Diploma
2012 PhD in Zooplankton Ecology, University of Montpellier 2 (UM2) France
2009 Master in Conservation Biodiversity, UM2 France, Aegean University Greece
2007 Bachelor in Biology of Organisms, UM2 France
Relevant skills
Marine Biology and Ecology
Zooplankton and coral fish taxonomy
Technical skills: zooplankton monitoring, sediment cores sampling, spectrofluorimetry (chlorophyll-a dosage), histology (cutting microtom, colorations), bivalve dissections
Experimental skills: copepod cultures, egg production experiments, hatching success experiments, grazing experiments
Molecular biology skills: PCR (polymerase chain reaction), RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism), Dot Plot, in situ hybridisation, cloning, sequencing.
Informatics skills: office and open office, QGIS, spatial analyses.
Programming: R language
Biostatistics Analyses: univariate statistics: classical tests, linear (GLM, GLMM) and non linear regression models (GAM, GAMM), null model, model averaging
multivariate analyses: clustering analyses (distances, dendrograms), PCA, PCOA, CFA
Languages: French (mother tongue), English (working languages), Spanish, Greek (notion)
Research and work experiences
2018-2020 Life Science and biology teacher, French secondary school.
2017- 2018 Freelance marine consultant
2014- 2015 Post-doctoral position in Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Pelagic and Ecosystem Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Canada. “Impact of climate change on production and distribution on zooplankton species in the Northwest Atlantic
Ocean” supervisor: Stéphane Plourde.
2009-2012 PhD “Ecology of Paracartia grani (Copepoda, Calanoida) and its involvement in the life cycle of the protozoan parasite Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) in the Thau lagoon (southern France)” supervised by Delphine Bonnet, Isabelle Arzul and Marc Bouvy.
2008-2009 Master project “Biodiversity of Acartia sp. (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the Thau lagoon” supervised by Delphine Bonnet (UM2)
Training courses and international workshop
20-22 July 2010 Taxonomy of gelatinous plankton, UM2, Montpellier, France
17-21 March 2008 EUROCEANS Mesozooplankton training courses supervised by Dr David Conway, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth,UK.
Oral presentations and posters in international conferences
Oral presentations:
Albouy-Boyer, S., Plourde, S., Pepin, P., Lehoux, C., Johnson, C., Galbraith, P. S., Hebert, D., Lavoie, D., Chassé, J., Brickman, D., Lambert, N., Lazin, G. and Lafleur, C. (2015) Habitat modelling of key copepods species in the Northwest Atlantic using depth-integrated data to model past and future changes in distribution and productivity. ICES Annual Science Conference 21-25 September 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Arzul, I., Boyer, S., Chollet, B. and Bonnet, D. (2014) Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) dynamics in bivalves and zooplankton. Ecology and Evolution of Marine Parasites and Diseases, 10-14 March 2014, Texel, Netherlands.
Delpy, F., Boyer, S., Pagano, M., Thibault-Botha, D., Blanchot,, J., Carlotti, F. and Bonnet, D. 2013. Does latitude matter? A comparison of several non indigenous species of both North and Mediterranean Seas. Conference on non indigenous species in the North Eastern Atlantic, 20-22 November 2013, Ostend, Belgium.
Boyer, S., Chollet, B., Bonnet, D. and Arzul, I. 2013. New evidence of Paracartia grani (Copepoda, Calanoida) involvement in Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) life cycle. 16th International Conference on Diseases on Fish and Shellfish, 2-6 September 2013, Tampere, Finland.
Boyer, S., Arzul, I., Bonnet, D. and Bouvy, M. 2009. A new comer in Thau lagoon (South of France): Paracartia grani (Copepoda, calanoida) population dynamics and role in the ecosystem. 4th European coastal lagoon symposium(ECoCLR) 14-18 December 2009, Montpellier, France
Posters:
Albouy, C., Delattre, V., Boyer, S., and Leprieur, F. (2015) Vulnerability of marine mammals to projected climate change: Potential consequences for the phylogenetic and functional components of biodiversity. International Biogeography Society, 7th biennial conference, 8-12 January 2015, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
Boyer, S., Arzul, I., Bouvy, M. and Bonnet, D. 2011. Life strategies of Acartia spp populations in Thau lagoon. 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium 14-18 March 2011, Pucón, Chile
Roques,C., Carré, C., Bonnet, D., Boyer, S., and Lautredou-Audouy, N. 2011. Spatio temporal variability in cilliates populations of Thau lagoon (South of France) 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium 14-18 March 2011, Pucón, Chile
Boyer S., Bonnet D. 2008. A new comer in the Thau lagoon (France), Paracartia grani (Copepoda: calanoida): an increase of biodiversity or a real threat?”. ICES-CIESM joint meeting- 27-30 October 2008, Heraklion, Crete.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories Program awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (50 503 $CAN/ yr).
Excellence Scholarship for a period of 3 yr (2009-2012) awarded by the French Ministry of Research for my PhD (15 600€/yr).
Tutoring scholarship allocated by the University of Montpellier 2 (2010-2012) (3600€/yr).
Journal referee
Aquatic Biology, BMC Veterinary, Parasitology.
2012 PhD in Zooplankton Ecology, University of Montpellier 2 (UM2) France
2009 Master in Conservation Biodiversity, UM2 France, Aegean University Greece
2007 Bachelor in Biology of Organisms, UM2 France
Relevant skills
Marine Biology and Ecology
Zooplankton and coral fish taxonomy
Technical skills: zooplankton monitoring, sediment cores sampling, spectrofluorimetry (chlorophyll-a dosage), histology (cutting microtom, colorations), bivalve dissections
Experimental skills: copepod cultures, egg production experiments, hatching success experiments, grazing experiments
Molecular biology skills: PCR (polymerase chain reaction), RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism), Dot Plot, in situ hybridisation, cloning, sequencing.
Informatics skills: office and open office, QGIS, spatial analyses.
Programming: R language
Biostatistics Analyses: univariate statistics: classical tests, linear (GLM, GLMM) and non linear regression models (GAM, GAMM), null model, model averaging
multivariate analyses: clustering analyses (distances, dendrograms), PCA, PCOA, CFA
Languages: French (mother tongue), English (working languages), Spanish, Greek (notion)
Research and work experiences
2018-2020 Life Science and biology teacher, French secondary school.
2017- 2018 Freelance marine consultant
2014- 2015 Post-doctoral position in Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Pelagic and Ecosystem Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Canada. “Impact of climate change on production and distribution on zooplankton species in the Northwest Atlantic
Ocean” supervisor: Stéphane Plourde.
2009-2012 PhD “Ecology of Paracartia grani (Copepoda, Calanoida) and its involvement in the life cycle of the protozoan parasite Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) in the Thau lagoon (southern France)” supervised by Delphine Bonnet, Isabelle Arzul and Marc Bouvy.
2008-2009 Master project “Biodiversity of Acartia sp. (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the Thau lagoon” supervised by Delphine Bonnet (UM2)
Training courses and international workshop
20-22 July 2010 Taxonomy of gelatinous plankton, UM2, Montpellier, France
17-21 March 2008 EUROCEANS Mesozooplankton training courses supervised by Dr David Conway, Marine Biological Association, Plymouth,UK.
Oral presentations and posters in international conferences
Oral presentations:
Albouy-Boyer, S., Plourde, S., Pepin, P., Lehoux, C., Johnson, C., Galbraith, P. S., Hebert, D., Lavoie, D., Chassé, J., Brickman, D., Lambert, N., Lazin, G. and Lafleur, C. (2015) Habitat modelling of key copepods species in the Northwest Atlantic using depth-integrated data to model past and future changes in distribution and productivity. ICES Annual Science Conference 21-25 September 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Arzul, I., Boyer, S., Chollet, B. and Bonnet, D. (2014) Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) dynamics in bivalves and zooplankton. Ecology and Evolution of Marine Parasites and Diseases, 10-14 March 2014, Texel, Netherlands.
Delpy, F., Boyer, S., Pagano, M., Thibault-Botha, D., Blanchot,, J., Carlotti, F. and Bonnet, D. 2013. Does latitude matter? A comparison of several non indigenous species of both North and Mediterranean Seas. Conference on non indigenous species in the North Eastern Atlantic, 20-22 November 2013, Ostend, Belgium.
Boyer, S., Chollet, B., Bonnet, D. and Arzul, I. 2013. New evidence of Paracartia grani (Copepoda, Calanoida) involvement in Marteilia refringens (Paramyxea) life cycle. 16th International Conference on Diseases on Fish and Shellfish, 2-6 September 2013, Tampere, Finland.
Boyer, S., Arzul, I., Bonnet, D. and Bouvy, M. 2009. A new comer in Thau lagoon (South of France): Paracartia grani (Copepoda, calanoida) population dynamics and role in the ecosystem. 4th European coastal lagoon symposium(ECoCLR) 14-18 December 2009, Montpellier, France
Posters:
Albouy, C., Delattre, V., Boyer, S., and Leprieur, F. (2015) Vulnerability of marine mammals to projected climate change: Potential consequences for the phylogenetic and functional components of biodiversity. International Biogeography Society, 7th biennial conference, 8-12 January 2015, University of Bayreuth, Germany.
Boyer, S., Arzul, I., Bouvy, M. and Bonnet, D. 2011. Life strategies of Acartia spp populations in Thau lagoon. 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium 14-18 March 2011, Pucón, Chile
Roques,C., Carré, C., Bonnet, D., Boyer, S., and Lautredou-Audouy, N. 2011. Spatio temporal variability in cilliates populations of Thau lagoon (South of France) 5th International Zooplankton Production Symposium 14-18 March 2011, Pucón, Chile
Boyer S., Bonnet D. 2008. A new comer in the Thau lagoon (France), Paracartia grani (Copepoda: calanoida): an increase of biodiversity or a real threat?”. ICES-CIESM joint meeting- 27-30 October 2008, Heraklion, Crete.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government Laboratories Program awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) (50 503 $CAN/ yr).
Excellence Scholarship for a period of 3 yr (2009-2012) awarded by the French Ministry of Research for my PhD (15 600€/yr).
Tutoring scholarship allocated by the University of Montpellier 2 (2010-2012) (3600€/yr).
Journal referee
Aquatic Biology, BMC Veterinary, Parasitology.