On top of the many challenges of #InternationalStudents, she's been through #COVID, Laurentian University - Université Laurentienne CCAA, the #IranProtests and the termination of her supervisor in the last 3y. But nothing stopped @parinazkhalilz1 in the quest of her #MSc. A million congratulations to you!!

BIG congrats to dear Léa Fieschi-Méric who is defending her PhD in #borealecology Laurentian University - Université Laurentienne today under the supervision of David Lesbarrères. The TEAMS meeting gave me an interesting view of the defence! 🤣 So happy to see all your hard work FINALY pay off! 👏 👏 👏

Encouraging news for #amphibian #conservation: in-situ translocation of salamander larvae has limited impacts on their #microbiota. Check out this recent study by Léa Fieschi-Méric et al. at: buff.ly/3Jo9OzE Photo credit: L. Fieschi-Méric

Please help support this work! #salamanders #eDNA EDGE of Existence Amphibian Survival Alliance @ASG_IUCN BIAZA Amphibian Ark

The skin microbiota of amphibians are important for defence against pathogens and environmental changes. As a goal of #conservation, how does translocation affect the bacterial skin #microbiome of salamander larvae? 👇Léa Fieschi-Méric David Lesbarrères researchgate.net/publication/36…

📢Attention, #FellowshipOpportunity! EDGE of Existence is accepting applications from passionate individuals from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific islands for its 2024-2026 fellowship program. Apply now: edgeofexistence.org/become-a-fello…

🌿🐢 London Zoo won a Gold BIAZA Award in Horticulture for their Giants of the Galapagos Landscaping project - with engaging planting and landscaping for their three Galapagos tortoises. Congratulations! 🎉 Read more: biaza.org.uk/projects/detai…

🐸Are you an #amphibian_curator or a #veterinarian working in a #zoological_institution?🦎If so, please consider taking this short survey to help me and fellow researchers review which #amphibian_pathogens 🦠cause problems in ex-situ collections: forms.gle/t9VVGf3Np6mcU9… Thanks!🤩

That's a wrap for #WCHerp 10! What a great congress it's been! I had the opportunity to present my #multiomics project on drivers of #Bsal resistance🦎, the honor to chair a session of the #GARD symposium, and the joy to attend with part of our Wildlife Health Ghent (WHG) team 🐸