I am a microbial ecologist focusing on symbiotic interaction within arthropod hosts. My main research activities mainly investigate how symbiotic bacteria influence and shape the physiology and evolution of their hosts. In particular, I am interested in the co-evolutionary dynamics and functional relationships between hosts and symbionts in ancient and more recent interactions. My aim is to understand the impact of long-lasting symbiotic relationships on the metabolic interactions between the different partners, mainly in sap feeding hemipterans. Since 2024, I integrated INRAE where I study the metabolic interactions and evolutionary pressures within a symbiotic model formed by a hemipteran, its primary co-symbionts and the phytopathogen its vectors.