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Sophie WALLON

ANGRA DO HEROISMO

En résumé

SKILLS

Fieldwork : Rapid Biodiversity Assessment, flora and fauna recognition, collect of insects (sweeping, entomological aspirator, traps), herbarium conception, animation of guided walk, collect of animal and manipulation.

Laboratory work : optical microscope, microscope in Apotome, drawing with a camera lucida, microtome, electrophoresis, histology (immunofluorescence simple and triple marking, blade coloration, molecular biology (protein activity measurements, western blot), animal dissection.

Sofware : Microsoft office, R, SPSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageJ, Axiovision, design of flyers and posters.

Scientific approach : bibliography, establishment of experiences, results analysis, writing of publications (repport, scientific publication), give classes.

KNOWLEDGE

- Ecology
- Functioning of ecosystem
- Physiology and ecophysiology
- Vegetal and animal biology
- Aquaculture
- Botanic
- Histology
- Molecular biology
- Biotechnology

Mes compétences :
Biologie
Écologie
Ecophysiologie

Entreprises

  • Azorean Biodiversity Group (GBA, CITA-A) - University of Azores – Terceira Island - Portugal - Investigator

    2013 - maintenant Study of the arthropods from the Azores archipelago as a part of the Island-Biodiv Project (http://island-biodiv.org/).

    All the process from the collect of Arthropods in the field with SLAM traps, the species identification in the laboratory and their storage in collection. Entering data on a database. Analyse them testing some GDM and try to find a distribution pattern of the different species depending their origin (Endemic, Native and Introduced) with different biogeographic parameters (size, altitude, age, humidity, etc.) of the archipelago islands (software : R).

    Supervising students in traineeship : explain to them the main taxonomic groups encountered in Azores, till the order or the specie if possible. To guide them in their project till a scientific report and an oral presentation of their work.

  • O CITA-A (Centro de Investigação e Tecnologias Agrárias dos Açores) Université des Açores. - Investigator

    2012 - 2013 - Dynamics of colonization and invasion of ladybirds : the Azores as a case study.
    - Short-term effects of three prey species on the fitness of Scymnus interruptus Goeze
    - Rearing of two ladybird species: Scymnus nubilus and Scymnus interruptus

    Wallon S., Borges I.,Soares A. O., 2013. Assessment of mass rearing on performance of Scymnus nubilus Mulsant. Poster presented for the 12th International Symposium “Ecology of Aphidophaga” from 9th to 13th September 2013. APHIDOPHAGA 12 Belgrade, Serbia.

    I. Borges, S. Wallon, M. Fassin, M. Lloret, A. O. Soares. Short-term effects of three prey species on the fitness of Scymnus interruptus Goeze. Poster presented from 25th to 27th october 2012, for the workshop "Biotecnologia no controle biológico" at the University of Açores (Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal).

  • UMR5119 Ecologie des systèmes marins côtiers ECOSYM, Equipe AEO, Montpellier. - Investigator

    2010 - 2010 Osmoregulatory strategies in natural populations of the black-chinned tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron exposed to extreme salinities in West African estuaries.
    - Molecular and histological tools were used to localize the main branchial ion transporters and channels, and branchial Na+/K+-ATPase activity were measured.

    Reference : C. Lorin-Nebel, J-C. Avarre, N. Faivre, S. Wallon, G. Charmantier, J-D Durand. 2012. Osmoregulatory strategies in natural populations of the black-chinned tilapia Sarotherodon melanotheron exposed to extreme salinities in West African estuaries. J Comp Physiol B, 2012 Aug;182(6):771-80

  • UMR5119 Ecologie des systèmes marins côtiers ECOSYM, Equipe AEO, Montpellier. - Investigator

    2009 - 2009 Cellular and molecular osmoregulatory responses to cadmium exposure in Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea, Amphipoda)
    - Molecular and histological tools were used to test haemolymph osmolality of Gammarus fossarum as a valuable biomarker to evaluate crustacean health and thus river quality

    Reference : J. Issartel, V. Boulo, S. Wallon, O. Geffard, G. Charmantier. 2010. Cellular and molecular osmoregulatory responses to cadmium exposure in Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Chemosphere, 81 : 701–710

  • ONF - Chargée d'inventaire et guide touristique d'un arboretum

    2008 - 2008 - Guided tour of the arboretum of «Hort de Dieu».
    - Inventory of the summit flora of Mount Aigoual.
    - Design of a flyer french/english for the arboretum.
    In the Cévènnes, at Aigoual Mountain within ONF
    (Office of National Forest)

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