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Current research

Both natural and human-driven processes shape the genetic diversity of domesticated plant species. So far, few studies have considered the imprint of domestication on tropical fruit tree species. The African plum (Dacryodes edulis) is a highly cultivated fruit tree, indigenous from Central Africa. In order to explore the domestication history of D. edulis, my research will focus on the structuration of its genetic diversity in the Congo Basinand its interplay with current anthropogenic factors (management practices, varietal selection). Results will contribute to theestablishment of sustainable management and conservationstrategies of the genetic resources of the species.

This project will be conducted at the DIADE research unit, in collaboration with Dschang University (Cameroon).

Formation

2017-

PhD in Ecology and Biodiversity

Supervisors: Jérôme Duminil (UMR DIADE, IRD), Stéphanie Carrière (UMR GRED, IRD)

Subject: Evolutionary history of a tropical tree species, Dacryodes edulis: implications for its conservation and sustainable management.

2015-2017

MSc in Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution (track: Plant biodiversity and the management of tropical ecosystems) at Montpellier University and AgroParisTech

Supervisors: J. Duminil, S. Carrière and M-L Avana

Subject: Cultivation dynamics and ethno-varietal characterisation of Dacryodes edulis, the African plum, in West Cameroon - Funded by AgropolisFondation.

2012-2015

BSc at Sciences Po Paris and of life sciences at University Pierre and Marie Curie

(Junior year as an Environmental Science student at University of Colorado, Boulder, USA).