PENELOPE TARAPACKI

After an International Master of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution (IMABEE, Rennes-France and Aarhus-Denmark), I obtained an Engineer Assistant job at the CNRS of Gif-sur-Yvette (EGCE, Behavioral department). I have worked 3 years on feeding preferences of Drosophila melanogaster, model that I have already studied in Master 1 (inter and transgenerational consequences of larval overcrowding) and Master 2 (cold tolerance of an invasive species, Drosophila suzukii).

I have been an Engineer at Allison Bardin’s team (Curie institute) since January 2024 where I study the long-term consequences of larval diet over adult drosophila’s midgut cells. This work is financed by the Enviroprint ANR, in partnership with François Leulier’s team (IGFL, Lyon).

I also have a scientific mediator’s formation, a strong engagement since my Bachelor years that I continue to share through all the mediation activities the lab provides.