Trained in Natural Sciences, I completed a Master’s in Paleontology at the Universities of Poitiers and Montpellier, as well as a Master’s in Education in Biology and Geology at the École Normale Supérieure of Lyon, France. I did my doctoral degree on the adaptation and phylogeny of the inner ear in extant and fossil primates at the Université de Poitiers, where I also taught Geology and Plant Biology for three years. In relation to these activities, I have participated in paleontological excavations in Myanmar, Greece and France. Between 2017 and 2023, I have worked at the Department of Theoretical Biology at the University of Vienna, Austria, to study the evolutionary mechanisms (developmental canalisation, evolvability) underlying morphological variation from an empirical perspective, always grounded in a theoretical framework. My research at the KLI since 2024 is focused on the evolvability of the inner and middle ear from a macroevolutionary point of view, and its role in the adaptive radiation of mammals.

My work is at the crossroads of evolutionary biology, paleontology and biological anthropology. I am also interested in the history of these disciplines and the relationships between science and society. In parallel to my research activities, I am active in diverse initiatives to promote equity, justice and democracy in research institutions and in the society. I am a board member of the Société d’Anthropologie de Paris, as well as a member the Editor-in-Chief of its journal, the BMSAP.