New recruits from February to November 2026

The whole team at the Sorbonne Public Health Institute would like to warm welcome the 19 people who have recently joined the unit.

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Welcome!

For SUMO

Jérôme DAUVERGNE 

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Associate professor

Project: evaluation of the effectiveness of nursing practices and analysis of the association between nursing workload and patient outcomes in intensive care units.

Snour RAHIMI

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: PhD student (under supervision of Raphaëlle METRAS) 

Project: estimating tick bite incidence.

Manon DE LA TOUSCHE

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Postdoctoral researcher (under the supervision of Raphaëlle METRAS) 

Project: Mathematical modelling of tick-borne zoonoses.

For CLEPIVIR

Kaebeni TENAHANDE

Arrival date: 1 November 2026

Position: Clinical research associate

Project: Tick-Borne Diseases Program: PLOC and PIQTIQ cohorts

PLOC (Post-Lyme Treatment Outcome Cohort): Determining factors for the onset of Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and its progression over time. 

PIQTIQ: French national cohort of tick-bitten adults participants in mainland France:  clinical, microbiological, and psychosocial study.

Tom TATANGELO

Arrival date: 1 September 2026

Position: Clinical research associate

Project: ANRS CO22 HEPATHER Cohort and two ancillary studies (HEPAT-B, BD Coinfection).

For NEMESIS

Yejoo JEONG 

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: PhD student (under the supervision of Giovanna Fancello and Basile Chaix)

Project: quantifying the influence of heat waves and socio-environmental factors on crime and violence in France.

Mingwei LIU 

Arrival date: 1 July 2026

Position: Postdoctoral researcher (under the supervision of Giovanna Fancello)

Project: HWaves-Neuro project: Heat waves risks for neurodegenerative patients in different microclimatic areas. Short-term impact of heat waves on the risk of hospital admission, emergency department visits and death for Alzheimer, Parkinson, Lewy Body disease and related dementia.

Zeinab BITAR 

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Postdoctoral researcher (under the supervision of Giovanna Fancello)

Project: Confisep-Heat: Impact of heatwaves and pollution on the risk of multiple sclerosis relapses and the progression of neurological disability in different microclimatic zones.

For PEPITES

Justine WENTA 

Arrival date: 1 November 2026

Position: University Hospital Assistant

Project: living systematic reviews: a methodological review.

Samy MERIEM

Arrival date: 2 November 2026

Position: Senior Biostatistician

Project: pharmacoepidemiology research projects using data from the French National Health Data System (SNDS) and the AP-HP Clinical Data Warehouse (EDS).

Jennifer Joey AYER

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Research Engineer (under the supervision of David Hajage and Marie-Laure Charpignon) 

Project: development of causal inference methodology for informative censoring, design and realisation of biostatistics and epidemiological studies. 

Charlotte DEROGIS-MARTIN

Arrival date: 1 September 2026

Position: Research Engineer (under the supervision of Marie-Laure Charpignon) 

Project: Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination public policies and perceptions of the French population: evolution and relationships.

Benoît SIMON

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Data Scientist

For ESSMA

Adèle FANTOU

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Research Engineer

Project: PROMIS: investigate eco-anxiety among young adults, as well as their perceptions and concerns regarding their exposure to PFAS.

Sarah SEMLALI

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Research Engineer

Project: the role of the school environment in children's mental health..

Jihye KIM 

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: PhD student (under the supervision of Judith van der Waerden)

Project: the doctoral project, entitled “Maternal Mental Health, Child Immune Biomarkers and Child Neurodevelopment in Benin and Mozambique”, draws on data from the prospective MiPPAD birth cohorts. It investigates the biological embedding of chronic maternal psychological distress in offspring by examining the relationship between maternal mental health, systemic immune profiles at age 14, and subsequent neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 16, while also considering the combined effects of endemic malaria and malnutrition.

Meryem MAKHON

Arrival date: 1 October 2026

Position: Research Engineer

Project: As a member of the ESSMA team, Meryem contributes to research conducted within the TEMPO cohort, a longitudinal study aimed at better understanding the influence of socioeconomic, family and occupational factors on mental health, health behaviours and social inequalities in health throughout the life course.

Emma FEDELE

Arrival date: 1 August 2026

Position: Research Scientist

Project: ADA: (Adapted Physical Activity Combined with Specific Post-Cancer Support) aims to investigate the effects of an adapted physical activity program combined with tailored support on the quality of life of women following breast cancer.

Cécile DI FOLCO

Arrival date: 1 February 2026

Position: Research Scientist

Project: study of the determinants of anxiety and eco-anxiety within the TEMPO cohort.