Tutkimuksen ja opetuksen kuvaus

I am a University lecturer in Evolutionary Biology at the University of Helsinki; Coordinating and teaching in the Biology Bachelor program, the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Master program and the LUOVA doctoral program.

I am the leader of the Insect Symbiosis Ecology and Evolution (ISEE) research group at the University of Helsinki.

Host-symbiont interactions within insect communities provide ideal study systems to investigate diverse eco-evolutionary processes. I started to investigate these topics during my PhD studies. I was then trying to explain the observed variations in prevalence and penetrance of a Wolbachia infection in different populations of a tropical butterfly species. Since then, my interest for the understanding of the Dynamics, Ecology and Evolution of host-symbiont interactions has grown further. Currently I am investigating various symbiosis within an insect food-web, in an attempt to identify how those micro-organisms may influence insect communities.

More information about my research can also be found at : www.anneduplouy.net

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):