I received a Master and Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Jussieu, Paris 6. I did my Ph.D. in Thomas Preat's lab, at the ESPCI, Paris, where I studied the molecular and neuronal circuits involved in olfactory memory in Drosophila. Then, I did my post-doctoral research at Harvard Medical School, Boston, in Edward A. Kravitz's lab, where I studied the neural basis of the innate and yet complex aggressive behavior in Drosophila. As a post-doctoral fellow, I focused my research on understanding the behavioral consequences of aggressive interactions, and how these can be implemented in the brain. In October 2018, I have been appointed CNRS researcher at the Research Center for Animal Cognition in Toulouse, France and started my independent research program.

Nandita Nataraj is a postdoctoral fellow whose research project aims to investigate how learning and memory processes regulate aggressive behavior. Specifically, she seeks to dissect the contribution of different sensory modalities in shaping social behaviors

Mariana is a PhD student affiliated to the University of Toulouse. Her project aims to study the influence of social environment on several behaviors, in an Alzheimer context.

Thomas is helping our team to support our research, and assist our students.

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Thomas also works as bees keeper.