Curriculum vitae
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INSULAIRE ET OBSERVATOIRE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT (CRIOBE)
2023 – PRESENT: In this project, I combine functional ecology and evolutionary quantitative genetics to test the hypothesis that coral-dwelling fish have the ability to adapt to coral reef habitat degradation and maintain their key function.
PhD
OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (OIST)
2020 – 2023: I assessed the impacts of environmental variations (habitat nursery, pollutants) on the coral reef fish metamorphosis
MASTER STUDENT
OBSERVATOIRE OCEANLOGIQUE DE BANYULS-SUR-MER
2019 – 2020: Endocrine system disruption by pesticide exposure during the metamorphosis of the clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INSULAIRE ET OBSERVATOIRE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT (CRIOBE)
2016 – 2017: Can the selection of breeding coral colonies enhance the resilience of early life stages to global warming?
NETWORK
EDUCATION
- 2019-2023: PhD, Paris – EPHE (Founding OIST)
- 2017-2019: Master’s degree Science of life, Biodiversity and Environment, Paris – EPHE
- 2015-2016: Bachelor of Science of Life and Earth, Biology Ecology, Université de Perpignan
- 2013-2015: University Degree in Technology, Biology and Environment, Université de Perpignan
SKILLS
SPECIFIC SKILLS
GEOMETRIC MORPHOMETRY
I employed this method that use landmark and semi-landmark coordinates to analyze shape differences, effectively capturing variations in morphology. This approach enabled me to compare body shape changes during fish metamorphosis across various experimental scenarios, including pesticide exposure, differing rearing environments, and spatial location influences.
FISH BIOLOGY
I have extensive experience working with fish as research models, from species identification (coral reef and Mediterranean fish) to wild capture and rearing. Additionally, I have participated in numerous fish capture missions. My expertise includes performing over 500 dissections across 30 species of Mediterranean and reef fish, which has provided me with a deep understanding of fish anatomy.
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
FIELDWORK
- Scientific diving: certified professional diver (French CAH 1B) >200 dives
- Boat and car driving license
LABORATORY WORK
- Morphometry: dissection, photography, histology, colorations
- Hormones : extractions & dosages
- Molecular biology: DNA & RNA extraction, rt-qPCR
DATA ANALYSIS
- Statistical modelling (R Software)
- Metric software (ImageJ),
- GSI software (MapInfo, QGIS)
SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION
- Conference (talks & posters)
- General public communications (Fair Science, vulgarization articles)
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Coordination (teamwork platforms)
- Project planification
- Outcome and impact evaluation reporting
LIST OF PUBLICATION
PREPRINT
- Reynaud, M., Garine-Wichatitsky, T., Morais, R. A., Parravicini, V., Morat, F., & Pujol, B. (2026). Planktivorous fishes withstand 20 years of major coral cover oscillations. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-8740892/v1
PUBLICATION
- Reynaud, M., Vianello, S., Lee, S.-H., Salis, P., Wu, K., Frederich, B., Lecchini, D., Besseau, L., Roux, N., & Laudet, V. (2025). The multi-level effect of chlorpyrifos during clownfish metamorphosis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 603, 112535. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2025.112535
- Reynaud, M., Gairin, E., Lecchini, D., Laudet, V., & Frédérich, B. (2023). The environment: A vector of phenotypic disparity during the settlement phase of coral reef fishes. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 568, 151937. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2023.151937
- Roux, N., Miura, S., Dussenne, M., Tara, Y., Lee, S.-H., De Bernard, S., Reynaud, M., Salis, P., Barua, A., Boulahtouf, A., Balaguer, P., Gauthier, K., Lecchini, D., Gibert, Y., Besseau, L., & Laudet, V. (2023). The multi-level regulation of clownfish metamorphosis by thyroid hormones. Cell Reports, 42(7), 112661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112661
- Gairin, E., Dussenne, M., Mercader, M., Berthe, C., Reynaud, M., Metian, M., Mills, S. C., Lenfant, P., Besseau, L., Bertucci, F., & Lecchini, D. (2022). Harbours as unique environmental sites of multiple anthropogenic stressors on fish hormonal systems. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 555, 111727. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2022.111727
- Constant, M., Reynaud, M., Weiss, L., Ludwig, W., & Kerhervé, P. (2022). Ingested Microplastics in 18 Local Fish Species from the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. Microplastics, 1(1), 186–197. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics1010012
- Klann, M., Mercader, M., Salis, P., Reynaud, M., Roux, N., Laudet, V., & Besseau, L. (2021). Anemonefishes. In (pp. 443–464). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003217503-24
- Salis, P., Roux, N., Huang, D., Marcionetti, A., Mouginot, P., Reynaud, M., Salles, O., Salamin, N., Pujol, B., Parichy, D. M., Planes, S., & Laudet, V. (2021). Thyroid hormones regulate the formation and environmental plasticity of white bars in clownfishes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(23), e2101634118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101634118