Project Leader in Skin Microbiome, L'Oreal Advanced Research
L'Oreal
Research and Innovation, France Dr. Clavaud's initial expertise is chemistry and biochemistry to design new radiolabelled probes for medical imaging (Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Saclay, FRANCE) followed by four years post doc in the Aspergillus Unit (Institut Pasteur, Paris, FRANCE) to characterize the molecular mechanisms involved in the fungal cell wall polysaccharides biosynthesis. Dr. Clavaud joined L’Oréal Research and Innovation in 2011, to work in an open innovation mode, establishing partnership with international academic experts in the skin and scalp microbiome field. At that stage, she explored the ecology of skin microbiota members (bacteria, fungi and viruses) observed in various skin physio-pathologies and body sites in order to identify key determinants involved in the interaction with skin. Since 2017, she has been involved in building a laboratory dedicated to the skin – microbiota interactions in 3D reconstructed skin models, to better understand how commensal microbiota can impact positively the skin barrier function and the skin quality. Today, she is leading transformation projects turning the recent microbiome knowledge into anti-aging applications.