1. Dr Sandra BOCCARD-BINET, born on the 16/11/1978
Oxford Functional Neurosurgery and Experimental Neurology
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences
University of Oxford
United Kingdom
Mobile: +44 7 938 170 404
Work: +44 1 865 231 845
sandra.boccard@ndcn.ox.ac.uk
EDUCATION
2002/2003 Master’s degree of Advanced Studies in Cellular & Molecular Biology
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
2001/2002 Master’s degree in Cellular Biology & Physiology
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
2000/2001 Bachelor’s degree in Cellular Biology & Physiology
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
1998/2000 General Academic Studies Degree in Life Sciences
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2011-now Clinical Research Fellow in Neurosciences
Oxford Functional Neurosurgery and Experimental Neurology, Prof. T. Aziz
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, UK
Deep Brain Stimulation for Chronic Neuropathic Pain
2008-2010 Post-doctoral fellow in Cellular & Molecular Biology
Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies de Grenoble, Dr I.Vilgrain
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, Grenoble, France
Circulating biomarkers for gliomas
2003-2008 PhD in Cellular & Molecular Biology
INSERM U318, Prof. F. Berger et Dr L. Pelletier
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Involvement of DNA-repair mechanisms in glioblastomas chemo-resistance
2002-2003 M.Sc. in Cellular & Molecular Biology
INSERM U318, Prof. F. Berger, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
Involvement of DNA-repair mechanisms in glioblastomas chemo-resistance
2001 Research experience, INSERM U318, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble

2. TRAINING & COURSES
2012 Human Brain Anatomy course
University College, London, UK
2013 Neuroradiology & Functional Neuroanatomy
UCL, London, UK
2013 Modules 1, 2, 3 & 4 of the Animal Management and Welfare courses
Oxford, UK
2016 Statistics: Designing clinical research and Biostatistics
Oxford, UK
Shortly Psychology Qualifying Certificate
Brookes University, Oxford, UK
TEACHING
2002-2003 Private tuition – 2 years
Plenary extra-help to a schoolgirl, Grenoble, France
2009 Practicals in M.Sc. Biology
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
2014-now D.Phil. student co-supervision
Laurie Pycroft, co-president and treasurer of Balliol College Medical Society
2015 Medical Sciences Tutorials – 2 terms
Neurosciences – Biology of Brain Disorders
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences students, year 3
University of Oxford
2015 Oxbridge Summer School
Presentation at minor class, Oxford, UK
AWARDS
July 2013 Congress of Neurological Surgeons CNS
Ron R. Tasker Young Investigation Award, CNS 2013
Sept. 2014 The European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery ESSFN,
Best publication on Deep Brain Stimulation Award

3. CONGRESSES, SEMINARS, INVITED LECTURES
May 2012 FNEN/MRC ANU basal ganglia seminar,
Oxford, UK
Sept. 2012 Functional Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
London, UK
June 2012 The British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery BSSFN,
Speaker, London, UK
Sept. 2013 Neuromodulation Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland NSUKI,
Speaker, Oxford, UK
Oct. 2013 European Pain Federation EFIC,
Invited speaker, Florence, Italy
Sept. 2013 Deep Brain Stimulation Symposium
Grenoble, France
Nov. 2013 Sociedad Espanola Del Dolor,
Invited speaker, Madrid, Spain
April 2014 The British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery BSSFN,
Speaker, Manchester, UK
Sept. 2014 The European Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery ESSFN,
Speaker, Maastricht, Netherlands
Oct. 2014 The International Association for the Study of Pain, IASP, Satellite Symposium,
Speaker, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nov. 2014 The Department of Biological and Medical Sciences, BMS,
Invited speaker, Brookes University, Oxford, UK
Feb. 2015 Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Clinic,
Invited speaker, Freiburg, Germany
July 2015 Oxbridge Summer School - Presentation at minor class
Oxford, UK
Sept. 2015 World Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, WSSFN,
Speaker, Mumbai, India
May 2016 European Academy of Neurology, EAN,
Invited speaker, Copenhagen, Denmark

4. KEY PUBLICATIONS
Long-term Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain
Boccard SG, Pereira EA, Moir L, Aziz TZ, GAL
Neurosurgery. 2013 Feb;72(2):221-30. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31827b97d6, cited by 55
Targeting the affective component of chronic pain: a case series of deep brain
stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex
Boccard SG, Fitzgerald JJ, Pereira EA, Moir L, …, Green AL, Aziz TZ.
Neurosurgery. 2014 Jun; 74(6):628-35. doi:10.1227/NEU.0000000000000321, cited by 29
Deep brain stimulation of the anterior cingulate cortex: targeting the affective
component of chronic pain
Boccard SG, Pereira EA, Moir L, Van Hartevelt TJ ATZ, GAL
Neuroreport. 2014 Jan 22;25(2):83-8. doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000039, cited by 22
A Tractography Study of Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex
in Chronic Pain: Key to Improve the Targeting
Boccard SG, Fernandes HM, Jbabdi S, …, Fitzgerald JJ, Green AL, Stein J, Aziz TZ.
World Neurosurg. 2016 Feb;86:361-370.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.08.065, cited by 1
Inhibition of DNA-repair genes Ercc1 and Mgmt enhances temozolomide efficacy
in glioma treatment: a pre-clinical study
Boccard SG, Marand SV, Geraci S, Pycroft L, Berger FR, Pelletier LA.
Oncotarget. 2015 Oct 6;6(30):29456-68. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.4909, cited by 1
 US Patent App. 13/053,394, 2011
Sensitization of Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy using
siRNA targeting genes from the 1p and 19q chromosomal regions
L Pelletier, JP Issartel, S Boccard
Neurostimulation of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex: impacts on patients’ empathy
Sandra Boccard1
, Rebecca Brewer2
, Geoffrey Bird2
, Tipu Aziz1
1. Oxford Functional Neurosurgery, University of Oxford, Oxford
2. Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College, London
In preparation

5. OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Thalamic deep brain stimulation for neuropathic pain after amputation or brachial
plexus avulsion
EAC Pereira & SG Boccard, P Linhares, C Chamadoira, MJ Rosas, P Abreu
Neurosurg Focus. 2013 Sep;35(3):E7. doi: 10.3171/2013.7.FOCUS1346. Review, cited by 20
Deep brain stimulation for chronic pain
Boccard SG, Pereira EA, Aziz TZ.
J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Oct;22(10):1537-43. doi:10.1016/j.jocn.2015.04.005, cited by 11
Novel fingerprinting method characterises the necessary and sufficient structural
connectivity from deep brain stimulation electrodes for a successful outcome
Henrique M Fernandes, Tim J Van Hartevelt, Sandra G J Boccard, …, Morten L Kringelbach.
New Journal of Physics, 2015 Jan; 17 015001. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/17/1/015001, cited by 3
Deep brain stimulation for pain: distinguishing dorsolateral somesthetic and
ventromedial affective targets
Pereira EA1, Boccard SG, Aziz TZ.
Neurosurgery. 2014 Aug;61 Suppl 1:175-81. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000397, cited by 1
Evidence for post-translational processing of vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin
in brain tumors: towards a candidate biomarker
Vilgrain I, Sidibé A, Polena H, Cand F, Mannic T, Arboleas M, Boccard S, …, Berger F.
PLoS One. 2013 Dec 16;8(12):e80056. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080056, cited by 9
A “DropChip” cell array for DNA and siRNA transfection combined with drug
screening
B Schaack, J Reboud, S Combe, B Fouqué, F Berger, S Boccard, …, François Chatelain
NanoBiotechnology, 2005 Jun;1 (2), 183-189, doi: 10.1385/NBT:1:2:183, cited by 16
Brainjacking: implant security issues in invasive neuromodulation
Laurie Pycroft, Sandra G. Boccard, …, James J. Fitzgerald, Alexander L. Green, Tipu Z. Aziz
World Neurosurgery, 2016 May 05.
In vivo siRNA distribution and pharmacokinetics assessed by nuclear imaging are
modulated according to radiolabelling site
Garin D, Ahmadi M, Gauchez AS, Bohic S, Boccard S, …, Ghezzi C, Pelletier L.
Nucl Med Biol. 2015 Dec;42(12):958-66. doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2015.04.007
Citation indices All Since 2011
Citations 171 160
h-index 7 6
i10-index 6 5

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2015 Member of the British Neuroscience Association, BNA
2016 Member of the Neuro-Oncology Working Group, Oxford
2016 Designing a Clinical Trial on Glioblastoma
based on my PhD research study
Sports Leisure practice of Wall Climbing, Squash, Swimming
Music Play guitar, recently acquired a piano and got lessons, sing in a choir
Literature Keen reader of various type of books, from novels to textbooks
Read most of them in English to improve my grammar and vocabulary
Travel Visited many countries for work and leisure purposes

7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
2015 Member of the British Neuroscience Association, BNA
2016 Member of the Neuro-Oncology Working Group, Oxford
2016 Designing a Clinical Trial on Glioblastoma
based on my PhD research study
Sports Leisure practice of Wall Climbing, Squash, Swimming
Music Play guitar, recently acquired a piano and got lessons, sing in a choir
Literature Keen reader of various type of books, from novels to textbooks
Read most of them in English to improve my grammar and vocabulary
Travel Visited many countries for work and leisure purposes