My research falls within the field of ecophysiology of invertebrate species. I seek to study the impact of environmental pressures (mostly of human origin: pollutants, urbanization, climate change) on animal physiology and more specifically on the ability of animals to fight and resist to infection (eco-immunology). My area of expertise ranges from immunological skills to gene expression techniques. The main scientific questions I am currently addressing concern:

(1) the study of the negative effects due to the exposure of pollinators to endocrine disruptors (phthalates): we decipher the effects on individual metabolism, but also the disruption of sensory capacities and the potential consequences on interactions with plants;

(2) the study of the effects of infestation by endoliths on mussel’s response to heat stress;

(3) the study of immune investments of a gastropod from Lake Malawi (Melanoides tuberculata)

as a function of the temperature regime and their role in the invasiveness of the strain.