Current projects
2019-2020: Grasping biomechanics in primates
Supervisor: Emmanuelle Pouydebat (UMR7179)
Funding: Emergence Sorbonne Universités
2017-2019: Avineck - the neck of birds, an arm for robots
Supervisor: Anick Abourachid (UMR7179)
Funding: ANR (Agence National de la Recherche) Project ID: ANR-16-CE33-0025
2015-2017: Form-function relationships and the evolution of arboreal locomotion in mammals
Supervisors: Anthony Herrel (UMR7179), Marc Herbin (UMR7179), Raphaël Cornette (UMR7205), Stéphane Peigné (UMR7207)
Funding: LabEx BCDiv (Diversités Biologiques et Culturelles)
Research focus
Evolution, function and development of the vertebrate body plan
- appendicular skeleton in carnivores and primates
- vertebral column in archosaurs
- skull & dentition in mammals