Education and research
2025 – 2027
CNRS, ISEM, France
Postdoctoral Associate with Emanuel A. Fronhofer
Project ZOOCAM: "Understanding the dynamics of emerging zoonotic agents in the Camargue"
2023 – 2025
University of Montpellier, CEFE, France
Postdoctoral Associate with Luis-Miguel Chevin
Project ComplexAdapat: "How does the complexity if environmental challenges affect the rate of adaptation?
A meta-experimental evolution approach by the ExpEvolOcc network"
2021 – 2023
CNRS, ISEM, France
Postdoctoral Associate with Oliver Kaltz
Project FEEDME: "Feedbacks between epidemiology and evolution in spatially complex
host-parasite metapopulations"
2019 – 2020
CNRS, ISEM, France
SNSF Early PostDoc Mobility Fellow with Oliver Kaltz
Project: "Experimental evolution of virulence in spatially dynamic landscapes"
2013 – 2018
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Doctoral studies in Ecology and Epidemiology of Parasites with Jacob C. Koella
PhD thesis: "Co-evolution between mosquitoes and microsporidian transmission strategies"
2011 – 2013
Imperial College London, UK - University of Padua, Italy
MSc in Evolutionary Biology with Chris Wilson and Andrea Pilastro
2008 – 2011
University of Padua, Italy
BSc in Biology with Fabio Gasparini and Giovanna Zaniolo
CNRS, ISEM, France
Postdoctoral Associate with Emanuel A. Fronhofer
Project ZOOCAM: "Understanding the dynamics of emerging zoonotic agents in the Camargue"
2023 – 2025
University of Montpellier, CEFE, France
Postdoctoral Associate with Luis-Miguel Chevin
Project ComplexAdapat: "How does the complexity if environmental challenges affect the rate of adaptation?
A meta-experimental evolution approach by the ExpEvolOcc network"
2021 – 2023
CNRS, ISEM, France
Postdoctoral Associate with Oliver Kaltz
Project FEEDME: "Feedbacks between epidemiology and evolution in spatially complex
host-parasite metapopulations"
2019 – 2020
CNRS, ISEM, France
SNSF Early PostDoc Mobility Fellow with Oliver Kaltz
Project: "Experimental evolution of virulence in spatially dynamic landscapes"
2013 – 2018
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Doctoral studies in Ecology and Epidemiology of Parasites with Jacob C. Koella
PhD thesis: "Co-evolution between mosquitoes and microsporidian transmission strategies"
2011 – 2013
Imperial College London, UK - University of Padua, Italy
MSc in Evolutionary Biology with Chris Wilson and Andrea Pilastro
2008 – 2011
University of Padua, Italy
BSc in Biology with Fabio Gasparini and Giovanna Zaniolo
Teaching
2014-2017
Teaching assistant: “Embryology”, practice in animal developmental biology (BSc), 4 days of a 4-week block course.
2014-2017
Teaching assistant: “Evolutionary Ecology”, main questions in evolutionary ecology (BSc), 10 teaching units.
2014-2017
Teaching assistant: “Experimental Parasitology”, mentoring and development of experiments (MSc), 5 days of a 6 weeks full day block course and practice.
2014-2016
Teaching assistant: “Problem Based Learning”, mentoring and practice (BSc), 5 days of a 6 weeks full day block course and practice.
Teaching assistant: “Embryology”, practice in animal developmental biology (BSc), 4 days of a 4-week block course.
2014-2017
Teaching assistant: “Evolutionary Ecology”, main questions in evolutionary ecology (BSc), 10 teaching units.
2014-2017
Teaching assistant: “Experimental Parasitology”, mentoring and development of experiments (MSc), 5 days of a 6 weeks full day block course and practice.
2014-2016
Teaching assistant: “Problem Based Learning”, mentoring and practice (BSc), 5 days of a 6 weeks full day block course and practice.
MSc and BSc student mentoring
2023
João Gabriel Colares Silveira: “Understanding evolutionary adaptation to multiple stressors” (MSc Candidate, Erasmus Mundus MEME M1), Co-Advisor (with E. A. Fronhofer), University of Montpellier, France.
2022
Raina Manasven: “Consequences of dispersal evolution on the spread of a parasite epidemic” (MSc Candidate, Erasmus Mundus MEME M1), Co-Advisor (with O. Kaltz), University of Montpellier, France.
2021
Sanchez Charléne: “Experimental evolution: parasite virulence (Holospora undulata), host density and dispersal (Paramecium caudatum)” (MSc Candidate, DIPHE M2), Co-Advisor (with O. Kaltz), University of Montpellier, France.
2019
Petrucci Giovanni: “Should I stay or should I go? Genetic variation in dispersal plasticity of a protozoan challenged by a parasite” (MSc Candidate, Erasmus Mundus MEME M1), Co-Advisor (with O. Kaltz), University of Montpellier, France.
2017
Lea Moesch: “Plasticity in recombination rate of the yellow fever mosquito to parasite infection” (MSc Candidate), Co-Advisor (with J.C. Koella), ETHZ, Zurich and University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2016
Nathalie Bovet: “Effect of the infection of Vavraia culicis on the recombination rate of Aedes aegyti” (MSc Candidate), Co-Advisor (with J.C. Koella), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2015
Losada Naiara: “Age-dependent oviposition response of the mosquito Aedes aegyti to infected conspecific larvae” (MSc Candidate), Co-Advisor (with J.C. Koella), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
João Gabriel Colares Silveira: “Understanding evolutionary adaptation to multiple stressors” (MSc Candidate, Erasmus Mundus MEME M1), Co-Advisor (with E. A. Fronhofer), University of Montpellier, France.
2022
Raina Manasven: “Consequences of dispersal evolution on the spread of a parasite epidemic” (MSc Candidate, Erasmus Mundus MEME M1), Co-Advisor (with O. Kaltz), University of Montpellier, France.
2021
Sanchez Charléne: “Experimental evolution: parasite virulence (Holospora undulata), host density and dispersal (Paramecium caudatum)” (MSc Candidate, DIPHE M2), Co-Advisor (with O. Kaltz), University of Montpellier, France.
2019
Petrucci Giovanni: “Should I stay or should I go? Genetic variation in dispersal plasticity of a protozoan challenged by a parasite” (MSc Candidate, Erasmus Mundus MEME M1), Co-Advisor (with O. Kaltz), University of Montpellier, France.
2017
Lea Moesch: “Plasticity in recombination rate of the yellow fever mosquito to parasite infection” (MSc Candidate), Co-Advisor (with J.C. Koella), ETHZ, Zurich and University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2016
Nathalie Bovet: “Effect of the infection of Vavraia culicis on the recombination rate of Aedes aegyti” (MSc Candidate), Co-Advisor (with J.C. Koella), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
2015
Losada Naiara: “Age-dependent oviposition response of the mosquito Aedes aegyti to infected conspecific larvae” (MSc Candidate), Co-Advisor (with J.C. Koella), University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Grants and fellowships
2019 – 2020
SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility “Experimental evolution of virulence in spatially dynamic landscapes”
Awarded to Zilio G.
Research grant: CHF 3,000.– p.a.; Travel grant: CHF 2,000.– p.a.; Fellowship: CHF 45,000.– p.a.; total: CHF 75,000
2018
Prix Jean-Georges Baer, excellent PhD thesis in parasitology, University of Neuchâtel
Awarded to Zilio G.
Funds: CHF 1,000.
2017
Travel grant of the Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology, University of Neuchâtel
Awarded to Zilio G.
Travel grant: CHF 450.
2013
Erasmus scholarship, MSc exchange student, University of Padua, Italy - Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
Awarded to Zilio G.
Funds: EUR 2,100.
SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility “Experimental evolution of virulence in spatially dynamic landscapes”
Awarded to Zilio G.
Research grant: CHF 3,000.– p.a.; Travel grant: CHF 2,000.– p.a.; Fellowship: CHF 45,000.– p.a.; total: CHF 75,000
2018
Prix Jean-Georges Baer, excellent PhD thesis in parasitology, University of Neuchâtel
Awarded to Zilio G.
Funds: CHF 1,000.
2017
Travel grant of the Interuniversity doctoral program in organismal biology, University of Neuchâtel
Awarded to Zilio G.
Travel grant: CHF 450.
2013
Erasmus scholarship, MSc exchange student, University of Padua, Italy - Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
Awarded to Zilio G.
Funds: EUR 2,100.
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