Who is Isabelle Aujard ?

Dr. Aujard  studied at the university Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI) and specialized in organic chemistry. After a PhD in synthesis methodology (Pr. A. Alexakis, Paris VI) and a post-doctorate on the synthesis of the Tridemethylisovelleral, a potent cytotoxic agent (Pr. O. Sterner, Lund University, Sweden), she joined the Chemistry Department of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris). she was here recruited as a research engineer and she continued research at the interface of chemistry, biology and physics in L. Jullien's group. she then started to work on the synthesis of photolabile protecting groups, caged compounds and fluorogenic ligands compatible with biological applications.

Pioneers in Light-controlled biology

At the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, chemists Ludovic Jullien, Isabelle Aujard, and Thomas Le Saux share a deep interest in a powerful idea: controlling biology with light. Their work, at the crossroads of organic synthesis and cellular biology, has led to the design of chemical tools that allow researchers to manipulate protein activity at exactly the right time, and in exactly the right place.

Their collaboration gave rise to Actiflash, a photoinducible activator designed to provide precise, real-time control over protein functions in living systems. It’s a tool made for modern biology: accurate, non-invasive, and astonishingly versatile

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Ludovic Jullien, Isabelle Aujard & Thomas Le Saux