Dr. Valérie Stiger-Pouvreau

Valérie Stiger-Pouvreau is a full Professor, attached to the University of Brest (UBO) since 2000. She completed a thesis in marine ecology in French Polynesia on the invasion of coral reefs by two brown macroalgae (Phaeophyceae, Sargassaceae). At UBO, she took over the supervision of a Master's degree in marine biology in 2017. Her research theme focuses on the adaptation of algae to global changes, as well as on their taxonomy and biotechnological applications. Since 2017, she has been interested in holopelagic sargassum that drifts and washes up on the Caribbean coasts. Her work focuses on chemical ecology, which leads her to conduct fundamental and applied research with industrial companies in France and Europe. She is the author of 90 scientific articles in the fields of marine ecology, taxonomy, ecophysiology, and biotechnological valorization of marine plants.