C.Loverdo, O.Bénichou, R.Voituriez, A.Biebricher, I.Bonnet and P.Desbiolles, Physical review letters, 102 188101 (2009)
[9] Optimizing intermittent reaction paths
O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo, M.Moreau and R.Voituriez, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 10 7059-7072 (2008)
[8] How gene colocalization can be optimized by tuning the diffusion constant of transcription factors
O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo and R.Voituriez, Europhysics Letters 84 38003 (2008)
[7] Sliding and jumping of single EcoRV restriction enzymes on non-cognate DNA
I.Bonnet, A.Biebricher, P-L.Porté, C.Loverdo, O.Bénichou, R.Voituriez, C.Escudé, W.Wende, A.Pingoud and P.Desbiolles, Nucleid Acids Research 36 4118-4127 (2008)
[6] Enhanced reaction kinetics in biological cells
C. Loverdo, O. Bénichou, M. Moreau et R. Voituriez, Nature physics 4 134-137 (2008).
[5] A minimal model of intermittent search in dimension two
O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo, M.Moreau et R.Voituriez, Journal of Physics : Condensed Matter 19 065141 (2007).
[4] Intermittent search process in disordered medium
M.Moreau, O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo et R.Voituriez, Europhysics Letters 77 20006 (2007).
[3] Two-dimensional intermittent search processes: An alternative to Lévy flight strategies
O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo, M.Moreau et R.Voituriez, Physical Review E 74 020102 (2006).
[2] Solitary modes of bacterial culture in a temperature gradient
H.Salman, A.Zilman, C.Loverdo, M.Jeffroy et A.Libchaber, Physical Review Letters 97 118101 (2006).
[1] Evidence of anisotropic quenched disorder effects on a smectic liquid crystal confined in porous silicon
R.Guegan, D.Morineau, C.Loverdo, M.Beziel et M.Guendouz, Physical Review E 73 011707 (2006).

Conference proceedings

[2] Reaction kinetics in active media
C.Loverdo, O.Bénichou, M.Moreau, et R.Voituriez, Journal of statistical mechanics - theory and experiments P02045 (2009).
[1] Intermittent Search Processes: Chance Against Strategy
M.Moreau, O.Bénichou, C.Loverdo, P.H.Suet and R.Voituriez AIP Conference Proceedings 913 56-61 (2007).

Education

2006-2009 PhD under the direction of Olivier Benichou in the LPTMC, Paris, France
2004-2006 Master's degree in physics, with a specialisation in liquids and soft matter physics, Universite Paris 6, Paris, France, obtained with honours
2003 admittance to the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France

Internships

January-June 2006 Optimal search strategies, directed by Olivier Benichou, LPTMC, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
February-August 2005 Thermotaxis in E.Coli, directed by Hanna Salman, Libchaber Lab, Rockfeller University, New York , USA
June-July 2004 Study of special features of mesoscopic phase confined into 1d channels of nanometer size, directed by Denis Morineau in the GMCM, Universite Rennes 1, Rennes, France.

You may have seen me there

2 March 2010 Widely Applied Mathematics seminar, Harvard, Cambridge, USA, (seminar : Intermittent search strategies)
25 February 2010 Seminar, Lloyd-Smith and Novembre labs, UCLA, Los Angeles, USA, (seminar : Intermittent search strategies)
20-24 February 2010 Biophysical Society Meeting, San Francisco, USA, (poster : Quantifying hopping and jumping in facilitated diffusion of DNA-binding proteins)
7-9 December 2009 Paris interdisciplinary PhD symposium, Paris, France (poster : Where does an enzyme go back to DNA after a 3-dimensional excursion?)
6-10 July 2009 Congrès Général de la Société Française de Physique , Palaiseau, France (oral communication : Quantifier la diffusion facilitée d'enzymes interagissant avec l'ADN)
29-30 January 2009 Journees de physique statistique 2009, Paris, France (oral communication : Quantifier la diffusion facilitée d'enzymes interagissant avec l'ADN )
13 Januray 2009 LPTMC "junior" seminar, Paris, France (seminar : Stratégies de recherche de clés perdues)
19-23 October 2008 Ecole d'Automne Inter-disciplinaire de biologie systemique, Aspet, France (invited oral communication : Stratégies de recherche intremittente )
14-18 July 2008 SigmaPhi 2008, Kolympari, Greece (oral communication : Intermittent search strategies )
16-28 June 2008 Beg Rohu Summer School, Saint Pierre de Quiberon, France
23-28 March 2008 Workshop Modeling anomalous diffusion and relaxation, Jerusalem, Israel (poster : Intermittent search processes )
24-25 January 2008 Journees de physique statistique 2008, Paris, France (oral communication : Optimisation de cinétique réactionnelle dans la cellule )
26 August to 14 September 2007 European school on nanosciences and nanotechnologies, Grenoble, France (poster : Optimal search strategies )
9-13 July 2007 Statphys 23, Genova, Italy (poster : Two-dimensional intermittent search processes : an alternative to Lévy flight strategies )
9-10 May 2007 atelier analyse et modelisation des deplacements individuels et collectifs, Toulouse, France
25-26 January 2007 Journees de physique statistique 2007, Paris, France (oral communication : Processus de recherche intermittents : une alternative aux stratégies de Lévy (à 2 dimensions) )

Teaching

2007-2010 Exercices and practicals in physics for undergraduate students, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France
2005-2009 Litteracy courses for immigrants, Association d'Alphabetisation du Foyer Pinel, Saint-Denis, France.
2004-2005 Mock math oral examiner in preparatory classes for engineering schools, Lycee Louis-le-Grand, Paris, France.
2002-2005 Help in science for highschool students

Popularization of science

September 2009 Intervention in a highschool, sciences cherchent filles désespérément, France
April 2009 Participation (poster on game theory + help to the organization) to a day on Darwin, 200 ans de Darwin, Darwin entre sciences et humanités, France
March 2009 Intervention in a highschool, operation 1000 ambassadrices pour les sciences, France
December 2007 Intervention in a highschool, operation 1000 ambassadrices pour les sciences, France
July 2006 Participation to a science popularization festival, Festival Paris-Montagne, France
2003-2004 Courses of physics for highschool students eager to learn more, Tremplin association, France

Other

Computer skills
Mathematica and Maple
Basis in C and R
Programming in Fortran
Latex
ImageJ
Basic knowledge of Unix and Windows systems
Languages
French : mother tongue
English : fluent
Spanish : fluent
I participate(d) to several associations :
Association d'Alphabetisation du Foyer Pinel (litteracy courses for immigrants : teaching volunteer, treasurer in 2006-2007, and secretary in 2007-2009 : website and mailing-list managment, plannings organisation, etc.)
Action Sociale Étudiante à l'ENS organization (or co-organization) of a volunteering forum for 4 years (2006-2009), website update.
club cirque de l'ENS (juggling association : head or co-head during 2004-2007. Website update, organizations of events, etc.)