Audrey Laurent is a PhD student at the Necker-Enfants Malades Institute, working in the Neisseria meningitidis team since January 2021 under the supervision of Mathieu Coureuil. She obtained her master’s degree at the Magistère Européen de Génétique of Paris University. Audrey studies the key role of tetraspanins in Neisseria meningitidis interaction with endothelial cells. Her project is to perform an extensive study of the endothelial docking platform on which Neisseria meningitidis relies.

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The minor pilin PilV is necessary for meningococcal type IV pilus adhesion
12/11/2021 .The minor pilin PilV provides a conserved adhesion site throughout the antigenically variable meningococcal type IV pilus Jean-Philippe Barnier ...
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Congratulation to Audrey LAURENT, Clémence MOUVILLE and Xiali FU
02/08/2021 .Audrey LAURENT and Clémence MOUVILLE have been awarded a PhD Track Grant from BioSPC. Xiali FU has been awarded ...
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Type IV pilus retraction enables sustained bacteremia
Le 19/02/2021 .Type IV pilus retraction enables sustained bacteremia and plays a key role in the outcome of meningococcal sepsis ...
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