The Mediterranean Institute of marine and terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE, UMR Aix-Marseille University / CNRS 7263 / IRD 237 / Univ. Avignon) has been launched on Jan 1, 2012. IMBE originates from the fusion of the two institutes IMEP and DIMAR, with the addition of a research team (...)

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The research axes of BOREA are the following: Axe 1 : Cells & Ogrganisms:
Team 1 : Evolution of biomineralisation
Team 2 : Evolution and functions of the nervous and neuroendocrine system Axe 2 : Species & Populations:
Team 3 : Populations of coastal (...)

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Philippe Bouchet, Professor at MNHN, is interested with the exploration and description of biodiversity, especially marine invertebrates. His research on vertical migrations of gastropod larvae between the abyss and the surface awarded (...)

Catherine Ozouf-Costaz, Research Ingeneer at CNRS, heads the platform of Cytogenomics of the UMR 7138 “Evolution Paris-Seine” at the UPMC. She has been involved in national (TAAF, then IPEV) and international Antarctic programmes (EPOS, ICEFISH, CEAMARC) since 1974. Originally working on (...)

Emmanuelle Sultan, Research Engineer, MNHN.
Project leader in instrumentation integration and implementation of (polar) field trips.