The Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Marine and Continental Ecology
IMBE's research is structured around 5 transversal thematic axis and 8 research teams
IMBE organizes its operational facilities around 5 technical departments
Training is, of course, the courses offered at the University (L, M, D) but also training through research (internships).
The dissemination of our scientific results is at the heart of our mission: it enables us to share and make research advances accessible to a wider audience. In addition to publications in specialist journals, the IMBE deploys a wide range of resources to popularise knowledge and make it understandable and attractive to a wide range of audiences. Through concrete actions and innovative tools, we are committed to bringing science closer to everyone, in order to establish an ongoing dialogue between science, research and the general public, especially young people.

Passionnée par l’écologie chimique marine, j’ai débuté ma thèse en novembre 2025 afin d’étudier les mécanismes de défense chimique et mieux comprendre le rôle des métabolites spécialisés, volatils et non volatils, des herbiers méditerranéens face à l’herbivorie. Mes travaux s’articulent autour de trois objectifs :
Je réalise ma thèse sous la direction de Catherine Fernandez (IMBE) et Julien Kammer (LCE) en co-encadrement avec Amélie Saunier (Stella Marre). Celle-ci se déroule dans le cadre du projet : SCREAM “Solving the role of biogenic volatile organic compounds as defense molecules to cope with heRbivory in sEAgrass beds from Marine environments”. 2025-2028. CNRS MITI – 80|PRIME. PI : Catherine Fernandez. Co-PI : Julien Kammer.