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Francois-Etienne Sylvain


Francois-Etienne Sylvain

Laval University, Canada

Biography

Francois-Etienne Sylvain completed his Master's thesis at Laval University (Quebec). His longtime passion for the underwater world led him to work on fishassociated microbiomes. Francois-Etienne is particularly interested in understanding what are the factors that shape the structure of Amazonian fish microbiota, as the Amazon River Basin contains the highest fish biodiversity in the world, as well as very contrasted aquatic environments (e.g. black and white water). Francois- Etienne and his thesis advisor, Nicolas Derome, have established a research collaboration with the National Institute of Research of the Amazon (Brazil), where two collaborative research projects were completed. For his research on the discus fish gut microbiota ontogeny, Francois-Etienne received the JC Bill Costerton Award, for "Research that best involves new theories in microbial ecology and wider inter-disciplinary significance" at the 16th International Symposium of Microbial Ecology (ISME 2016).

Abstract

Abstract : You are what you eat: Get mature faster by foraging on your parents, the discus fish example