- 2023 - present. Ecosystem scientist at Parks Canada, Ecosystem Science Lab, Office of the Chief Ecosystem Scientist, Quebec (QC), Canada
- 2015 - 2023. Post-doc with Louis Bernatchez, department of Biology, Laval University, Quebec (QC), Canada
- 2013 - 2015. Post-doc with Michael Møller Hansen, department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Denmark
- 2011 - 2013. Post-doc (temporary associate professor) at the Centre d'Écologie Fonctionelle et Évolutive, École Pratique des Hautes Études with Dr. Claudine Montgelard & Pr. Roger Prodon
- 2007 - 2011. PhD at the Centre d'Écologie Fonctionelle et Évolutive, École Pratique des Hautes Études under the supervision of Dr. Claudine Montgelard & Dr. Claude-Pierre Guillaume
- 2005. Field assistant with Jean-Francois le Galliard, at the CEES of the University of Oslo (Norway): "Living in fragmented habitats: demographic causes and consequences of dispersal in the root vole Microtus oeconomus".
Experiences
Education
- 2007-2011
PhD in Evolutionary Biology :
“Conservation genetic in endangered species : the case of the Orsini’s viper.” under the supervision of Dr. Claudine Montgelard and Dr. Claude-Pierre Guillaume. École Pratique de Hautes Études – Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology - University of Montpellier II, France.
- 2005-2007
MSc in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, 6 months project
“Evolutionary history of an endangered species : case of the meadow viper (Vipera ursinii ursinii) in France” under the supervision of Dr. Marc Cheylan and Dr Claudine Montgelard. École Pratique de Hautes Études – Centre for Functional and Evolutionary Ecology - University of Montpellier II, France.
- 2004-2005
B.Sc. Organism Biology, 3 months project
"Tiger conservation in human-dominated landscapes" under the supervision of Dr. Guillaume Chapron and Pr. Thierry Lodé. University of Angers, France.
Softwares
Phylogentic inferences (MrBAYES, RaxML, PhyML, METAPIGA2, ModelGenerator),
Coalescence based analysis (SerialSimCoal, DIYABC, MDIV, IMa, MIGRATE),
Divergence time estimatins (BEAST, MULTDIVTIME, DIYABC, DADI, FASTSIMCOAL),
Microsatellites markers
(DNAsp, Genetix, Genepop, Arlequin), Statistical analysis
(Rgui),
Demographic inferences (BOTTLENECK, MSVAR,DADI, FASTSIMCOAL),
SPATIAL ANLYSIS
(PATHMATRIX, ArcGIS),
MPS data analysis
(Stacks, vcftools, Galaxy, Bowtie, Fastx, Haploview),
Genome scan
(Bayescan, Hierchical Model),
Genotype-envrionment associations (RDA, Bayenv, LFFM),
among others...
Field
- Wild animal manipulation (rodents, reptiles & fish)
- Capture- Mark- Recapture on Rodents (Microtus oeconumus)
- Breeding center managment rodents (Microtus oeconumus)
Laboratory
- Sampling collection
- DNA extraction (including long reads extraction)
- PCR DNA amplification
- Sequencing (Sanger, 454, Illumina, Ion Torrent)
- Microsatellites development and genotyping
- Genotyping-by-Sequencing
- Whole Genome Sequencing (low and high coverage)
2010 - present
2010 - present