Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (read only access)

Olivier Lafon is professor at the University of Lille and junior member of Institut Universitaire de France (IUF). The focus of his research is to push the frontiers of solid-state NMR spectroscopy in order to gain unique insights into the structure-property relationships of materials used in the field of bio-economy, energy and health. His current research interests notably include the development of novel solid-state NMR methods, especially at high magnetic fields, for quadrupolar nuclei or using Dynamic Nuclear Polarization (DNP) as well as their application for the characterization of materials, including heterogeneous catalysts, porous materials and energy materials. Olivier Lafon received B.Sc. in physical chemistry from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon. He passed the agrégation in physical sciences. He received MS and PhD from the University of Paris South. He was awarded the Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry Award for Young Scientists by the Euromar scientific committee. He is the chief science officer for the French network of high-field NMR facilities (IR-RMN) and the coordinator of the project to install a 1.2 GHz NMR spectrometer in Lille. He is also a member of the editorial board of Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

Cedric Lion is associate professor at the University of Lille since 2008, specializing in bioorganic chemistry and chemical biology. After receiving his M.Sc. at the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées of Rouen (France) in 2001, he carried out his Ph.D. at the Cancer Research Laboratories (Pharmacy department, University of Nottingham, UK, 2001-2005), and then a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Biomolecular Sciences (University of Nottingham, UK, 2005-2007), followed by a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Institut de Recherche en Chimie Organique Fine (UMR CNRS 6014 – COBRA, Rouen, France, 2007-2008). His current research interests include detailed studies of glycosylation pathways in physiological and pathological conditions and development of diagnostic methodologies, via chemical reporter strategies (e.g. metabolic incorporation of synthetic monosaccharides followed by click chemistry insertion of a fluorophore tag and confocal fluorescence microscopy imaging).