University of Paris-Diderot Graduate Program

Left to Right: (Paris students, 2012) Floriane Lacour, Alba Cico, Tharshana Stephen, Program Director-Dr. Martine Roussel, Marie de Rosamel du Campe, Yohann Garnier
Since 2002, students have traveled to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from the University of Paris – Diderot as a part of their master’s level curriculum. Students are paired with faculty and receive training in a lab over the course of five months, while working on their individual projects. They receive academic credit, a research stipend, and internship experience.
The Paris program at SJCRH is directed by Dr. Martine Roussel, Endowed Chair of Molecular Oncology, Co-Leader, Cancer Genetics, Biochemistry and Cell Biology Program in the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Member, Department of Tumor Cell Biology.

Martine Roussel, PhD, Tumor Cell Biology, with Paris student Tharshana Stephen

David Solecki, PhD, Developmental Neurobiology, with Paris student Yohann Garnier

Paris student Camille Garnier with Young-Goo Han, PhD, Developmental Neurobiology

Paris student Floriane Lacour with Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD, Infectious Diseases