Romain Fontaine
Romain Fontaine
Associate Professor
Short Biography
Romain Fontaine obtained his PhD in Biology in 2006 and after two post-docs became Associate Professor at Sorbonne Université, Saint-Antoine Research Center, in 2011. He transferred to Université Paris Cité and Institut Cochin in 2018.
Research Interests
His research team “Cutaneous Biology” combines fundamental cellular and genetic approaches with translational ones, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the role of stem cells in skin homeostasis, as well as in certain severe diseases for which there is an unmet medical need: delayed wound healing, carcinogenesis and inflammatory skin diseases.
Teaching
PAS/LAS, Licence 2 Biologie 4 « Développement, plasticité et cellules souches »
Master 2 BDC
Master 2 MCB
Visiting Professor at USTH, Vietnam
Professional Responsibilities and Experiences
- Co-director of the « Cutaneous Biology » laboratory at Institut Cochin
- Co-leader of the « Genetic and Cellular Plasticity » research axis at Institut Cochin
