Sylvain Faugeron
Profesor Asociado
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile
Evolutionary Ecology of marine algae; Population Genetics of marine species; Adaptation to environemental variability, including human impacts (harvest, pollution and domestication/aquaculture); Kelp forest ecology and evolution
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Sciences de la vie et santé, UNIVERSITE DES SCIENCES ET DE TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE : LILLE I. Francia, 2002
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Profesor Asociado Full Time
Pontificia Uuniversidad Catolica de Chile
Ciencias Biologicas
Santiago, Chile
2005 - At present
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Sub-director pregrado Biologia Marina Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Ciencias Biologicas
Chile
2015 - At present
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Director Plataforma Secuenciacion y Tecnologías Omicas (OMICS-UC) Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Ciencias Biologicas
Chile
2018 - At present
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Co-director CNRS International Laboratory UMI-EBEA Other
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
Ciencias Biologicas
Chile
2014 - At present
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Honorary Associated Researcher Other
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON
Nueva Zelanda
2006 - 2009
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Investigador Asociado Part Time
Centro de Biotecnologia y Bioingenieria
Chile
2014 - At present
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Consultant Part Time
BAL-Biofuels
Chile
2010 - 2015
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Evaluador Other
Comision Nacional de Acreditacion
Chile
2009 - At present
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Evaluador y Miembro Panel Becas Chile Other
CONICYT
Chile
2010 - 2014
Undergrade Research Seminars
- Eva Mayol (2008) “Flujo genético entre y dentro de sub-especies de Lessonia nigrescens en la zona de contacto 30ºs y sus implicancias en los procesos de reforzamiento de la especiación”.
- Max Blondel (2009) “Filogeografía y genética de poblaciones de Gigartina skottsbergii separadas por la corriente Circumpolar Antártica”.
- Lucas Chaparro (2009) “Demografía de la recolonización en Lessonia nigrescens”
- Federico Rengifo (2011) “Estimación del éxito reproductor de Lessonia nigrescens bajo distintos regimenes de surgencia costera”.
- Gabriel Montecinos (2011) “Caracterización genética de la partenogenesis en algas pardas”
- Alejandra Fabres (2012) “Dispersion a pequeña escala en el alga Lessonia nigrescens”
- Carolina Gonzalez (2013) “Efecto de la temperatura y latitud en la diversidad genética de Lessonia spicata”
- Javiera Valdovinos (2013) “Éxito reproductivo del alga Lessonia spicata”
- Geraldine Ratcliff (2013) “Estimando el fitness inclusive en Octogon degu”
- Catalina Garcia (2014) “Depresión por exogamia como evidencia de divergencia adaptativa a lo largo del gradiente latitudinal”
- Daniela Haverbeck (2017) “Adaptación local en gametofitos de Macrocystis pyrifera a lo largo de la costa de Chile”
- Lucas de la Masa (2017) “Riqueza alélica y estructuración genética en poblaciones centrales y marginales de Macrocystis pyrifera”
Undergrade Thesis
- Nicolas Segovia 2009 “Fusión de individuos en Lessonia nigrescens en respuesta a presiones de selección”, Biologia Marina, U. Catolica del Norte. Co-tutoria: Pilar Haye.
- Alejandro Montecinos 2010 “Filogeografía del alga roja Mazzaella laminarioides (Bory) Frederiq en Chile”, Biologia Marina, Universidad Austral. Co-tutoria: Marie-Laure Guillemin.
- Catalina Garcia 2017 "Genetica de poblaciones marginales del huiro Macrocystis pyrifera", Biologia Marina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Ana Flores (2020) "Interacción Alga-Microbiota : una aproximación fisiológica del holobionte", Biologia Marina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
- Daniela Haverbeck (2020) "Thermal tolerance of gametopytic phase of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera", Biologia Marina, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Master Thesis
- Jordi Plana Morales (2007) “Aspectos filogeograficos de Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C. Agardh en el sur de Patagonia (Chile)” Magister en Manejo y Cultivo de Recursos Marinos Subantárticos. Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas. Co-tutor: Dr. A. Mansilla, U. Magallanes
- Lucie Jaugeon (2012) “Les populations en limite d’aire de répartition font-elles moins de sexe ?” Master Oceanographie ; Université Aix-Marseille, Francia.
- Gabriel Montecinos (2015) “Genetic response of a model seaweed species to global change: phenotyping and QTL mapping approaches” Master Oceanography – Marine Ecology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Francia
- Antoine Bagnaro (2015) “Development of qualitative surrogates of kelp productivity under different upwelling regimes”. International Master Marine Biodiversity and - Conservation (EMBC), Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Francia.
- Youssef Yacine (2016) “Kelp chemical communications among them and with their herbivores” Ecole Polytechnique, Francia.
- Corentin Clerc (2017) “Thermal adaptation of the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera across its latitudinal range”. Ecole Normale Supérieure, Francia.
- Logan Couraud (2021) "Giant kelp forests of the Falkland Islands – A metapopulation structured by historical colonization events and by present habitat continuity" International Master Marine Biodiversity and - Conservation (EMBC), Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
PhD Thesis
- Florence Tellier 2009 “Efectos de los cambios ambientales historicos y contemporaneos sobre la diversidad de dos especies de algas pardas: analisis ecológicos y genéticos en zonas de transición biogeograficas a lo largo de la costa chilena”. Doctorado “Physiologie, Biologie des organismes, populations, interactions", Universidad Pierre y Marie Curie, Paris, Francia ; en cotutela en la P. Universidad Catolica de Chile, Doctorado en Ciencias Biologicas, mención Ecología. Defensa publica: 10/07/2009. Co-tutora: Dra. M. Valero, CNRS, Francia.
- Veronica Quirici 2010 “Balance entre cooperación y competencia como determinante de los patrones de dispersión”. Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh Co-tutor: Dr. Luis Ebensperger. Defensa publica: 27/05/2010
- Julianna de Abreu Vianna 2010 “Filogeografía y estructura genética de las poblaciones del chugungo, Contra felina (Carnivora: Mustelideae). Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh.Defensa publica: 22/06/2010.
- Carolina Camus T 2013 “Taxonomía, filogenia y filogeografía de la familia Scytosiphonaceae (Phaeophyceae), con énfasis en el origen y distribución del género Scytosiphon en la costa Pacífico Sureste.” Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh, Co-tutor: Dr. Juan Correa. Defensa publica: 18 junio 2013.
- Constanza Weinberger 2013 “Análisis metapoblacional del lobo marino común, Otaria flavescens, en Chile: distribución espacial, conservación y manejo”. Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh. Co-tutor: Dr. Pablo Marquet. Defensa pública: 13 agosto 2013.
- Andrés Meynard 2014 “Grado de especialización ecológica y posibles escenarios evolutivos entre el patelogastrópodo Scurria scurra, su alga hospedero Lessonia nigrescens, y otras macroalgas pardas que estructuran comunidades en costas rocosas de Chile.”. Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh. Co-supervisor: Juan Correa. Defensa pública: 5/06/2014.
- Fernanda Araujo 2015 “Fusión de conespecíficos en el kelp Lessonia nigrescens Bory: consecuencias en fitness y niveles de selección”. Doctorado en Ciencias
Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh. Inicio: Abril 2010. Defensa pública: 12/08/2015
- Léa Cabioch 2016 “Chemical signaling and defense in brown algal kelps during interactions with herbivores”. Doctorado cotutela “Diversité du vivant” UPMC (Francia) y Ciencias Biológicas, Mención Ecología, PUCCh. Co-supervisora: Catherine Leblanc, CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff. Inicio: septiembre 2013. Defensa pública: 15/12/2016.
- Mario Barahona 2017 “Efectos de la topografía costera y la variabilidad oceanográfica de meso-escala sobre la conectividad de las poblaciones de cirripedios Chthamalidos, Notochthamalus scabrosus y Jehlius cirratus, en la costa centro-norte de Chile” Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas UC, Mención Ecología. Co-supervisor: Sergio Navarrete. Defensa publica 14/06/2017
- Oscar Huanel “Descifrando las huellas genómicas del proceso de domesticación en el alga roja Gracilaria chilensis: una aproximación genómica poblacional”. Defensa Pública 29/06/2022. Co-supervisora: Marie-Laure Guillemin, U. Austral de Chile
- Maribel Solas “Consanguinidad en poblaciones marginales del huiro Macrocystis pyrifera” Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas UC, Mención Ecología. Defensa publica 19/12/2022.
Postdoctoral fellows
- Marie-Laure Guillemin, 2005-2006. (FONDAP fellow) Currently Full Professor U. Austral de Chile
- Andrés Ritter, 2011-2012. (CNRS fellow) Currently Researcher U. Gent, Belgium
- Alexandra Mystikou, 2015 (Santander Mobility Awards). Currently Professor U. Zayed, Abu Dabi, United Arab Emirates
- Ronan Becheler, 2017-2019 (FONDECYT Postdoctorado)
Other training activities
- Theoretical and methodological genetics for judicial experts of the Chilean medico-legal institution; 2006 and 2008
- Organizer of summer schools: "Diversidade genética de populações de algas marinhas bentônicas" (2007), Sao Paulo Botanical Institute; "International School in Marine Biology" (2011), co-organized with U. Pierre et Marie Curie and CNRS (France), a French-Latin America course on biodiversity, evolution and biotechnology of marine organisms; "New challenges for research in biodiversity and ecology of micro- and macro-algae" (2015), co-organized with CNRS (France); "Advanced Topics in Marine Ecology: Global Kelps Systems" (2019), co-organized with Moss Landing Laboratories (USA).
- Supervisor of training activities of the Sequencing and Omics Technologies platform, of which I am the Director.
- Leading professor of undergrade (Genetics and Evolution; Molecular Ecology; Marine Botany) and postgraduate (Fundaments of Evolution) teaching
2012: Co-founder of Chile es Mar (www.chileesmar.cl), a program oriented to education and outreach on marine biodiversity and sustainable use of marine bioressources.
2013-2015: Member of the editorial board of Incide-Chile (www.incidechile.cl), a web portal dedicated to promote collaboration among center of excellence in Chile in their outreach actions
2013-2017: I have designed and conducted a lab+field activity for children (age 10-11y) of the Alliance Francaise school (7 groups each year) to discover and interpret the diversity of intertidal algae.
2017: Organizer of the international workshop "Cultivo, Mejoramiento y Domesticación de Macroalgas", 24-26/09/2017, Puerto Varas, Chile. This workshop promoted a shared discussion among french and chilean researchers on algal aquaculture and biotechnology, with stakeholders (fishermen, aquafarmers, industrials), state agencies of fisheries and aquaculture (IFOP, SERNAPESCA), and the Chilean Ministry of Economy (SubSecretaria de Pesca y Acuicultura), in the framework of the development of the National Strategy for Algae.
2019: Organizer of the international workshop on Scientific Diffusion, 9/05/2019, Santiago, Chile, to discuss challenges and promote the advancement of new strategies for the communication of sciences to the public. Participants from France, Brasil, Argentina and Chile.
Authoring of public science communications under the publication series "Rema".
Participation in activities of the program EXPLORA, of the Chilean Ministry of Education (seminars to children and teachers on the ocean and marine biodiversity, preparation of teachers for Science and Arts on marine topics; stands with demostrative experiences on seaweeds in scientific forums for schools)
Phylogeography of seaweeds in the south east pacific: Complex evolutionary processes along a latitudinal gradient |
Phylosymbiosis, codivergence and coevolution signals in sponge and macroalgae holobionts from Antarctica |
Deciphering the domestication of a seaweed holobiont |
Nucleo Milenio Marine Agronomy of Seaweed Holobionts |
Secuenciación directa de moléculas largas de ADN y ARN mediante GridION |
Structure, connectivity and resilience in an exploited kelp ecosystem: towards sustainable ecosystem-based fisheries management |
Deciphering the complex evolutionary history of a domesticated red alga within the Pacific Ocean using population genomic |
Deciphering the complex evolutionary history of a domesticated red alga within the Pacific Ocean using population genomic |
EVOLUTION OF SEX AT RANGE EDGES IN MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA |
Balance between historical demography, population connectivity and local adaptation in shaping the distribution along a latitudinal gradient of a cosmopolitan species, the kelp Macrocystis pyrifera |
Balance between historical demography, population connectivity and local adaptation in shaping the distribution along a latitudinal gradient of a cosmopolitan species, the kelp Macrocystis pyrifera |
GENEKELP=> Local adaptation of marine forests |
Renovación de equipo de electroforesis capilar para secuenciación Sanger y genotipado |
GENEKELP: Thermal adaptations of marine forests |
Renovación de equipo de electroforesis capilar para secuenciación Sanger y genotipado |
Centro de Biotecnologia y Bioingenieria |
IDEALG=> Biotechnologies et valorisation des bioressources de macroalgues |
INDEALG |
Nucleo Milenio "Marine Conservation Center" |
Addressing biogeographic and phylogeographic scenarios regarding origin and persistence of macroalgal floral diversity in sub-Antarctic and Antarctic regions using taxonomic, ecophysiological and molecular approaches |
ADDRESSING BIOGEOGRAPHIC AND PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC SCENARIOS REGARDING ORIGIN AND PERSISTENCE OF MACROALGAL FLORAL DIVERSITY IN SUB-ANTARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC REGIONS USING TAXONOMIC, ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES |
BAL-Biofuels=> BIOTECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUEL FROM THE ALGAE MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA |
Nucleo Milenio Centro de Conservacion Marina |
Association of European Marine Biological Laboratories (ASSEMBLE) |
COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF MARINE BENTHIC LITTORAL INVERTEBRATES OF THE HUMBOLDT CURRENT SYSTEM ALONG THE CHILEAN COAST |
Comparative phylogeography of marine benthic littoral invertebrates of the Humboldt Current system along the Chilean coast |
Factors affecting the estimation of dispersal kernels in coastal marine species: comparison of genetic and direct estimates |
FACTORS AFFECTING THE ESTIMATION OF DISPERSAL KERNELS IN COASTAL MARINE SPECIES=> COMPARISON OF GENETIC AND DIRECT ESTIMATES |
MEGIKELP |
MEGIKELP=> Molecular Ecology of Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera |
A POPULATION GENETICS APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF RECOLONIZATION POST-PERTURBATION AT DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES IN THE INTERTIDAL KELP LESSONIA NIGRESCENS. |
ECOKELP |
ECOKELP=> Dynamics of kelp forest biodiversity in northern and southern hemispheres=> ecological, social and economic aspects |
A population genetics approach to understand the process of recolonization post-perturbation at different spatial scales in the intertidal kelp Lessonia nigrescens |
A POPULATION GENETICS APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS OF RECOLONIZATION POST-PERTURBATION AT DIFFERENT SPATIAL SCALES IN THE INTERTIDAL KELP LESSONIA NIGRESCENS. |
Filogeografía y genética de poblaciones de Gigartina skottsbergii separadas por la corriente circumpolar |
Filogeografía y genética de poblaciones de Gigartina skottsbergii separadas por la corriente circumpolar |
The Status of Kelp Exploitation and Marine Agronomy, with Emphasis on Macrocystis pyrifera, in Chile |