EDUCATION & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2011 – 2012 University of Mons (UMONS), Belgium
Department of Chemistry, InFluX Laboratory - Interfaces and complex fluids
Research Assistant
2006 – 2011 University of Mons (UMONS), Belgium
Department of Life Sciences, Marine Biology Laboratory
Research Assistant (F.R.S.-FNRS) "Chargé de recherches FNRS"
2005 – 2007 Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies, Environmental Science Center, Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Molecular Systematics and Conservation Genetics Laboratory
Research Assistant (Postdoc)
2000 – 2005 University of Mons (UMONS), Belgium
Department of Life Sciences, Marine Biology Laboratory
PhD candidate in Sciences (specialization in Biology)
1996 – 2000 University of Mons (UMONS), Belgium
Department of Life Sciences, Marine Biology Laboratory
Master in Biology
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
2011 – 2012 Research contract (15 months); UMONS / SPW Wallonia (WINNOMAT 2)
2006 – 2011 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship "Chargé de recherches";
National Foundation for Scientific Research in Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS)
2005 – 2006 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship; Belgian American Educational Foundation (BAEF)
2005 Doctoral Research Grant; University of Mons (Fonds Franeau)
2004 Doctoral Research Grant; University of Mons / Office of Naval Research
2000 – 2004 Doctoral Research Fellowship (FRIA); National Foundation for Scientific Research in
Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS)
2004 Travel Grant; Ministry of the French Community of Belgium
2003 Travel Grant; Agathon De Potter Foundation
2003 Travel Grant; National Foundation for Scientific Research in Belgium (F.R.S.-FNRS)
2001 Travel Grant; Agathon De Potter Foundation
RESEARCH STAY
September 2005 - April 2007: Yale University, Molecular Systematics and Conservation Genetics Laboratory (Prof.
Caccone), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale Institute for Biospheric
Studies, Environmental Science Center, New Haven, USA
May 2004: University of La Reunion, La Reunion Island, France
October - December 2003: Laboratory of Dr. Kenneth Halanych, Auburn University, AL, USA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1998 – 2003 Private lessons in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and French given to High
school and undergraduate students
2004 – 2005 Seminar: "Molecular and morphological tools in phylogenetic studies" given to
undergraduate students, UMONS, Belgium
Master 1 (BOE and BBMC), UMONS, Belgium:
2007 – 2009 Training: Introduction to phylogenetic inference methods
(option; 48h – 4 ECTS)
2009 – 2012 Lectures (obligatory; 15h - 2 ECTS) and training (option: 48h – 4 ECTS)
Molecular Phylogenetics
2007 – 2010 Printemps des Sciences (UMONS)
Scientific Workshop training (UMONS)
THESIS ADVISING
“Locomotion and structure of parapodia in Myzostoma cirriferum (Myzostomida)”
2006 – 2007 • Co-advised Master thesis student Maité Todesco (UMONS, Belgium):
“Evolution of anatomical and behavioral characters in Carapidae fishes associated with echinoderms”
2008 – 2009 • Co-advised Master thesis student Jérôme Delroisse (UMONS, Belgium):
“Contribution to the study of ciliary and rhabdomeric opsins in echinoderms”
• Co-advised Master thesis student Magali Wautier (UMONS, Belgium):
“Study of morphology, embryology and phylogeny of a new cysticolous myzostomid species,
Endomyzostoma tenuitectum n. sp. (Tulear, Madagascar)”
2010 – 2011 • Co-advised Master thesis student Julien Pête (UMONS, Belgium):
“Identification and morphological characterization of a parasite of a deep-sea coral (Sea pen)”
MENTORING
(Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA)
• Co-advised undergraduate STARS student (Science, Technology and Research Scholars program)
Blair Jennings: summer lab training
(Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA)
2007 – 2008 • Co-advised undergraduate students Jérôme Delroisse and Magali Wautier: lab training
(UMONS, Belgium)
2009 – 2010 • Co-advised undergraduate student Julien Pête: lab training
(UMONS, Belgium)
JURY of THESES
“Systématique des Chalcidoidea de l’ambre de l’Oise”
• Nicolas Liénard (Master thesis; UMONS, Belgium)
“Caractérisation des modes alimentaires de macrosymbiotes associés aux crinoïdes du Grand Récif
de Tuléar (Madagascar)”
2009 – 2010 • Mélanie Demeuldre (Master thesis; UMONS, Belgium)
“Mise en évidence de stéroïdes sexuels chez Holothuria scabra Jaeger, 1833 (Echinodermata,
Holothuroidea) et étude de son développement gonadique”
2010 – 2011 • Mathias Bouzin (Master thesis; UMONS, Belgium)
"Phylogénie, biogéographie et évolution des choix floraux des Macropidinae (Hymenoptera,
Apoidea)"
2010 • Audrey Coppee (PhD thesis; UMONS, Belgium)
“Bombus terrestris (L.): A complex species or a species complex? Intraspecific pheromonal and
genetical variations of Bombus terrestris (L.) - Impacts on the speciation. ”
MEMBERSHIPS
• Biology Institute of the University of Mons, Belgium
• CIBIM - Interuniversity Center for Marine Biology, Belgium
• ISIM - International Society for Invertebrate Morphology
• Systematics Association
• COST Action TD0906 ("Biological adhesives: from biology to biomimetics")
REFEREEING
• Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2011-2012
SKILLS
Molecular techniques
DNA extraction (experience in clean room); PCR, long run PCR, nested PCR, multiplex PCR, Q-PCR, RT-PCR; analysis of DNA fragments on agarose gels; DNA purification & sequencing; DGGE; restriction analysis; bacterial and plasmid technologies (cloning methods); microbiology; biochemistry; population genetics techniques, genotyping (microsatellites), ...
Microscopy techniques
Optical, Fluorescence, Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Bioinformatics
Primers design, alignment of sequences, phylogenetic analyses, statistics, development of molecular markers, ...
Biosensors development (basic
knowledge; training in
progress):
Optics fiber Spectrometry,
FT-Raman Spectroscopy, Texture Analyzer (Probe-Tack)
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
• Experience with PC and Macintosh
• Microsoft office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint,...)
• Picture and image edition software: Photoshop, Canvas, Illustrator
• Data analysis and graphing software: Origin 8.0
• Phylogenetic & population genetics softwares (PAUP, Component, TreeView, TreeMap, MacClade, Mesquite, ClustalX, SegPup, ABI softwares, SOAP, Metapiga, Modeltest, MrBayes, Blast, Genbank, Arlequin, FStat, Network, Genepop, Structure, Distruct, Collapse, Relatedness, Kinship, Codon code aligner,...)
LANGUAGES
French - Mother language
English - Good knowledge (fluent)
Dutch - Basic knowledge (High school level)