Hi! My name is Guillaume. I grew up and studied in Lausanne, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. For my masters, I tested one of the hypotheses for the maintenance of sex in natural populations of thrips and I studied sex chromosome turnover in frogs. After that, I worked for two field seasons as an applied biologist in wetlands. I then spent my PhD and a short postdoc studying introgression in ants as well as a variety of unusual reproductive modes in different stick insects. I was also quite involved in outreach, both on my own research and on biodiversity, climate and sex/gender issues.
In Lund, I will study the evolutionary history of the female-limited colour polymorphism in Ischnura damselflies. I’m back from the US where I spent all summer chasing many species. I will now sequence their genomes to see if the morphs have the same genetic bases in different species, and to investigate if the “morph genes” could have been spread between species by introgression.
When I’m not working, you are likely to find me outside with my binoculars and an insect net or in front of a beer, worrying about the state of the climate.
I am generally interested in all aspects of evolution and I am always keen to brainstorm on projects, so feel free to get in touch if you want to chat. I look forward to discovering what you are working on!
