Barnabé Cherville

Dr. Barnabé Cherville is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lille, specialized in mass spectrometry instrumentation. He joined the PRISM laboratory (Inserm Unit 1192) in September 2024 after a one-year postdoctoral position at the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry (Prague, CZ), where he worked on developing an Orbitrap-based space instrument for in situ micrometeorite analyses. He completed his Ph.D. in August 2022 under the supervision of Pr. C. Guimbaud and Dr. C. Briois at the Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de l’Environnement et de l’Espace (Orléans, FR). His Ph.D. research focused on the CosmOrbitrap project, which aims to develop an Orbitrap-based mass spectrometer dedicated to the analysis of icy moon surfaces.

His current research focuses on instrumental developments for ambient pressure mass spectrometry, dedicated to human volatilome characterization and the identification of cancer-linked biomarkers in VOCs, particularly for breast cancer diagnosis applications. He is also actively involved in the SpiderMass project, leading instrumental advancements, including high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging and nESI coupling for proteomics analyses. Additionally, he contributes to various projects involving VOC analysis and SpiderMass technology in fields such as forensics and cancer research.

In addition to his research, Dr. Cherville is involved in scientific communication, having co-organized congresses such as EANA2019 and EJC’19, and has mentored both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree students.