I am interested in projects focusing on soil biodiversity conservation. I can bring expertise on soil invertebrates communities (especially insects and earthworms), and the study of trophic interactions. I use molecular methods (e.g. metabarcoding, nanopore sequencing) to monitor soil communities and decipher trophic interactions between invertebrates. I am also interested in projects related to agroforestry, as I am currently coordinating a couple of projects focusing on insect diversity and biological control in agroforestry fields.

I work as a Professor at IRBI (Insect Biology Research Institute) at Tours University in France. The IRBI is dedicated to the analysis of interactions between insects and their biotic and abiotic environment.
The diversity of expertise has been perpetuated since the unit's creation (1961) by bringing together under one roof researchers and lecturers from different disciplines (e.g. ecology, physiology, genetics, (bio)chemistry, physics, bioinformatics and mathematics), making the IRBI a rare place with an asserted international identity on insect sciences.
In order to understand the puzzle of life and to confront the complexity of biological systems, their functioning and their evolution, the IRBI thus implements a resolutely integrative approach at the interface between the organismal biology, ecology (in its mainly molecular, chemical, physical and behavioural dimensions), and evolutionary biology. The areas of transfer range from biological control for sustainable agriculture to the development of new technologies for the control of vector and invasive insects in urban and natural environments, as well as biomimicry or the production of insects for feed and food (the latest IRBI publications).