Curriculum Vitae
MARIE-EVE MONCHAMP, Ph.D.
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EDUCATION
2013−2017
Ph.D. in Aquatic Ecology ETH Zürich, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)
Thesis: Sedimentary DNA reveals centuries of hidden diversity in lake cyanobacterial communities
Supervisors: Dr. Piet Spaak and Dr. Francesco Pomati
2010−2013
M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, University of Montreal (UdM)
Thesis: Role of nitrogen in the structure and function of toxic cyanobacterial communities
Supervisors: Dr. Roxane Maranger (UdeM) and Dr. Frances Pick (U Ottawa)
2006−2009
B.Sc. in Environmental Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Since July 2023
Spécialiste R&D, Direction de la Biologie/ADN, Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale (LSJML).
September 2019 − July 2023
Postdoctoral fellow, McGill University, Dept. of biology.
Supervisors: Dr. Irene Gregory-Eaves and Dr. Melania Cristescu
· Developing a workflow for the analysis of metazoan diversity using metagenomics;
· 2019-2022 - Fellowship from the Group for Inter-university Research in Limnology (GRIL), Liber Ero, and McGill University.
· 2021-2023 - NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship
2019
Postdoctoral researcher (short stay), Copenhagen University, GLOBE Institute - Evolutionary Genomics section.
Supervisors: Dr. Tom Gilbert and Dr. Mikkel Winther Pedersen
· Gained experience in ancient DNA lab techniques and in environmental metagenomics: shotgun sequencing library preparation and metagenomics data analysis/bioinformatics.
2017−2018
Postdoctoral researcher (60%), Eawag, Dept. of Surface Water & Management & Dept. of Aquatic Ecology.
Supervisors: Dr. Nathalie Dubois and Dr. Francesco Pomati
· Designed and led a paleo-ecological study involving leading experts in various fields
· Participated in setting up a new environmental DNA clean laboratory facility.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Teaching assistant:
2014 Limno-Ecology practical course, Eawag/ETH Zürich (ETH 551-0369-00)
2010−2012 Field Course in Limnology (BIO-3843), UdeM
2011−2012 Problem-based learning course in Microbial Ecology (BIO-3721), UdeM
2011 Problem-based learning course in Oceanography (BIO-3831), UdeM
TRAINING & OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
During my post-graduate studies, I attended several intensive courses and workshops in my field and in complementary disciplines:
- Intensive workshop on genome assembly and annotation (online). Physalia;
- Popular science short course (online). Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL);
- CyberInfrastructure Workshop on sedimentary ancient DNA. University of Wisconsin-Madison (online) Outcome: collaborative review paper (to be submitted in Trends in Ecology and Evolution);
- Bayesian Evolutionary Biology Workshop. cEvo group, Engelberg, Switzerland;
- Genetic Diversity Techniques course. Genetic Diversity Center (GDC), ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Genetic Diversity Analysis course. Genetic Diversity Center (GDC), ETH Zurich, Switzerland;
- Summer School in Limnology. Université de Savoie, Evian-Les-Bains, France;
- Guarda Workshop in Evolutionary Biology. Guarda, Switzerland
PRESENTATIONS
Guest lecturer:
2021-2022 Limnology (Biol 432), McGill U.
- Introduction to environmental DNA.
2021 Advances in Aquatic Ecology (Biol 515), McGill U.
- How can environmental DNA inform us about past and present biodiversity dynamics in lakes?
Invited seminar:
Monchamp M-E. (13 Apr, 2021) Biodiversity of communities over decades to centuries, SCL Limno-Seminar series (online)
Monchamp M-E. (30 May, 2017) Reconstruction de la diversité des cyanobactéries lacustres par l’ADN fossile. Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) Québec, Canada.
Selected conference talks (Presenter*, Mentee#):
Lachapelle*# M, Kramer SA, Monchamp M-E, Hébert M-P, Amyot M, Gregory-Eaves I, Taranu ZE. How browning alters aquatic community composition and contaminant bioaccumulation? SCAS annual meeting, Montreal, CAN. Feb 2023 (oral)
MacKeigan*# PW, Monchamp M-E, Beisner BE, Domaizon I, Pick FR, Gregory-Eaves I. Sediment DNA insights into cyanobacterial trends across six eastern Canadian lakes. JASM, Grand Rapids, MI, USA. May 2022 (oral).
Gros* M, Zilkey* D, Pham J, Griffiths KT, Antoniades D, Baud A, Garner R, Ghanbari H, Lachapelle# M, MacKeigan# P, Monchamp M-E, Paquette C, Smol J, Taranu ZE, Gregory-Eaves I. Paleolimnological insights into a changing Canadian boreal zone. Groupe de Recherche interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL) Symposium, Montreal, CAN. March 2022 (oral).
Monchamp* M-E, Walsh DA, Garner RE, Kraemer SA, Beisner BE, Cristescu ME, Gregory-Eaves I. A deep dive into zooplankton diversity in Canadian lakes: how effective are metagenomes in detecting zooplankton? ASLO 2021 Aquatic Sciences Virtual Meeting, 22-26 Jun 2021.
Capo E*, Monchamp M-E, Coolen MJL, Domaizon I, Bertilsson S. Decadal to millennial time series of aquatic microbial communities recovered from sedimentary DNA archives: state-of-the-art, limitations and perspectives ASLO 2021Aquatic Sciences Virtual Meeting, 22-26 Jun 2021
Monchamp M-E*, Walsh D, Kraemer S, Garner R, Beisner, BE. Cristescu M, Gregory-Eaves I. How effective are lake metagenomes in detecting metazoans?
a) Department Day, Dept. Biology, McGill University (speed talk - online)
b) 30th annual Symposium of the Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL) (speed talk - online)
Capo E*, Alsos IG, Ariztegui D, Armbrecht L, Barrenechea I, Belle S, Bertilsson S, Bigler C, Bindler R, Blahed I-M, Blois J, Bowler C, Boyer F, Clarke CL, Coissac E, Coolen MJL, Cordier T, Crump S, de Schepper S, Doi H, Domaizon I, Dulias K, Edwards M, Ekram MA-E, Epp LS, Everett R, Fernandez-Guerra A, Ficetola GF, Garces-Pastor S, Garner R, Gauthier J, Giguet-Covex C, Gregory-Eaves I, Harðardóttir S, Harning D, Heinecke L, Heintzman PD, Herzschuh U, Kisand V, Kuwae M, Lejzerowicz F, Littlefair J, Messager E, Meyer R, Monchamp M-E, More K, Murchie T, Nota K, Olajos F, Orlando L, Orsi W, Parducci L, Pawlowska J, Pawlowski J, Pedersen MW, Perez V, Poulain A, Ray JL, Ribeiro S, Rijal DP, Rouillard A, Rydberg J, Schulte L, Seeber P, Shapiro B, Siano R, Spanbauer, Stoof-Leichsenring K, Suchora M, Taberlet P, Talas L, Thomas C, Tsugeki N, von Eggers J, Vuillemin A, Walsh D, Wang Y, Weiner A, Williams J, Wood J, Zimmermann H. Unifying the sedaDNA scientific community. EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 28 Apr 2021, EGU21-4697
Monchamp M-E*, Cristescu M, Walsh D, Beisner BE, Gregory-Eaves I. (Sep 24, 2020) eDNA analysis of metazoan diversity across Canadian lakes. LakePulse Fall webinar (speed talk - online).
Monchamp M-E*, Spaak P, Dubois N, Domaizon I, Pomati F (May 9-13, 2017) Impact of eutrophication and climate change on cyanobacterial diversity across European pre-Alpine lakes over 150 years. PAGES-OSM, Zaragoza, ES.
Monchamp M-E, Enache I, Turko P, Rîșnoveanu G, Spaak P* (Feb 26-Mar 3, 2017) Are changes in cyanobacterial diversity driving Daphnia populations? Insights from long-term sedimentary records. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Hawaii, US.
Monchamp M-E*, Walser, J-C, Pomati F, Spaak P (Jul 31-Aug 4, 2016) Temporal trends in cyanobacterial phylogenetic diversity linked to environmental changes over the last century in peri-alpine lakes. International Society of Limnology (SIL), Torino, IT.
Monchamp M-E* (May 13, 2016) Sedimentary DNA reveals cyanobacterial community structure over two centuries of peri-alpine lake history. 5th PhD Symposium, Department of Aquatic Ecology Eawag, Kastanienbaum, CH.
Monchamp M-E*, Pomati F, Spaak P (Aug 23-28, 2015) Long-term changes in cyanobacterial community structure in response to environmental change. SAME-14, Uppsala, SE.
Monchamp M-E*, Pomati F, Spaak P (Jul 5-10, 2015) Investigating long-term cyanobacterial response to eutrophication and re-oligotrophication using eDNA in lake sediments. SEFS9, Geneva, CH.
Monchamp M-E*, Pick FR, Beisner BE, Maranger R (Jun 19-23, 2012). Phycological Society of America (PSA) annual meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, US.
Selected conference posters:
Cheng*# Y, Gauthier J, Monchamp M-E, Selbie D, Walsh DA, Gregory-Eaves I. Adopting a dual primer approach to enhance our understanding of invertebrate dynamics: metabarcoding analyses of a 36-month sediment trap time series. SCAS annual meeting, Montreal, CAN. Feb 2023.
Monchamp* M-E, Gregory-Eaves I., and the GRIL Biodiversity Working Group. The state of biodiversity in Canada’s inland waters: Current gaps in molecular genetic resources and perspectives for the future. ESA meeting, Montreal, CAN. August 2022.
Rehill*# T, Monchamp M-E, Garner R, Cristescu M, Taranu ZE, Gregory-Eaves I and the GRIL Biodiversity Workshop Group. The state of Canada’s freshwater biodiversity: Current gaps in molecular genetic resources and future perspectives. Groupe de Recherche interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL) Symposium, Montreal, CAN.
Monchamp M-E*, Cristescu M, Walsh D, Beisner B, Gregory-Eaves I, eDNA analyses of metazoan diversity across Canadian lakes. Oct 22-25, 2019, Lake Pulse annual general meeting, Longueuil, CAN.
Monchamp M-E*, Pomati F, Spaak P (Feb 23-28, 2015) Investigating long-term cyanobacterial response to eutrophication and re-oligotrophication using genetic and monitoring data. ASLO Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Granada, ES.
AWARDS & GRANTS
2021-2023 NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (for 2 yrs)
2019-2021 GRIL-McGill Postdoctoral fellowship (for 2 yrs)
2019 Rob Peters Award of the Society of Canadian Limnologists (SCL) for best student paper
2017 Support grant to Early-Stage Researchers, Swiss Society of Quaternary Research, CH-QUAT
2016 2nd prize, best oral presentation PhD symposium Aquatic Ecology Dept., Eawag Kastanienbaum
2013-2015 FRQNT Doctoral fellowship (for 3 yrs)
2012 Excellence Award, UdeM, Faculty of graduate school
Merit scholarship, UdeM, Faculty of graduate school
Excellence Award, Chapitre St-Laurent, Quebec Government
Travel Award, Phycological Society of America
Travel Award, GRIL
Merit Scholarship, Federation of Students Associations of University of Montreal
ACADEMIC SERVICES & CONTRIBUTIONS
Since 2023 Advisory board member, the SedaDNA Scientific Society (international)
2023 Co-organiser of the PaleoEcoGen Workshop (international)
2022 Organiser of the workshop "genetic resources for biodiversity research" (funding from the GRIL: 8000 CAD, international)
2021–23. Leader of a PAGES working group on ancient eDNA (PaleoEcoGen) (international)
2021–22 Organising board member, the SedaDNA Scientific Society (international)
2021 Co-organiser of the GRIL 30th annual Symposium (virtual event, national)
Since 2021 Mentoring Bachelors student, McGill University
Since 2019 Mentoring PhD candidate, McGill University
2016 External Jury for a master’s dissertation, University of Geneva (CH)
2015 Co-organiser of the Biology15 meeting, Dept. of Aquatic Ecology, Eawag (CH) (national-level meeting)
2012 Organiser of the Weekly Seminars in Ecology series, Dept. of Biological Sciences, UdeM
2012 Co-organiser of the Biology Annual Symposium, Dept. of Biological Sciences, UdeM
2011–2012 Secretary, Biology graduate student’s committee, UdeM
2010–2011 Student representative, Biology graduate student’s committee, UdeM
AFFILIATIONS
Societies: Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences (SCAS - formerly SCL; 2018–2023), Association for the Sciences of Limnology & Oceanography (ASLO; 2021).
Networks: Groupe de Recherche Interuniversitaire en Limnologie (GRIL; 2010-2013 & 2019–2023), Quebec Centre for Biodiversity Science (QCBS; since 2020), SedaDNA Scientific Society (since 2021), PAGES network: PaleoEcoGen Working Group (since 2021).
Reviewing activities for journals: Nature | Molecular Ecology | Resources | Scientific Reports | Environmental DNA | Journal of Paleolimnology | Frontiers in Microbiology | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | Freshwater Biology | Aquatic Ecology | Environmental Science and Technology | Nature Communications Earth & Environment.