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Poste actuel / Current position

Je travaille à la Tour du Valat depuis 2014 comme chargée de recherche responsable de l'axe écologie de la santé du centre au sein du département conservation des espèces. Since April 2014 I am working at the Tour du Valat as a researcher in charge of the health ecology research axis of the lab. I am part of the "Conservation of species and global changes" department.

Student supervision

• 01-08/2019: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Clémentine Leroy, Université de Montpellier, Dynamics of intermediate and definitive hosts involved in trematode infections in the Camargue.
• 01-08/2019: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Louisiane Burkart, Université de Montpellier Plasma contamination of European pond turtles in a Mediterranean wetland.
• 04-06/2019: Co-supervisor Master 1 internship. David Centis, Université de Montpellier, Spatialization of Anatidae counting data from Grand-Lieu Lake aiming at modeling avian influenza virus dispersion.
• 01-08/2018: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Clément Le Gac, Université de Bretagne occidentale, Study of a community of reptiles in the Camargue.
• 01-06/2018: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Hélène Baudel. Université Toulouse III, Modeling the fate of avian influenza virus within wetland networks: coupling hydrodynamic and epidemiology.
• 01-06/2018 : Supervision Master 2 internship. Eric Carron. Université de Montpellier, Mollusc communities and fasciolosis transmission in a highly anthropized area : the Camargue.
• 02-04/2018: Co-supervisor Bachelor internship. Sara Lindberg. Kristianstad University (Sweden). Studying antimicrobial resistance in the Rhone delta comparison of genes and bacteria found in rodents and in water.
• 6/2017: Co-supervisor Post-Master 2 internship. Matteo Darienzo. Padoue University (Italy). Modeling the fate of avian influenza virus in a complex wetland network: the Camargue.
• 01-06/2017: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Stephen Mulero. Dynamics of fasciolosis in the Camargue: the impact of antihelmintic treatments and the role of wildlife. (Tour du Valat – CNRS – Montpellier University).
• Since 04/2016: Member of the Thesis advisory committee of the PhD student Amandine Gamble studying the ecology of infectious agents circulating in wild bird populations (CEFE CNRS, Montpellier, France).
• 02-06/2016: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Céline Caty. Spatial dynamics of fasciolosis in the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS – Louvain University).
• 01-07/2016: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. François Roux. Antimicrobial resistant bacteria dynamics in wildlife in the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS –Limoges University).
• Since 10/2015: Co-supervisor PhD thesis. Emeline Sabourin. Dynamics of fasciolosis in a highly anthropized system: the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS - Montpellier University).
• 09/2015-12/2016: Member of the Thesis advisory committee of the PhD student Marlène Dupraz studying the adaptation of ticks to different species of seabirds and the creation of host races (IRD Montpellier, France).
• 02-05/2015: Co-supervisor Master 1 internship. Hermann Gauduin. Modeling of influenza A virus dynamics within wetlands (Tour du Valat – Perpignan University).
• 01-06/2015: Co-supervisor Master 2 internship. Emeline Sabourin. Spatial dynamics of fasciolosis in the Camargue. (Tour du Valat – CNRS - Montpellier University).
• 12/2014-12/2015: Member of the Thesis advisory committee of the PhD student Antonio Alejandro Vazquez working on host-parasite interactions in island context: interactions between Fasciolahepatica and snail hosts Galba cubensis and Pseudosuccinea columella in Cuba (IRD Montpellier, France).
• 04-07/2014: Supervisor Bachelor internship: Mélanie le Naour “Trapping small mammals to study of antimicrobial resistant bacteria: a pre-study in the Camargue” (Tour du Valat-Montpellier University).
• 04-08/2013: Co-supervisor Master 1 internship: Marion Janczyszyn-Le Goff « The role of wildlife in the dynamics of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli in the Camargue (Southern France)» (Tour du Valat-Grenoble University).
• 03-05/2011: Co-supervisor professional bachelor internship: Sébastien Rambert “Circulation of West Nile virus in wild birds in the Camargue (South of France)” (Tour du Valat-MFR Mondy).

Teaching

· 11/2018, 11/2017: Course on the role of wild birds in avian influenza dynamics as part of the sustainable hunting training session organized in collaboration with the Sommer Foundation. Tour du Valat, Arles.

· 12/2018, 12/2017, 01/2017, 01/2016, 01/2015 & 01/2014: Course “Avian influenza from wild birds to pandemics” Master 2 Public Health. Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP). Paris.

· 10/2019, 12/2017, 12/2016 & 11-12/2014: Co-organization / coordination of a Master 2 teaching module: « Evolution of symbiotic systems », Montpellier University.

· 10/2017: Introductory course in Health Ecology for Engineers studying at VetAgroSup in the Agriculture, Environment, Health and Veterinary program, Lempdes, France.

· 09/2017, 10/2015, 10/2014 & 10/2013: Course on the consideration of sanitary risks in surveillance, public and animal health policies in the context of a Master 2 teaching module: « Global changes and emerging diseases », Montpellier University.

· 11/2014, 11/2013 & 11/2012: Introductory course to the evolutionary biology of cancer in the context of two Master 2 teaching modules: « Evolution of symbiotic systems » and « Scientific lectures of broad interest », Montpellier University.

· 2007-2009: Tutoring in Mathematics and Biology for high school students. Pythagore, Nimes, France.

Referee:

· Peer-reviewed journals: African Journal of Biotechnology, Cahiers Agriculture, Comparative Immunology Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Diversity and Distributions, Ecohealth, Environmental Health, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Evolutionary Applications, Infection Genetics and Evolution, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Parasitology, PloS One, Porceedings of the Royal Society B, Scientific reports, Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Veterinaria Italiana.

· Projects: JEAI Program Young AIRD Teams, International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) call for proposals. Young researcher ANR.

Grants:

· 2018: Writing of a Master 2 project aiming at studying trematode dynamics in the Camargue proposed to the FRB funding program. Granted.

· 2017: Participation in the writing of a 2 years post-doctoral project aiming at studying molluscs involved in fascioliasis transmission in the Camargue proposed to the MUSE (Montpellier University of excellence) funding program. Granted.

· 2017: Participation in the writing of a project aiming at studying molluscs involved in fascioliasis transmission in the Camargue proposed to the Labex Cemeb ERJ funding program. Granted.

· 2017: Writing of the project “Reptile ecotoxicology” aiming at studying the impact of contaminants on snake and terrapin fitness in the Camargue proposed to the “Agence de l’eau” Granted.

· 2015: Writing of the project “Résifaune” aiming at studying antimicrobial resistant bacteria in rodents in the Camargue, proposed to the GECINA foundation funding program. Granted.

· 2014: Participation in the setting up and writing of the CNRS-INEE Ecosan project “Antimicrobial resistances in E. coli at the interface between human populations and wildlife ». Granted.

· 2013: Participation in the setting up and writing of the ANR Project EVOCAN (Evolution of natural resistance to cancer: Peto’s paradox revisited). Granted.

· 2009: Application to the AXA research fund PhD Thesis funding program. PhD Project “Emerging infectious diseases in the Mediterranean wetlands in the context of global changes”. Granted.

Participation in research networks:

· Participation in the Inserm / Allenvi / Aviesan working group in charge of establishing national antimicrobial resistance research prospects.

· Participation in the Globis-B workshop (Bari, Italy, 26-28 February 2018) aiming at defining variables for monitoring biotic interactions (parasitism, food chain etc.) on a global scale.

· Member of the Health and Biodiversity Working Group in charge of the monitoring of the biodiversity actions of the 3rd national health and environment plan (PNSE3).

· Member of the BIODIS international working group hosted by the CESAB (Center for Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiversity funded by the FRB) which gathers twice a year to share knowledge and produce multidisciplinary research studies on the interaction between biodiversity and health.