May C Morris
Institut des Biomolecules Max Mousseron, France
Biography
May C Morris obtained her PhD in Biology and Health Sciences at the University of Montpellier in 1997 and completed her Post-doctoral training at the Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA. In 2000, she was hired by the CNRS and returned to the Centre of Research on Macromolecular Biochemistry in Montpellier, France. In 2005, she established her own research group and in 2010, she was promoted as CNRS Research Director. In 2014, she moved to the Institute of Biomolecules Max Mousseron, where she is currently in charge of the “Biosensors and Inhibitors” group within the Department of Amino Acids, Heterocycles, Peptides and Proteins for Health. She was awarded the CNRS Bronze Medal in 2006 and the “Scientist of the Future” award from Languedoc-Roussillon Region in 2009. She has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited a volume on “Fluorescent Biosensors” (Elsevier Press) in 2013 and a special issue on “Fluorescent Biosensors in Biotechnology” Journal in 2014. She is currently an Editorial Board Member of ChemBioChem and Frontiers in Chemistry.