Oct 2023 – Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, ULiège
Supervisors: Profs. Bureau (ULiège) & Eeckhaut (UMONS)
Funding: PDR (F.R.S-FNRS)
Unit of Cellular and Molecular Immunity
Project: The protectobiome of sea cucumbers (Echinodermata): analysis of the roles and interactions of coelomocytes and microbiomes in the homeostasis of Holothuria scabra
Oct 2022 – Sep 2023
Postdoctoral Researcher, UMONS
Supervisors: Profs. Harrington (McGill University, Canada) & Flammang (UMONS)
Funding: FNRS/Québec Research Fund collaborative bilateral research project
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Project: Mechanically adaptable collagenous matrices inspired by sea cucumbers for tissue engineering applications
Sep 2022 – Present
Paid Volunteer Teaching Assistant, UMONS, UCharleroi
Courses:
Introduction to Bioinformatics (15h)
Sep 2020 – Present
Unpaid Volunteer Teaching Assistant, UMONS, UCharleroi
Courses:
- Molecular Phylogeny (15h),
- Ecology, Diversity & Evolution (30h),
- Histology of Marine Invertebrates: Photoreception (2h),
- Seminar of Marine Biology: Bioluminescence (2h),
- Practical Training in Scanning electron microscopy (2h)
Oct 2019 – Sep 2022
Research Fellow F.R.S-FNRS, UMONS
Supervisor: Prof. Flammang
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Project: Opsin-based extraocular photoreception in echinoderms: the common sea star under the spotlights
Oct 2017 – Sep 2019
Postdoctoral Researcher, UMONS
Supervisor: Prof. Eeckhaut
Funding: PDR-WISD (F.R.S-FNRS)
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Project: Holothuriculture for the sustainable development of communities of traditional fishermen of the Indo-Pacific tropics
Oct 2016 – Sep 2017
Scientific Collaborator F.R.S-FNRS, UMONS
Supervisor: Prof. Flammang
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Project: Shedding light on echinoderm opsin-based photoreception
Feb 2016 – Sep 2016
Research Assistant, UMONS
Supervisor: Prof. Flammang
Funding: EU-FP7
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Project: Low-toxic cost-efficient environment-friendly antifouling materials (BYEFOULING)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Postdoctoral Researcher, QMUL (United Kingdom)
Supervisor: Prof. Elphick
Funding: BBSRC Project:
Project: Neuropeptide function in a decentralized nervous system
Dec 2013 – Dec 2014
Research Assistant, UMONS
Supervisor: Prof. Flammang
Funding: EU-FP7
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Project: BYEFOULING, Low-toxic cost-efficient environment-friendly antifouling materials
Oct 2013 – Nov 2013
Research Assistant, UMONS
Supervisor: Prof. Flammang
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Funding: Franeau UMONS Fund
Oct 2010 – Oct 2013
F.R.S.-FNRS Aspirant, UMONS/UCLouvain
Supervisors: Profs. Flammang (UMONS) & Mallefet (UCLouvain)
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics
Oct 2009 – Oct 2010
FRIA Doctoral Student (F.R.S.-FNRS), UMONS/UCLouvain
Supervisors: Profs. Flammang (UMONS) & Mallefet (UCLouvain)
Laboratory of Marine Organism Biology and Biomimetics