Bachelor's and Master's Degrees

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In the continuity of my pharmacy studies in the industrial field, I chose the master 2 Health Engineering option Pharmacokinetics during my last year. My interest in pharmacokinetics was born during my pharmaceutical studies through the courses but also the internships. My choice was also confirmed after many discussions and testimonies with academic and industrial professionals, who taught me the very important place of pharmacokinetics, and particularly of modelling, during the Research and Development of a drug in industry. The Master 2 has a very varied program, ranging from experimental pharmacokinetics to pharmacokinetic modeling, including learning the basics of coding. It allowed me to learn the basics of modeling, to practice on the most frequently used software in the pharmaceutical industry and to understand the therapeutic interest of modeling. All this theoretical knowledge was put into practice through workshops but especially during the six-month internship, where I worked on the pharmacokinetic modeling of a monoclonal antibody at Novartis. Once the master and the sixth year of pharmacy validated, I devoted myself to the writing of my thesis in connection with my master 2 subject, to continue thereafter on a PhD in modeling.

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With a degree (SNTE) in Natural, Earth and Environmental Sciences and a BTS in "Control of Ionising Radiation and Application of Protection Techniques", which I did as a work-study student at the SPR (Radiation Protection Service) of the CEA in Cadarache, I continued my studies by enrolling in the IS-PRNT master's programme. Encouraged by my superiors at the SPR, I was guided towards this course for several reasons: the reputation of the master's degree and its excellent reputation in the nuclear field; the work-study programme, which enabled me to earn a salary throughout the course; the programme's relevance to the job I wanted to do: technical manager in radiation protection. At present, I have a permanent contract at the SPR in Cadarache as a Technical Manager in Radiation Protection. On a day-to-day basis, I check the radiation protection documents and reference documents sent by the facilities, and I make calculations to size the biological protection used in the facilities. I act as a link between technicians, laboratory managers and people on the installations. My job involves a great deal of communication and listening to the various people involved in order to target the issues and adapt prevention in terms of radiation protection to each situation. At the IS-PRNT master's degree, I acquired solid knowledge of all the risks present on a nuclear site. The courses given in the master's degree show us a whole range of resources that can be used in companies. Thanks to my course in the PRNT master and my thesis, I was awarded the prize of the "Association des Techniques et des Sciences de la Radioprotection", and I received the 3rd prize "FEM ENERGIA 2019", which rewards women in the nuclear field. The IS-PRNT master's degree and these awards were an excellent calling card, I was hired very quickly at CEA. This training also allowed me to create a network of contacts, with lecturers and classmates who work in various companies.

After an exclusively scientific career (degree in physics and chemistry and a general engineering school), I was looking for a training course leading to a qualification in the field of safety. I found a unique training course in the PRNT Master's degree. Unique because of the quality of the teaching and the richness of the programme. As a novice in HSE and risk prevention, simply served by my scientific culture and my taste for understanding, I was able to acquire the knowledge and skills I was looking for: legislation, safety at work, risk prevention, operation of conventional and nuclear industries, environment, management... Unique for the rich complementarity between university and professional speakers. This is an essential aspect for a pragmatic training, which has largely contributed to my feeling quickly operational in my professional life. It was also an opportunity to share experiences in the field and to clarify our professional choices. Unique because of the double hat offered to those who integrate it: student and worker. The work-study program gave me the opportunity to pursue higher education while at the same time putting my first foot in the world of work. I was able to work as a safety engineer and then as a nuclear safety engineer at Areva TA in Cadarache (TechnicAtome). I was truly integrated into the company for two years, where I was able to acquire the know-how that I now value in my early career. Finally, unique for the atmosphere that reigns there: more than a simple university course, choosing the PRNT is choosing to enter a big family served by a benevolent and devoted team of supervisors, whose only objectives are your success and your development.