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Nathalie Ch\u00e8vre<\/a> (Head of the group)<\/strong>\u00a0 –<\/strong> personal website<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

contact: <\/em>nathalie.chevre[at]unil.ch<\/p>\n

Dr Laurent Boualit (invited reseacher)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Laurent Boualit\u2019s work focuses on anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems through innovative and collaborative research approaches combining ecotoxicology, conservation biology, and environmental sciences. He is particularly interested in developing new methodologies integrating emerging technologies, robust statistical methods, and transparent scientific practices.<\/p>\n

Alongside his academic activities, he recently founded an environmental consulting company (https:\/\/latelierdesdonnees.ch\/<\/a>) through which he pilots interdisciplinary projects ranging from the assessment of anthropogenic pressures on freshwater organisms to the integrated management of invasive species in urbanized environments. His work places particular importance on reproducibility, data-driven decision making, and collaboration between researchers, institutions, and stakeholders.<\/p>\n

Within the research group, his role is to develop new research topics, support PhD students, and contribute to teaching and mentoring bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s students.<\/p>\n

Field: <\/em>Ecotoxicology, Conservation Biology & Environmental Science<\/p>\n

Main topics:<\/em> Emerging pollutants, integrated invasive species management, ecological monitoring, statistical modelling, GIS, biomarkers, environmental data science.<\/p>\n

Marie Defago (PhD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marie Defago’s research focuses on exploring the potential effects of certain pharmaceutical substances on Daphnia magna <\/i>by measuring epigenetic and genetic biomarkers, with the aim of better characterizing the mechanisms\u00a0underlying these responses. By conducting experiments across multiple generations, she also seeks to identify potential multigenerational and transgenerational effects.<\/p>\n

Lo\u00efc Cattin (PhD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lo\u00efc Cattin\u2019s research focuses on anthropogenic pressures on the environment, with a particular emphasis on chemical pollution. His work lies at the crossroads of ecotoxicology<\/strong>, conservation biology<\/strong>, and environmental geosciences<\/strong>. Within his PhD project, he will investigate the effects of emerging pollutants<\/strong> on soil ecosystems, particularly veterinary products such as antibiotics and antiparasitic agents.<\/p>\n

During his Master thesis, Lo\u00efc has worked on the development of minimally invasive methods for monitoring enzymatic biomarkers in amphibians using saliva samples (GST, EROD and AChE). The aim was to propose new methods aligned with the 3Rs principle, which seek to replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research. After his studies, he was involved on a variety of applied environmental projects, including the assessment of combined sewer overflow management practices and sustainable waste management in the race boat industry.<\/p>\n

Field :<\/em> Ecotoxicology & Environmental Science<\/p>\n

Main topics:<\/em> Emerging Chemical Pollutants, Soil pollution, 3Rs, Biomarkers, GIS<\/p>\n

Other topics of interest :<\/em> Wastewater, Sustainable Waste Management, Invasive Species, Amphibian Conservation.<\/p>\n

Assiata Traore Dosso (PhD)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Assiata is assessing the fate and behaviour, as weel as the environmental and health impact of chemicals used for gold extraction. She focuses her study on the mines situated in the region of Hir\u00e9 (Southern Ivory Cost). See \u00ab\u00a0mine d’or ou mine de malheur<\/a>\u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n

Marco Zaninetti (master)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marco is working on a Master’s project focused on protecting the groundwater catchments in Grandvillard, a strategic site for EauSud SA’s water supply. His work involves evaluating environmental risks and land-use conflicts by creating a GIS-based mapping of sensitive areas and prioritizing actions to address these risks. He will also take part in the participatory approach by collaborating with stakeholders, including agricultural and industrial operators as well as local authorities, to support the development of collaborative and sustainable solutions for groundwater protection.<\/p>\n

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Nathalie Ch\u00e8vre (Head of the group)\u00a0 – personal website contact: nathalie.chevre[at]unil.ch Dr Laurent Boualit (invited reseacher) Laurent Boualit\u2019s work focuses on anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems through innovative and collaborative research approaches combining ecotoxicology, conservation biology, and environmental sciences. He is particularly interested in developing new methodologies integrating emerging technologies, robust statistical methods, and transparent scientific … <\/p>\n

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