Patrícia PALAGI GRAF
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Name: |
Patrícia
PALAGI GRAF |
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Date of birth: |
23rd
August, 1962 |
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Born in: |
Porto Alegre (Brazil) |
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Double-Nationality: |
Brazilian and
Italian |
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Civil status: |
Married |
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Private address: |
4, rue du Gothard 1225 Chêne-Bourg, Switzerland |
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Ph.D.
Cognitive Sciences, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France |
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1992 |
D.E.A.
(equivalent M.Sc.) in Cognitive Sciences, Institut
National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France |
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1991 |
Masters
degree (M.Sc.) in Computer Science, Department of Computer Science,
University of Brasilia, Brazil |
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1987 |
Specialisation
diploma in Systems Analysis, FUNCEP (Public Employees Foundation) Brasilia,
Brazil |
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1983 |
B.Sc.
in Biology, University of Brasilia, Brazil |
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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Since Dec 2013 |
Team Leader, SIB Training
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Since Jul 2012 |
Programme
Manager of the SIB Fellowship programme |
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Feb 2010 - Dec 2013 |
Coordinator of
the SIB PhD Training Network |
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2011/13 |
Coordinator of
the bioinformatics specialisation common to the MSc of Life
Sciences of the University of Lausanne and the MSc of Biology of the University of Geneva |
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2010/13 |
Coordinator of
the SIB education activities Member of the
Evolutionary Bioinformatics group, at the SIB |
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2004/11 |
Coordinator of the
Masters degree in Proteomics and Bioinformatics, a collaboration of the SIB Swiss
Institute of Bioinformatics and the University of Geneva |
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1998/13 |
Senior scientist in the
Proteome Informatics group, at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics,
in the field of bioinformatics applied to proteomic data analysis (2-DE gels,
mass spectrometry) |
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2007/10 |
Coordinator
of the Bioinformatics Core Facility for Proteomics |
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1999/04 |
Coordinator of the
Masters degree in bioinformatics (DEA in bioinformatics), a collaboration of
the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Universities of Geneva and
Lausanne. |
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1997/98 |
Research fellow in
the Melanie group, at the Molecular Imaging and Bioinformatics Laboratory at
Geneva University Hospital. |
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1996/97 |
Post-doctorate at TIRF,
INPG and Institut Albert Bonniot,
Grenoble, France. |
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1993/95 |
Ph.D. at the INPG, Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et Reconnaissance de Formes
(TIRF, INPG). |
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1991/92 |
D.E.A., Institut National Polytechnique
de Grenoble, France. Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et
Reconnaissance de Formes. |
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1989/91 |
Masters degree in
Computer Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia,
Brazil. |
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1985/89 |
Instituto National de Alimentação e Nutrição -
INAN (National Institute of Food and Nutrition, Brasilia, Brazil). Reviewer
of scientific projects submitted to the Institute. Programmer and Analyst in
the Technical Software Group. Assistant manager of the Technical Software
Group. |
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1984/85 |
Research trainee in the
Brazilian Society of Agronomic Research (CENARGEN - EMBRAPA, Brasilia,
Brazil). Research on different methodologies for the detection of plant
viruses and mycoplasms. |
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1981/83 |
B.Sc. continuous research
project, Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
Research on the comparison of cellular structures of insects, vectors of
plant viruses, using techniques of electron microscopy. |
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1983 |
B.Sc. final year research
project, Laboratory of Phytopathology, University of Brasilia, Brazil.
Research on the association of the fungus Olpidium
radicale with the squash necrosis virus. |
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1995 |
Ph.D. Thesis in Cognitive Sciences at the INPG, Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et Reconnaissance de Formes
(TIRF, INPG). Title: Frequential decomposition of
textures: characterisation and segmentation. Award: Très
honorable |
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1992 |
D.E.A. (equivalent M.Sc.) in Cognitive Sciences, Institut National Polytechnique
de Grenoble, France. Laboratoire de Traitement d'Images et
Reconnaissance de Formes. Title: Colour vision in a
retinal model |
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1991 |
Masters degree (M.Sc.) in Computer Science,
Department of Computer Science, University of Brasilia, Brazil. Title: Neural
network learning with genetic algorithms |
TEACHING
ACTIVITIES
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2004/13 |
Various courses in the
Master’s degree in Proteomics and Bioinformatics (basic programming, analysis
of proteomics images, bioinformatics for mass spectrometry) |
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Nov 2009 |
Chair and teacher of the
PhD course on Computational Methods for Proteomics Data Analysis, Geneva |
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2002/12 |
Teaching theoretical and practical
courses in bioinformatics applied to Proteomics in Brazil, Argentina, France,
Spain, Finland, Portugal and Switzerland in collaboration with the European
Molecular Biology Network (EMBnet), the European
Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), the European Proteomics Association (EuPA), the Swiss Proteomics Society (SPS), the Latin
American Human Proteome Organisation (LAHUPO), the Finnish Proteomics Society
(FinnProt), the Spanish Proteomics Society (ProteoRed) |
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2006/12 |
Organiser of various
courses of Bioinformatics for mass spectrometry analysis in collaboration
with EMBO, EuPA and SPS |
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1999/04 |
Various courses in the
Master’s degree in bioinformatics program (basic programming, 2D gels, neural
networks). |
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1998 |
Preparation and
participation in the bioinformatics course, Département
d'Informatique, Université
de Genève |
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1996/97 |
One year course on
Computer science for biologists, Department of Biology, University Joseph
Fourier, Grenoble, France |
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1996 |
Introduction to computer
sciences at the « Cycle Préparatoire Polytechnique », INPG, Grenoble, France. |
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1987/89 |
Introduction to computer
sciences for the employees of the INAN, Brasilia, Brazil |
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1981 |
Assistant in the course
“General Biology”, Department of Biology, University of Brasilia, Brazil |
Committees and Societies
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Since 2014 |
Member of the
SIB Technical Committee Member of the
SIB Training and Outreach Committee Member of the
ELIXIR Training Coordinators Group |
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2013-2015 |
Chairman of
GOBLET’s Fundraising Committee |
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Since 2006 |
Member of the
SIB Educational Board. In 2014 it was renamed Training Advisory Committee |
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Member of the Tripartite
Commission for the Master in Proteomics and Bioinformatics, University of
Geneva (2004/11) |
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Member of the
Education Committee of the European Proteomics Association (2005/11) |
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President of
the Swiss Proteomics Society (2007/11) |
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Founder,
Vice-President (2004/07) and General-Secretary (2001/07) of the Swiss
Proteomics Society |
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Member of the
Organizing Committee of the HUPO International Scientific meeting in Sep
2011, Geneva |
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Member of the Organizing
and Scientific Committees of the European Bioalpine
Convention, Dec 2008, Geneva |
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Member of the
Organizing Committee, 2001 Congress – Swiss Proteomics Society (SPS’01),
Geneva |
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Member of the
Scientific Committee of the Second Colloquium of Young Researchers in
Cognitive Sciences, Presqu’ile de Giens, France, 5-7 June 1996 |
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Elected member
of the Scientific Council of the INPG, Grenoble, France (1995/96) |
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General
secretary of Raizes (Association to promote the
Brazilian culture and Portuguese language in Geneva) (2000/08) |
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Member of the
Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) (1989/97) |
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Founder,
Treasurer (1992/94), Board member (1992/97), and Member of In Cognito, Cognitive Sciences Association (1992/01) |
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Member of the
Association des Connexionistes en Thèse - ACTH (association of Ph.D. students in neural
networks in France) (1992/96) |
Editorial Boards
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2008/14 |
Member of the
Editorial Board, Journal of Proteomics, Official Journal of the European
Proteomics Association (EuPA), Elsevier |
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1996/01 |
Member of the
Editorial Board, "In Cognito Informations", a scientific magazine edited by In Cognito Association. |
Publications
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Fifteen articles
in peer-reviewed journals and 3 in non peer-reviewed, 7 book chapters, 12
guest editions of special issues, 4 articles in conference proceedings and
more than 60 abstracts or posters. List at ResearchGate |
Languages
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Native:
Portuguese |
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Foreign:
English, French, Italian and Spanish |