Invited Speakers

 CLOTILDE BIARD

 Clotilde Biard is a senior lecturer at the Sorbonne University and a researcher in evolutionary ecology and ecophysiology. Her research focuses on the behavioural (maternal effects and reproductive investment, behavioural syndrome) and physiological (immunocompetence, oxidative stress, energy balance, plumage colouration) responses of passerine birds to global change, in particular the increasing urbanisation of natural environments. She specialises in parental effects, their physiological and behavioural mediation, and their influence on the phenology and reproductive success of chickadees. Clotilde's work combines long-term biodemographic monitoring of breeding populations in gradually urbanising environments, from the urban parks of central Paris to the forests of Seine et Marne, with experimental approaches. Clotilde's research shows, for example, that the same source of stress, such as noise from human activities, affects species differently, in line with specific behavioural and physiological adaptations.

CAROLINE FABIOUX

Caroline Fabioux is a lecturer at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, and a researcher at the Marine Environmental Sciences Laboratory (LEMAR). Her scientific background combines physiology, developmental biology and ecotoxicology. After obtaining her master degree in biological oceanology in 2000, she completed her PhD in the physiology of reproduction in marine organisms at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, focusing on the origin and differentiation processes of germ line stem cells in oysters, before developing the RNA interference technique on the same model during a post-doctoral fellowship between Ifremer in Brest and the Université de Caen. This technique revealed the function of key genes in reproduction. Recruited to LEMAR in 2007, she is now conducting research to understand the role of physiological modulation in the resilience of marine bivalves to environmental stress, in particular toxic microalgal blooms. These studies have an important socio-economic dimension, given the impact of toxic blooms on fishing and aquaculture activities and the associated risks to human health. Within LEMAR, she is co-director of the PANORAMA team, which covers research areas related to integrative physiology and adaptation of marine organisms, with multi-scale approaches from the gene to the population. She teaches physiology, molecular biology and genomics to undergraduate and masters students in marine biology.