Audrey BRUNEAU
Ecotoxicologist, Ph.D.
40 years old
Driving License
La Tremblade France
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
An ecotoxicologist with a PhD in Biology and a thesis in marine biology, I have been woorking in the environmental field since 2007. I possesse an expertise in environmental toxicology, specializing in issues relating to pollution and emerging contaminants (nanoparticles, oils sands extracts, metals, wastewaters) which I acquired while studying for my PhD and working with Environment Canada. I am also comfortable interacting with companies, universities and government. I have supervised people (master and bacchelor students), written scientific reports and peer reviewed publications. I have excellent communication skills to convey information to people clearly and simply.
Oceanography, immunotoxicology, nanotoxicology, emerging contaminants, pollution, ecosystem
Oceanography, immunotoxicology, nanotoxicology, emerging contaminants, pollution, ecosystem
Head of Laboratoire Environnement Ressources des Pertuis Charentais
IFREMER
Since September 2017
Scientist (volunteer)
David Suzuki Fundation
Since February 2017
- report writing
- information research
- conference synthesis
Project manager- Risk assessment
Sanexen Services Environnementaux
February 2016
to November 2016
Full-time
Brossard
Canada - Québec
- Modelling for detailed human health and ecological risk assessment (DQRAHH and ERE)
- Literature search on the background level contamination of a historical industrial site
- Analogues researches with ToolBox V3.4 (read-across assessment framework ECHA) and other predictive tools
- Report and Toxicological review writting
- Toxicological data researches
- Data compilation
Environmental Consultant
Environment Canada
February 2015
to June 2015
Full-time
Montréal
Canada
- Analysis, interpretation and presentation of data, statistics
- Scientific manuscript and government report writing
Postdoctoral fellowship - municipal water and wastewater section
Environment Canada
September 2012
to February 2015
Full-time
Montreal
Canada - Québec
- Evaluation of silver nanoparticles fate in different aquatic media
Evaluation of the toxicological effects of nanoparticles on aquatic model species (bivalves, fish) - -Project management
-Writing technical/ scientific reports to provide scientific advice to support decision-making (Chemical Management Plan)
-Experimental design and schedule management
-Multidisciplinary collaborations (biologists, chemists)
-Collaborations: Universities, research centres, École Polytechnique de Montréal, government
-Experience in student supervision (master and bachelor degrees)
-Experimental techniques: flow cytometry, spectrophotometry, qPCR, graphite furnace, ICP-MS, filtrations and ultrafiltrations
Postdoctoral fellowship - emerging methods section
Environment Canada
January 2012
to February 2015
Full-time
Montréal
Canada - Québec
- Developpment of detection tools for identification of priority substances include in the Oils sands programm (naphtenic acids and PAHs derived).
Developpment of genomic tools and cytometry on rainbow trout and aquatic invertebrates - -Experimental design and schedule management
-Multidisciplinary collaborations (biologists, chemists)
-Immune effects study with flow cytometry and PCRq
-Oils sand extraction in laboratory according to protocol establishes previously
-Project management (contribution to mussel caging experiment (in situ) in Alberta and in Montreal effluent plume).
Environmental Consultant (biotechnology)
CREO, Envirocompétences
July 2011
to December 2011
- Report writing
- Scientific advice on bioreactor for an online game
Laboratory research agent
INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier
June 2011
to August 2011
Part-time
Laval
Canada - Alberta
- Field sampling for the breeding grounds of starlings (Pancanadian project)
- Installation of fishing net, captures of poulamons (Microgadus tomcod) and samplings.
- Results management and statistical analyses of experiences realized on trouts and chickens exposed to metallic contaminants.
President of the organizing committee of the Armand Frappier congress 2009
Armand Frappier Fondation
July 2008
to December 2009
Student Project
Laval
Canada - Québec
- Congress organized for scientific community
- The major aim is to value the scientific researches and exchange on the biomedical and biotechnological research progresses
- Provincial Event (universities in Quebec)
- Invitation of international speakers
- Management of a working team
- Research of sponsor at the ministerial and professional scale
- Manage the logistic and the good progression of the event
- Communication with the public and scientific popularization
Presenter scientific Popularizer
Musée Armand Frappier
October 2007
to March 2008
Temporary Replacement
Laval
Canada - Québec
- Popularization of scientific researches on the biotechnologies with young people from 10 to 18 years old
- Supervisions of practical class
Trainee in marine mammals field, analyzes of the grey seal diet
Maurice Lamontagne Institute (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
January 2007
to June 2007
Internship
Mont Joli
Canada - Québec
- Training course supervised by Dr Hammill, on the grey seal diet
- Sampling on common seals for data in ecotoxicology
- Participation to the tagging recapture techniques on young seals in the Prince Edward Island area
- Dissection of marine mammals
- Identification of stomach contents (taxonomy)
- Field sampling in Maritime (Quebec)
- Biostatistics
- Data base management
Trainee and Temporary replacement, scientific Popularizer
Grand Lyon Aquarium
March 2004
to August 2004
Temporary Replacement
Lyon
France
- Reports on aquatic themes (biologists days)
- Contribution to the implementation of signalling system in the aquarium
- Scientific popularization
- Supervision of groups (diffrent size of groups)
- Good knowledge on the marine world
Ecotoxicological risk evaluation for the management of contaminated sites
Unité Soutien expert et sites contaminés. Division des activités de protection de l'environnement
October 2013
Ph.D. in biology
INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier and Université de Bretagne Occidentale
September 2007
to September 2011
Toxicity of CdS / CdTe quantum dots nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles on the performances of the immune system.
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- Development of multidisciplinary collaborations
- Management of a team and a schedule
- Research for sponsor
- Communications and speakers invitations
- Students and Trainee supervision
- Work with different kinds of public and adapt my scientific language
- Bibliographical researches and taxonomy
- Communicate with groups of different sizes (individual intervention, or in group 20-30 persons and +)
- Submission of articles to international reviews
- Participation at national and international conferences (oral presentations and posters)
- Realization of scientific reports
- Chemistry of emerging contaminants, availability in the environment
- Biomarker use (viability, phagocytosis, cycle cellular, apoptosis, oxydative stress, metallothioneins, transformation lymphoblastic transformation)
- Toxin action on the cellular mechanisms
- Flow cytometry (many immune parameters : viability, phagocytosis, lymphoblastic transformation, thiols, ROS, apoptosis, cellular cycle, metallothioneines)
- Radioactivity manipulation (prolifération lymphoblastic trasnformation tritiated thimidine )
- Manipulation of differents animal models (human blood, mice, fish, bivalves)
- Taxonomy
- Field sampling in extrem conditions (Gulf of the Saint Lawrence islands in winter) (marking, grey seals tagging )
- Field sampling abord a boat (Collection of samples for the biology, the physics, the chemistry and the geology)
- Field sampling in Saguenay fjord (bivalves studies)
- Sigmaplot
- Statistica7, XL stats, Spad, Stella,
- Primer
- Cellquest Pro, FlowJo, WinMDI 2.9
- EndnoteX4
- Office 2003-2007
- Photoshop