I am a Research Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and an active member of the Marine Animal Disease Laboratory. I obtained a PhD degreee in Marine Biology from the University of Nantes (France) working on microalgae ecology and effects of biotic and abiotic factors on microalgae assemblages. As a post-doc fellow (in France and in the US with Pr. Susan Ford, Rutgers University, NJ) and since then, I have been working on the interactions between suspension-feeding bivalves and their preys. I am co-PI and lead PI on several projects with Pr. Bassem Allam on research spanning various aspects of bivalve-microbe interactions with a particular focus on the mechanisms of particle selection in suspension-feeding bivalves. I am also involved in several projects which aim to improve and boost shellfish aquaculture in the East coast of the US.