Astrid M.

Experience

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  CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique

  Jun 2014 - Jun 2014

  Internship

  First approach of a research work by following a PhD student working on the role of retinal ephrins-A in formation and functions of visual mapping.Research work: - Observations of brain samples under fluorescent microscope to detect neurons terminal zones.- Help for preparing brain samples on glass before microscope observations- Pipetting for PCR process

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  Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien - CNRS

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2015

  Field assistant

  The main project was focused on the evaluation of nutrient quality from different types of farming and their impact on the European hamster, their population reconnection for their biology preservation. My work here was to plant different combinaisons of crops for semi-captivity experiments. After releasing individuals in enclosure, I was monitoring their night time activity like moving, feeding and mating behavior with a camera setting adapted. During this time, I was also releasing hamsters into the wild with the research team and the ONCFS organization in areas with a low natural population density.Field work : - Release in nature individuals raised in captivity- Planting crops- Video monitoring- Feeding and animal care Show less

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  LPO France

  Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  Volunteer at a wildlife rescue center

  I was a volunteer at an animal care center for the Birds Protection League, LPO (France). Work tasks : - Medication- Feeding- Cleaning cages- Animal handlingSpecies : - The common hedgehog- Pigeon- Swan- Tawny owl- Turtur- Pheasant- Common buzzard- Bats- Common blackbird

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  Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien - CNRS

  Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

  It was a pilote study about the social development in a young horse farm by studying social interactions and distances within a large horse group in a pasture. I was hired for the field work part after preparations like horse photo identification and groups (males and females). Afterwards, I was doing with two other colleagues, a 6 hours sampling per day during several weeks.Research work :- Video analysis of mutual grooming - Collecting datas on ExcelField work : - Scan sampling - Behavior sampling Show less

  • Field assistant

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2016

  • Research assistant

    Jun 2016 - Jun 2016
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  Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort

  Mar 2017 - May 2017

  Research assistant

  I helped a vet student with her thesis on the dogs’ stress to a veterinary exam. The study was focused on the importance of social interactions between the vet assistant and the dog in the waiting room before the vet exam, to see if there were any physiologic and behavior effects during the exam with the vet after a contact or not with the vet assistant before examination. I was playing the role of the vet assistant during the experiments led in the vet school. Afterwards, I analyzed all videos and used a serie of 8 behaviors to assess the dog stress in the waiting room and in the exam room. I summarized all the results and wrote a report for my first year master thesis. Research skills: - Protocol improvement- Use of BORIS software for video analysis- Data collecting on ExcelLab skills:- Dog handling as a vet assistant during the experiments- Set up and synchronized cameras Show less

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  University of Gothenburg

  Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

  Research Assistant

  I work in this project with researchers about the physiological effects of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in acute exposure on the Eurasian perch: the importance of the biomarkers used and the exposure method.Within this project, I investigated several axes such as the physical impact of this chemical on the condition factor (CF) and the liver somatic index (LSI). The immune status was also evaluated with the complement system, lysozyme activity and the cell counting on blood smears. Finally, the oxidative stress axe was investigated with the glutathione-S-tranferase (GST), glutathion reductase (GR) and the catalase activity (CAT) measurements in the liver. Research skills: - Creation of new protocols- Protocol improvement- Fish exposure to chemicals by intraperitoneal injectionsLab skills:- Complement activity assay - Lysozyme activity assay- Catalase assay- Glutathione reductase assay (GR)- Glutathione-S-transferase assay (GST)- Blood taking in two different ways, adapted for big fish (blood smears and plasma), and small fish (for blood smears only)- Staining process for blood smears applied on perch and rainbow trout- Counting blood cells with a software on perch and rainbow trout- Homogenization of liver samples by ultrasonification for cytosolic and microsomal fractions Show less

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  Göteborgs universitet

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  Graduate Research Assistant

  I was assisting a Post-doc on a project about physiological effects of copper nanoparticles on the three spine stickleback. It went from set up the experiments itself to the sampling at the end of the process. I was handling health monitoring on fish, also on the living food we were using, cleaning aquariums, taking water parameters, preparing specific water medium, and measuring various parameters as wet weight to adjust daily food intake per fish. Research skills: - Protocol improvementLab skills:- Counting blood cells with a software on Brown trout (Salmo trotta)- Dissections - Fish ions measurements - Cleaning fish tank, worm tank- Feeding and healthcare- Water quality measurements Show less

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  LPO France

  Jan 2019 - Sept 2019

  I switched from my French volunteering service to French/English nature guide at the nature reserve for the summertime. That way I was working as a nature guide but I also keep doing field work as a volunteer (Which is described in the previous experience).Moreover, I was doing guiding visits and activities mainly dedicated to birds out of the nature reserve by cycling with the public. Otherwise, I was driving the public to secret places to go birding and enjoy nature.I was also in charge at promoting our activities in hotels, spas, Tourism offices, Facebook and Newspapers. Show less I was in a small team as an assistance for several tasks in a nature reserve.I mainly worked as a field work guide and as a technician with physical work, data collecting on several monitoring projects, data editing.Moreover, I've promoted our guiding tour at the nature reserve on Facebook and also show our monitoring work as bird counting or daily care activities with pictures I took or articles I wrote. I went also in several meetings to promote the nature reserve. I was also doing few guiding visits and activities dedicated to birds with childrens from 3 to 12 yo.- Bird counting applies on shoreline birds - Bird nesting- Bird ringing (STOC CAPTURE)- Listening sessions for bird diversity (STOC EPS)- Perform guiding tours at the nature reserve and in other natural sensitive areas (ENS or ZPS)- Welcome the public before the guiding tour, providing binoculars- Run a sales area and advice costumers/visitors about various products (books, observation tools...)- Rabbit and Wild boar monitoring (video catching, foot prints, faeces...)- Plant monitoring on patrimonial species (Omphalodes littoralis) - Louisiana's crayfish monitoring- European Otter and water vole monitoring (video catching, foot prints, faeces...)- Yucca destruction (invasive species)- Managing horses and Highland cattle- Building or repairing barber wire and gates- Gathering datas on Excel, Access and use Word for writing articles- Taking wildlife pictures Show less

  • Guide at a National Nature Reserve

    Jun 2019 - Sept 2019

  • French volunteering service

    Jan 2019 - Jun 2019
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  CPIE du Sud Champagne

  Feb 2020 - Aug 2023

  Ecologist, graphist and community manager

  In this position, I'm carrying various missions and skills which are always evolving in order to develop the Association's sectors of activities. Here are my current main missions:- Ensuring the structure's external communication- Created and administrative management of the website- Coordinate, collect and publish short articles- Create communication media aimed at different audiences- Create communication tools (flyers, graphic charter, posters, business cards, etc.)- Maintain good relations with external networks in conjunction with intern coordinators (wildlife care center, URCPIE, GRAINE CA, etc.).- Maintain relations and collaborate with external partners- Create digital contents (taking photos, retouching them, taking videos, video and sound editing, simple illustrations)- Manage CPIE email addresses- Manage general contact addresses and sorting of initial contacts + replies adapted to the team's addressee(s)- Support for IT management (internet server and internet and telephony provider)- Signs and internal information- Develop, coordinate or support projects, including grant applications- Participate in the administrative management of projects (drafting minutes, activity reports, etc.)- Maintain contact with project stakeholders (emails, follow-up, support, etc.)- Evaluate projects and produce reports or infographies- Occasional support for environmental assessments, feasibility studies, development studies, scientific inventories, mapping, etc.- Drone-based naturalist monitoring- Complete translations or summaries as part of bibliographic research Show less

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  Association Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Nature

  Aug 2023 - Oct 2024

  Network coordinator and community manager

  In this position, I'm handling communication's strategies, enhance and take care of several websites, write small articles for the news section in the scientific magazine the association is editing twice a year. As a federative association, we have meetings together once or twice a year. Appart from it, we share news from each other on social networks, in order to contribute to spread sciences throughout Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region. The association is also in charge of a regional scientific colloque "Les Rencontres Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Nature" around a specific thematic chosen by a jury. This event gather specialists, researchers, teachers and students and nature amateurs. Show less