I am an Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Poitiers (France), within the Laboratory of Ecology and Biology of Interactions (UMR CNRS 7267).

My research focuses on the evolutionary ecology of host–parasite and host–symbiont interactions, with a particular emphasis on vector-borne diseases such as avian malaria. I am especially interested in mosquito biology, parasite transmission dynamics, and the ecological and evolutionary factors that shape disease emergence and spread.

I investigate how within-host parasite dynamics, co-infections, and environmental heterogeneity influence transmission success, host fitness, and parasite evolution in both natural and experimental systems. My work combines field-based studies with controlled laboratory experiments to better understand the mechanisms underlying variation in infection outcomes.

While my early research primarily focused on avian malaria systems, I have recently broadened my interests to include host–symbiont interactions in terrestrial invertebrates, particularly isopods and their reproductive manipulators, including feminizing endosymbionts. This expansion allows me to explore how symbiotic microorganisms can profoundly alter host biology, population dynamics, and evolutionary trajectories.

Current projects include ArmaWave, which investigates how heat waves disrupt symbiotic associations and impact host fitness and ecosystem functioning, and ViF, which aims to uncover the molecular mechanisms and evolutionary consequences of virus-induced feminization and sex-ratio distortion in a unique host–symbiont system. 

I am also involved in the ANR project PHYTOBIRD, lead by Jérôme Moreau and in collaboration with Coraline Bichet. This project investigates how agricultural practices, particularly the use of conventional versus organic farming and associated pesticide exposure, influence the susceptibility of wild birds to vector-borne infections. Using birds as bioindicators across a well-characterised agricultural landscape (the Zone Atelier Plaine & Val de Sèvre), we examine how environmental contamination affects parasite diversity, infection intensity, and host physiological condition.