Colomban De Vargas
Senior researcher CNRS
Research Interests
Marine plankton eco-systems biology & evolution / biodiversity, ecology, and biogeography of
protists / sex, virus, symbioses & biomineralization in pelagic protists /rhizaria & haptophytes / micropaleontology & paleo-oceans /co-evolution between protistan life and the Earth system
Background
Professional Background
High-school teacher, Public School of Geneva, Switzerland 1990-1993
Research Assistant, Department of Zoology and Animal Biology, University of Geneva 1995-2000
Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology,
Harvard University, USA 2000-2002
Research Associate, Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences (IMCS),
Rutgers University, USA 2002
Assistant Professor (tenure track), IMCS, Rutgers University, USA 2003-2005
CNRS Researcher (CR-1), UMR 7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR), France 2006-2011
Head, ATIP team EPPO - Evolution of Plankton and PaleoOceans, CNRS, UMR7144, SBR 2006-2011
CNRS Research Director (DR-2), UMR 7144, SBR, Roscoff, France 2011-2018
Head of team EPEP - Evolution of Pelagic Ecosystems & Protists, CNRS UMR7144, SBR 2011-2018
CNRS Head of Unit (DU) TO GO-SEE - Tara Oceans – Global Ocean Systems
Ecology & Evolution, CNRS FR2022, 2018-2023
Education
B.S. University of Geneva, Switzerland Biology 1993
M.S. University of Geneva, CH & CIRAD, FR Marine Ecology 1995
Ph.D. University of Geneva, Switzerland Molecular Eco-Evolution 2000
H.D.R. Sorbonne University Eco-systems biology 2011
Publications
See publications on the Research gate profile