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Lucas Marie-Orleach is a Lecturer at the University of Tours, affiliated with the Institute for Research on Insect Biology (IRBI) under the UMR CNRS 7261. His research focuses on the effects of sexual reproduction on evolution at micro- and macro-evolutionary scales, combining laboratory experiments and theoretical models in quantitative genetics, population genetics, and behavioral ecology . Affiliation: University of Tours, France Academic Rank: Lecturer Research Themes: Sexual selection, speciation, self-fertilization, social effects, environmental stress adaptation Marie-Orleach’s work explores key questions such as the quantification of sexual selection, evolutionary consequences of social interactions, and impacts of self-fertilization on speciation. His 15 most recent publications (2013–2024) span topics like mating systems, cryptic female choice, and genome-wide heterozygosity maintenance. Notably, his 2024 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology study addresses selfing’s role in speciation, while his 2023 Science Advances paper uncovers non-Mendelian inheritance in asexual nematodes. Scientific Awards: Marie-Orleach has received multiple grants, including a 2020 Norwegian Research Council fellowship, two Swiss National Science Foundation postdoc fellowships (2017, 2015), and doctoral fellowships from the Burkhardt-Bürgin Foundation (2013) and Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft Basel (2013). His collaborations span institutions in Norway (University of Oslo), France (University of Rennes), and Scotland (University of St Andrews). Marie-Orleach’s research integrates experimental and theoretical approaches, emphasizing transitions between sexual systems, indirect genetic effects, and evolutionary consequences of mating behaviors.

• Evolutionary Biology
• Population Genetics
• Behavioral Ecology
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Vincent Foray is a Researcher at the University of Tours, affiliated with the Research Institute on Insect Biology (IRBI) and the Department of Animal Biology and Genetics. He specializes in thermal biology, symbiotic interactions, and the impacts of climate change on insects. His work focuses on how temperature and endosymbiotic bacteria influence insect phenotypes and fitness, particularly in aphids. Research themes include: (1) Thermal biology, exploring how temperature fluctuations affect insect performance and adaptation, and (2) Symbiotic interactions, studying the role of endosymbionts like Serratia symbiotica and Wolbachia in thermal tolerance and host-symbiont dynamics. He teaches courses in population genetics and organism biology. Publications span topics like aphid-parasitoid dynamics, microbial symbiont effects on host fitness, and thermal adaptation mechanisms. Collaborations include studies on Drosophila suzukii invasions and metabolic impacts of dietary shifts. His work is grounded in integrative approaches combining molecular, physiological, and behavioral data.

• Climate Change Biology
• Thermal Biology
• Symbiosis
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Jean-Michel Rozet is the Team Leader of a research group focused on genetic mechanisms underlying rare hereditary sensory disorders and mitochondrial diseases. His work bridges clinical practice and research to improve diagnostics and therapies, supported by collaborations with national networks in France and international institutions. The team investigates genetic mutations in conditions affecting vision, hearing, and mitochondrial function, aiming to develop novel diagnostic tools and targeted treatments. Research priorities include identifying disease-causing genes, modeling pathogenic mechanisms in vitro and in vivo, and translating findings into clinical applications. Key areas of study involve ciliopathies, retinal dystrophies, and optic neuropathies. The team leverages patient cohorts and advanced genetic technologies to uncover genetic heterogeneity and therapeutic targets. Key Focus Areas: Retinal degeneration, mitochondrial dysfunction, ciliopathy syndromes, and neurodevelopmental disorders Clinical Translation: Developing biomarkers for personalized medicine and gene therapy applications Collaborations: National networks for rare diseases (Ophthalmology, Genetic Deafness, Mitochondrial Disorders) and international consortia Publications highlight breakthroughs in understanding genetic variants linked to sensory organ defects and mitochondrial disorders, with recent work emphasizing therapeutic interventions and disease mechanisms in ciliopathies.

• Genetic Disorders
• Mitochondrial Diseases
• Ophthalmology
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Romain Libbrecht is a CNRS Research Fellow at the University of Tours, France, affiliated with the Research Institute on Insect Biology (IRBI) under the UFR of Sciences and Techniques. Previously, he held positions as an Assistant Professor at the University of Mainz and conducted postdoctoral research internationally. His research focuses on understanding phenotypic plasticity and division of labor in social insects, particularly ants, integrating evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, molecular biology, and epigenetics. Education highlights include a PhD from the University of Lausanne (2012), a Master’s from the University of Rennes (2007), and research internships at the University of Reading (2005-2006). His work explores how environmental and social factors influence ant behavior, physiology, and gene expression through multi-disciplinary approaches. Research interests emphasize the molecular mechanisms underlying caste differentiation, task specialization, and social organization. Key findings include the role of transcriptional activity in response to queen loss, the impact of worker diversity on colony productivity, and sensory-driven division of labor via odorant receptors. His articles consistently investigate insect social systems, with recent work focusing on invasive ant species and the interplay between parasite load and host physiology. No notable awards are listed, but his contributions to ant genomics and epigenetics have advanced understanding of social evolution. Lab affiliations include the IRBI, where he collaborates on projects bridging ecology and molecular biology. No specific grants or advising roles are detailed, but his transcontinental academic journey reflects a commitment to global scientific collaboration.

• Social Insect Biology
• Phenotypic Plasticity
• Behavioral Ecology
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Alessandra Pierani is a Professor leading a research team focused on understanding the genetics and development of the cerebral cortex, particularly the role of Cajal-Retzius cells in neural circuit formation. Her work bridges developmental neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and clinical applications, with affiliations at Institut Imagine (Paris) and the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurosciences of Paris (IPNP). Her research investigates how transient neuronal populations influence cortical architecture, with implications for neurological disorders like autism, schizophrenia, and epilepsy. Key areas include neuronal migration, synaptic gene regulation, and the evolutionary origins of higher-order cortical functions. Her team employs mouse and primate models to study developmental mechanisms linking early brain formation to later-onset psychiatric conditions. Recent projects emphasize translational research, collaborating with clinicians and geneticists to develop mouse models for cortical abnormalities and improve diagnosis of neurodevelopmental diseases. The team includes 22 members from 7 nationalities, with associated labs at both institutes.

• Cortical Development
• Neurological Disorders
• Neuronal Migration
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Jérémy Froidevaux is an Assistant Professor at the University of Franche-Comté, affiliated with the Chrono-environment Research Unit (UMR 6249 CNRS/UFC). His research focuses on conservation biology, eco-acoustics, and bat ecology, with emphasis on evaluating anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity, optimizing monitoring protocols, and assessing conservation measures' effectiveness. Key projects include studies on renewable energy infrastructure (wind turbines, solar farms) and their effects on bat populations. He leads the Silent·Cities initiative, analyzing urban soundscapes during global crises like the 2020 pandemic. Collaborative efforts with international teams address issues like light pollution, electromagnetic field exposure, and biodiversity policy implementation. His academic contributions span 150+ peer-reviewed articles, including work on bat activity patterns at power lines, solar farm impacts, and species-level trait datasets for European bats. Froidevaux advises graduate students, such as Samantha Aguillon, and actively participates in cross-disciplinary initiatives like the Réunion Island Night Environment Observatory. His work bridges ecological research with practical conservation solutions, advocating for evidence-based policies in renewable energy planning and habitat management.

• Conservation Biology
• Ecoacoustics
• Bat Ecology
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Pierre Baduel is a researcher at the Institute of Biology of the École Normale Supérieure (IBENS) , leading the PÉpiTE Team focused on Polyploidy and Epigenetics of Transposable Elements. His work explores how genetic and epigenetic mechanisms involving TEs contribute to heritable phenotypic variation, particularly in the context of environmental changes. Baduel utilizes Arabidopsis thaliana as a model organism due to its well-characterized genome and tools for ploidy manipulation. His research addresses the molecular basis of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance and the impact of polyploidy on TE control. His recent publications (2024-2019) span transposon-driven adaptation, environmental epigenetics, and evolutionary genomics. Funding includes an ANR JCJC POLYSTRESS grant (AAPG2023) and a Université PSL doctoral allocation.

• Epigenetics
• Transposable Elements
• Polyploidy
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Véronique Beaujouan is a Researcher at the French Higher Education Institution in Agriculture, Food, Horticultural and Landscape Sciences, affiliated with UMR BAGAP in Rennes, France. Her work spans Landscape Ecology , Urban Biodiversity , and Nitrogen Cycle Modeling , with a focus on human-environment interactions in coastal wetlands, urban grasslands, and viticultural zones. Key research areas: Ecological Filtering , Environmental Policy , GIS Applications , and Agroecology . Recent publications analyze climate change impacts on coastal landscapes , citizen science data biases , and trait-based biodiversity responses across urban-rural gradients. Collaborations include projects in Nature-Based Solutions and Ecological Connectivity , contributing to frameworks like the INCA nitrogen model.

• Landscape Ecology
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Urban Ecology
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Yashraj Chavhan is an Assistant Professor at the School of Biology , Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram. His research focuses on evolutionary biology of asexual organisms through experimental evolution, genomics, and transcriptomics using bacterial and bacteriophage models. Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Fellow PhD from IISER Pune Masters in Biotechnology from IBB Pune Research Themes: Origin and evolution of multicellularity Cell differentiation in nascent lineages Phenotypic plasticity in ecological coexistence Complex adaptation in asexual populations Scientific Awards: Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Fellowship Teaching: Courses in evolution, population genetics, and ecology. Funding: Supported by Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) and IISER TVM.

• Evolutionary Biology
• Asexual Evolution
• Multicellularity Evolution
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Claudio Piani is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Science at The American University of Paris. He holds a PhD from the University of Washington (2000) and a Laurea from the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'. His research focuses on climate modeling, statistical bias correction of climate data, hydrological impacts of climate change, and evolutionary responses to environmental fluctuations. Piani has contributed to global climate projections and regional climate studies, including work on Mediterranean climate dynamics and African agricultural resilience. Education: PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA Laurea, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy Research Interests: Dr. Piani’s work bridges climate science and practical applications, emphasizing bias correction methodologies to improve climate model reliability. His studies explore how climate change affects hydrology, agriculture, and biodiversity, particularly in vulnerable regions like West Africa. He also investigates evolutionary adaptation mechanisms in organisms exposed to fluctuating temperatures and extreme weather events. Key Contributions: Piani co-authored influential papers on statistical bias correction, contributed to large-scale climate ensemble projects, and organized interdisciplinary conferences like the AUP Science Translation for Climate Action (2019). His research highlights the importance of accurate climate data for impactful modeling in environmental planning and risk assessment. Affiliations: Piani is affiliated with AUP’s Joy and Edward Frieman Environmental Science Center. He teaches courses on climate change, environmental science, and applied statistics, integrating real-world climate challenges into curricula.

• Climate Modeling
• Hydrological Modeling
• Climate Change Impact Assessment
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Guy Claireaux serves as a University Professor at the University of Western Brittany, France, conducting cutting-edge research on marine fish physiological responses to environmental stressors including hypoxia, ocean acidification, and warming. His work primarily focuses on European sea bass and polar cod, examining cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic adaptations critical for survival in changing ocean conditions. His research spans hypoxia tolerance mechanisms, thermal biology, and synergistic stressor effects, employing controlled experiments to investigate oxygen transport systems, metabolic plasticity, and behavioral responses. This work reveals individual variation in physiological resilience and has direct applications for fisheries management and marine conservation under climate change, emphasizing the vulnerability of key species to anthropogenic pressures. Analysis of his recent publications shows concentrated investigation into transgenerational acclimation potential and multi-stressor interactions, particularly ocean acidification combined with warming or oil pollution. His findings highlight both adaptive capacities and critical thresholds in fish physiology, providing essential data for predicting ecosystem impacts and informing marine protection policies in warming oceans. Dr. Claireaux collaborates internationally through projects including Flamenco, OASYS, PACIO, and Seawise, addressing marine environmental challenges through integrated physiology-ecosystem approaches. Though previously affiliated with an unspecified laboratory at the University of Western Brittany, his current work maintains strong institutional ties while contributing to global understanding of fish responses to anthropogenic ocean change.

• Marine Biology
• Fish Physiology
• Environmental Physiology
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Gibert Patricia is a researcher specializing in phenotypic plasticity and biological invasions, with a focus on Drosophila species as models for studying adaptive responses to environmental changes. She coordinates the ANR TRAPP project (2025-2029), which investigates transgenerational plasticity and epigenetic mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster under insecticide exposure, in collaboration with institutions such as the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, CNRS, and Anses. Her work bridges fundamental ecological questions and applied pest management strategies, particularly for the invasive Drosophila suzukii. Her research explores thermal reaction norms, environmental variability, and the role of phenotypic plasticity in rapid adaptation. She examines how temperature fluctuations and multi-generational stressors influence species' responses, with implications for climate change biology and agroecosystem resilience. Her projects address Drosophila's immune resistance, host-plant diversity, and larval competition dynamics, while developing novel biological control methods for invasive pests. The trends in her recent publications emphasize transposable elements in phenotypic plasticity, thermal adaptation in invasive species, and microbiota-mediated interactions. Her work spans molecular genetics (e.g., Jheh gene cluster) to macroecological patterns, integrating interdisciplinary approaches across genetics, physiology, and ecosystem modeling. She actively collaborates with teams in France, Norway, and international institutions to advance these themes. Gibert Patricia co-supervises Marie Panza's thesis on Drosophila suzukii's resistance to Leptopilina japonica parasitoids, alongside Laurence Mouton and Vincent Foray. She serves on the CNRS Scientific Council (since 2023) and contributes to the Living Lab Anthares program under PEPR SOLU-BIOD, focusing on nature-based solutions for biodiversity. Her affiliations also include the F.R.S.-F.N.R.S. Sustainability Commission and interdisciplinary research networks.

• Phenotypic plasticity
• Environmental adaptation
• Biological invasions
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Marie Bourjade is a Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at the Cognition, Languages, Language, Ergonomics Laboratory (CLLE, UMR 5263) of Toulouse Jean Jaurès University . She leads research on multimodal communication systems , with a focus on human-primate comparative analysis and language evolution through her MODAL project. HDR in 2022: 'Bridges between gesture and voice in primate species' Junior Member of Institut Universitaire de France since 2020 Previously held postdoctoral positions at Max Planck Institute and Aix-Marseille University Her research explores interspecific communication mechanisms , combining developmental psychology , experimental linguistics , and primate behavioral ecology . Recent publications examine attention-sensitive communication in human infants and olive baboons , revealing evolutionary continuities in multimodal signaling. She supervises master's theses in evolutionary psychology and teaches across L1-L3 psychology curricula , including developmental psychology history, observation techniques, and comparative psychology courses. Collaborations include institutions like University of California San Diego , University of St Andrews , and Tilburg University .

• Language Acquisition
• Multimodal Communication
• Developmental Psychology
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Manuella Catterou is a Lecturer in Cell Biology specializing in plant biotechnologies at the University of Picardie Jules Verne. She serves as Head of the Master 2 Science and Technology of Agriculture, Food and the Environment (ST2AE) program and oversees internships and work-study programs for approximately 100 students annually, while teaching molecular genetics, crop improvement genetics, and bioinformatics across bachelor's and master's degrees. Her research centers on plant molecular genetics, functional genomics, and ecophysiology, with emphasis on nitrogen metabolism in Arabidopsis, Miscanthus, and Camelina. She investigates plant responses to environmental constraints including low nitrogen inputs and abiotic stresses, and examines resulting soil-plant-insect interaction dynamics to develop sustainable agricultural systems. Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent focus on nitrogen use efficiency in crops, plant-microbe symbioses (particularly Sphingomonas-mediated biostimulation), and ecological assessment of grassland conservation. Her work integrates molecular physiology with field ecology to address agricultural sustainability challenges across diverse cropping systems. Dr. Catterou has secured funding from regional (Hauts de France), national (ANR), and European initiatives, leading projects including NEWSUN (sunflower innovation), WOODNET (landscape connectivity), and current initiatives 3C2B (cover crop biostimulation) and ROSTIM (agri-food by-product biostimulation), demonstrating sustained commitment to translational agricultural research.

• Plant Molecular Genetics
• Functional Genomics
• Ecophysiology
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Thomas Kichey is a Senior Lecturer HDR at the University of Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), specializing in ecophysiology and plant physiology within the EDYSAN research unit (UMR 7058). His work focuses on invasive plant species and their ecological impacts under global change, with significant contributions to understanding foliar functional traits in invasion biology. He holds key administrative roles including Head of the Agroecology course in the Master's program in Agronomy, Environment, Territories, Landscape, Forest (AETPF), and serves as International Relations Correspondent for EDYSAN at CNRS. Education: Doctor of Cell Biology Research Focus: Dr. Kichey's research centers on invasive alien species , particularly examining how foliar functional traits drive invasion success in exotic plants. His work spans plant physiology , ecophysiology , and global change biology , with emphasis on leaf economics spectrum dynamics and physiological adaptations in invasive species like Rhododendron ponticum and Acer pseudoplatanus. Recent projects integrate agrivoltaics and crop physiology, demonstrating interdisciplinary innovation. Publication Trends: Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals consistent focus on invasive plant mechanisms (75% of articles), with growing emphasis on renewable energy-agriculture interfaces (2023-2025). His work combines field ecology with molecular physiology, predominantly published in high-impact ecology and agronomy journals. Key recurring themes include leaf trait plasticity, invasion impacts on forest ecosystems, and physiological responses to environmental stressors. Advising and Grants: Dr. Kichey has supervised five doctoral theses on topics ranging from forest regeneration to agrivoltaics, securing funding from diverse sources including ADEME, Campus France (PHC Polonium/Ulysses), NSF, and regional councils. Current projects include Displex (2023-2024) on soil functionality impacts and SPECTRIMOINE (2023-2024) on spectral analysis of toxic heritage. Research Infrastructure: As facilitator of EDYSAN's "Functional ecology of forest neo-ecosystems" axis, he leads collaborative work across French Atlantic forests. His international network spans Syracuse University (USA), Lebanese and Tunisian institutions, and European conservation bodies like Conservatoire du littoral, enabling cross-continental studies on invasion dynamics.

• Plant Physiology
• Ecophysiology
• Invasive Species
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