Fabienne Dupuy

Dr. Fabienne Dupuy is a Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge (UK). Her work focuses on sensory systems, neuroscience, and insect behavior, particularly studying the mechanosensory capabilities of the wood cricket Nemobius sylvestris in predator-prey interactions. She employs behavioral experiments and neurobiological techniques like electrophysiology and calcium imaging to investigate sensory perception and escape behaviors.

• Education:
• PhD in Neuroscience (2005-2009) at IRBI, France
• Master in Neurosciences (2003-2004) at Université Paul Sabatier

Her research integrates laboratory-controlled stimuli (e.g., piston simulations of predator attacks) with field studies in forest environments. She developed OpenFluo, an open-source software for optophysiological data analysis, published in Journal of Neuroscience Methods. Her studies bridge sensory biology and neuroethology, emphasizing the neural mechanisms underlying survival behaviors in insects.

• Key Research Themes:
• Mechanosensation in orthopteran insects
• Neural coding of environmental stimuli
• Comparative olfactory systems