Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL
Function
Scientific staff member
Group
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
Site
WSL Birmensdorf Bi MG C 39
I am passionate about evolutionary biology and how organisms interact with their environment. I have a keen interest in studying local adaptation of populations in forest ecosystems. Using omics tools and high-resolution environmental descriptors, I dedicate my research activities to improve our understanding of (co-)adaptation processes in plant-fungi symbiotic partners. Combining field- and lab-experiments, my long-term objective is to gather scientific knowledge to establish the best recommendations possible for implementing measures to counter the rapid loss of biodiversity.
Ongoing projects
GitLab page
https://gitlabext.wsl.ch/dauphin/
Scientific Positions
| Since 01.2021 | Scientific Staff Member, Ecological Genetics, WSL Ecological genomics of ectomycorrhizal fungi and plant-fungi interactions |
| 10.2018–12.2020 | Post-Doctoral Researcher, Ecological Genetics, WSL EU Horizon 2020 project GenTree: Adaptive genetic variation in European trees |
| 01.2018–09.2018 | Post-Doctoral Researcher, Ecological Genetics, WSL SNSF project PiCadapt: Local adaptation of Pinus cembra in Swiss Alps |
| 12.2014–11.2017 | Ph.D. Assistant, Evolutionary Genetics, University of Neuchâtel (CH) SNSF project Moonwort: Evolution of Botrychium species on various spatial scales |
| 05.2014–11.2014 | Scientific Collaborator, Forest and Landscape Service, Canton of Valais (CH) Manager of biodiversity and mapping of protected areas |
| 02.2013–07.2013 | Internship at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (CH) |
Education
| 12.2014–11.2017 | Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology, University of Neuchâtel (CH) |
| 11.2015–05.2016 | Visiting Ph.D. Student, Carl Rothfels’ lab, University of California (US) |
| 01.2013–01.2014 | Certificate of Advanced Studies in Geomatics, University of Geneva (CH) |
| 09.2011–12.2012 | Master of Science in Plant Ecology and Physiology, University of Neuchâtel (CH) |
| 08.2010–06.2011 | Visiting BSc. Student, University of Montréal (CA) |
| 09.2008–05.2011 | Bachelor of General Biology and Earth Sciences, University of Cergy-Pontoise (FR) |
Funding
| Amount (CHF) | Funding Agency | Project Title |
| 17’100 | Swiss National Science Foundation – WSL Biodiversity Center | EctoMycoAdapt Symposium |
| 377’826 | Swiss National Science Foundation (PI) | PhytOakmeter |
| 180’000 | SwissForestLab – LabEx ARBRE (PI) | MAGIC |
| 63'176 | WSL internal project (co-PI) | GenDiB |
| 10’000 | Overhead Fund from the University of Neuchâtel (co-PI) | Fern transcriptome project |
| 16’000 | Ph.D. Grant Mobility from the SNSF (PI) | Allopolyploidy |
| 5’000 | Fund of Donations of the University of Neuchâtel (PI) | Fern phylogenetics |
| 1’800 | Fund Marguerite Wüthrich and A. Matthey-Dupraz (PI) | Botanical trip in Sweden |
| 4’500 | Fund Dr. Joachim of Giacomi (PI) | Fern systematics |