CV

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General Information

Full Name Martin Dessart
Date of Birth 18th April 1994
Languages French (native), English (fluent), Spanish (notions)

Experience

  • 10/2024 - Present
    Postdoctoral associate in Neuroethology
    Virginia Tech, VA
    • Neuroetholgy and chronobiology of disease vectors
    • Mosquito behaviour, Neural basis, olfactory rhythms, Mosquito-Host interactions
  • 02/2021 - 02/2024
    Research in Neuroethology and sensory ecology
    University of Tours, Tours, France
    • The cognition of mosquito larvae as a biological indicator of the quality of aquatic ecosystems
    • Learning, Memory, Activity, Ecotoxicology, Insects, Sensorial ecology
  • 07/2020 - 11/2020
    Research intern
    Research Center on Animal Cognition
    • Color-advertising strategies of invasive plants through the bee eye
    • Cognition, Invasive plants, Honey bee, Vision, Color detection
  • 01/2020 - 07/2020
    Research intern
    Animal Minds Lab
    • A measurement of optimism in kea Nestor notabilis
    • Judgment bias, Emotional state, Nestor notabilis, Vocalisations, Emotion, Animal welfare
  • 04/2019 - 06/2019
    Research intern
    UMR MARBEC
    • Design and field experiment on fish gut microbiota and CH4 emissions
    • DNA extraction, PCR analysis, Experimental design, GCMS, Field work
  • 09/2014 - 09/2017
    Apprentice engineer
    Clemessy Aeronautics & Space
    • Design and integration of hard and software for automatic cable testing
    • Project management, Production management, Engineering, Automation
  • 09/2016 - 02/2017
    Engineer thesis
    Auckland University of Technology
    • Quantitative analysis of electricity generation from wind farms in New Zealand

Education

  • 02/2021 - 02/2024
    PhD in Neuroethology and sensory ecology
    University of Tours, France
    • Experimental design, Behavioural analysis, Ecotoxicology
    • Statistical analysis, Scientific communication, Field work, Teaching
  • 09/2018 - 09/2020
    MsC in Ecophysiology, Ecology and Ethology
    University of Strasbourg, France
    • Ethology, Neurobiology of rhythms, Ecophysiology
  • 11/2017 - 08/2018
    Front End Web Developer Degree
    Udacity & Google, Distance Learning
    • HTML, CSS, JS, React, Community support
  • 09/2012 - 09/2017
    Engineering Degree
    Institut Catholique des Arts et Métiers, Toulouse, France
    • Project management, Programming, Electrical engineering