Joy Gaubert, PhD Student

ACADEMIA​
  • Ph. D Biology | Université Laval (2021)
  •  M.Sc Ecotoxicology and Environmental chemistry  | Université de Bordeaux (2018-2020)
  • B.Sc Biology Organisms and Ecosystems | Université de Bordeaux (2016-2018)

CONTACT
Email: joy.gaubert.1@ulaval.ca

Ongoing project
​"Modeling host-microbiota interactions at the health/disease interface in the honeybee"

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​My research project is currently based on the determination and understanding of the potential benefits that could generate an artificial change in honey bee microbiota. It is well known that gut microbiota plays many rôles particularly in the level of growth, nutrition, immune system activation and physiology homeostasis. These benefits could be particularly interesting in the case of contamination by pesticides, antibiotiques or by other infectious agents such as Nosema ceranae. 

I’m particularly interested in tracking the impact generated by these stressors in the honey bee microbiota homeostasis, their collective and their individual immune systems. I really believe that good probiotic supplementation could improve the strength and resiliency of the honey bee colonies against these stressors and their synergetic effects. 

Improving the health of honey bee colonies by the use of probiotics is the main goal of my PhD project. Fundamentally, this should allow a better understanding of the bees chemical or biological contaminations and of host-microbiota interactions. 

Previous work experience

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, Québec, Canada 
Valérie Langlois | February-July 2020 
“Comparative effects of crude oil and diluted bitumen on fish embryos” 

LABORATOIRE EPOC, station marine d’Arcachon
Agnès Feurtet-Mazel | May-June 2019
“Contamination of marine and freshwater microalgae by nanoplastics”​​​