Florian Thonier
About Florian Thonier
Florian Thonier is a bioinformatics engineer at Inria, working with the Vidjilnet consortium since 2018. He has a Master's degree in bioinformatics from Université de Rennes I and has contributed significantly to the development of the Vidjil software for immunological repertoire analysis.
Work at Inria
Florian Thonier has been employed at Inria as an Ingénieur bioinformatique du consortium Vidjilnet since 2018. His role involves contributing to the Vidjil platform, which focuses on immunological repertoire analysis. Thonier's work is based in Rennes, Brittany, France, where he has been part of a team dedicated to advancing bioinformatics solutions in the medical field.
Education and Expertise
Florian Thonier studied at Université de Rennes I, where he earned a Master's degree in bioinformatics from 2012 to 2014. His academic focus included bioinformatics, genomics, and post-genomics. This educational background laid the foundation for his expertise in bioinformatics, particularly in the context of medical applications.
Background
Prior to his current position at Inria, Florian Thonier held several roles in bioinformatics. He worked at Fondation Inria for nine months in 2018, and at CHU de Rennes as an Ingénieur bioinformatique en hématologie from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, he was employed at INSERM as an ingenieur d'étude en bioinformatique from 2015 to 2016. His early experience includes an internship at Université Laval, focusing on data analysis in microbiome studies.
Achievements
Florian Thonier played a key role in establishing the VIDJILNET consortium, a non-profit initiative aimed at sustaining and evolving the Vidjil platform. He contributed to the development and maintenance of the Vidjil software, which is essential for immunological repertoire analysis and is utilized in hospitals worldwide. Thonier is also involved in the INRIASOFT action at INRIA, which supports long-term sustainability for research and health challenges.