EDUCATION - 2003: PhD at Rennes 1 University, Brittany, France. Title: Systematic and community ecology of Afro-tropical Muridae (Mammalia: Rodentia) and Soricidae (Mammalia: Insectivora). PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT - 2004--Present: Assistant Professor and Curator, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. - 2003-2004: Temporary position, Assistant professor, Laboratoire de Biologie et Génétique Evolutive (EA 3265), Université du Maine, France. - 2002-2003: Temporary position, Assistant professor, Laboratoire Ethologie-Evolution-Ecologie (UMR 6552), Université de Rennes 1, France. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Systematic and evolution of small mammals: integrative taxonomy (molecular and morphometric studies), biogeography, phylogeography