Cecile LEPERE

Cecile LEPERE is a Professor at the Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), leading the MEB research team and serving as Head of the Microbiology Master's program. She holds a Junior membership at the Institut Universitaire de France (2018-2023). Her research focuses on microbial communities in aquatic ecosystems, including eukaryotic parasites' roles in plankton regulation, protist diversity in lakes, and metabolic adaptability of picophytoplankton.

• Affiliations: UFR de Biologie, Université Clermont Auvergne
• Roles: MEB Team Leader, Microbiology Master's Program Director
• Location: Bureau 062, 1 Impasse Amélie Murat, Aubière Cedex, France

Research Themes:
- Parasitism's impact on aquatic food webs
- Protist ecological roles in lake systems
- Picophytoplankton metabolic plasticity and spatial distribution

Awards:
- IUF Junior Membership (2018-2023)

Grants/Advising:
- No specific grants mentioned in text. Advisee list empty due to no student names provided.