Keywords:
Extracellular Vesicles-Mollusks -Bivalves-Climatic change-acclimatation-Energy-Reproduction-Hypoxia

My research focuses on the physiology of bivalve molluscs with a main model of study, a species of interest from the Norman coast, the oyster Magallana gigas. I am interested in the metabolic processes of bivalves mediated by environmental conditions, in a context of climate change. My current research focuses on the regulation of responses to environmental changes (hypoxia, temperature, trophic conditions) in oysters through extracellular vesicles.

Methodologies employed:
EVs methodologies, optical, confocal, electron microscopies, cell enrichment techniques, flow cytometry, impedance-based cell analysis and primary cell cultures.

Scientific expertise:

• Isolation and characterization of extracellular vesicles in oyster
• In-depth knowledge of the anatomy, organs and tissues of bivalve molluscs, studied in qualitative histology and quantitative imaging.
• Analysis of stem and proliferative cell in the gonad of M. gigas
• Investigation of gametogenesis in various bivalve species (M. gigas, Corbicula sp., Ruditapes decussatus) using qualitative histology and quantitative histo-imaging