**Amiche Mohamed**

After a DEA in molecular and cellular pharmacology (University of Paris VI, 1987), Dr. Amiche obtained a PhD from the same university in 1990, focusing on the structural and pharmacological study of dermorphin and dermenkephalin, opioid peptides isolated from amphibian skin. A year later, he was recruited as a 1st class research fellow by the CNRS and assigned to the Institute Jacques Monod (UMR9922 CNRS). Between 1993 and 1994, Dr. Amiche joined the Protein Engineering Department of the Proteins at the "Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris-Saclay" for his ` Post-Doctoral internship. In 2000, he obtained his HDR in natural and life sciences from the University of Paris VI. His research interests lie at the interface between chemistry and biology. His work involves exploring animal biodiversity and discovering new therapeutic peptides. Dr. Amiche use the amphibian skin model for isolation, structural and pharmacological characterization of peptides involved in pain, antimicrobial and anticancer activity.
