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I'm a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoc Fellow
at the LEHNA lab (UMR CNRS 5023, University of Lyon, France).

You'll find here everything about my work.


Want to be in touch?
Please feel free to write me an email at :
cheynel.louise@gmail.com

Research projects

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Publications

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2024

"Early-life glucocorticoids accelerate lymphocyte count senescence in roe deer"

LD Lalande, G Bourgoin, J Carbillet, L Cheynel, F Debias, H Ferté, JM Gaillard, R Garcia, JF Lemaître,
R Palme, M Pellerin, C Peroz, B Rey, P Vuarin, E Gilot-Fromont

General and Comparative Endocrinology, 357, 114595

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2023

"The genetics of immune and infection phenotypes in wild mice"

L Cheynel, L Lazarou, EM Riley, M Viney

Molecular Ecology, 32 (15), 4242-4258

Image by Birgitta Roos

2021

"Short-term telomere dynamics is associated with
glucocorticoid levels in wild populations of roe deer
"

JF Lemaître, J Carbillet, B Rey, R Palme, H Froy, RV Wilbourn, SL Underwood, L Cheynel, JM Gaillard,
AJM Hewison, H Verheyden, F Débias, J Duhayer, C Régis, S Pardonnet, M Pellerin, DH Nussey, E Gilot-Fromont

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A, 252, 110836

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2021

"Maternal effects shape offspring physiological condition
but do not senesce in a wild mammal
"

L Cheynel, E Gilot-Fromont, B Rey, E Quéméré, F Débias, J Duhayer, S Pardonnet, M Pellerin,
JM Gaillard, JF Lemaître

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34, 4, 661–670

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2019

"Trade-offs"

JFL Lemaître, L Cheynel, M Douhard, V Ronget, JM Gaillard

Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology, Elsevier. vol. 3, Academic Press, pp. 367–375

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2019

"Does body growth impair immune function in a large herbivore?"

L Cheynel, F Douhard, E Gilot-Fromont, B Rey, F Débias, S Pardonnet, J Carbillet, H Verheyden,
AJM Hewison, M Pellerin, JM Gaillard, JF Lemaître

Oecologia, 189, 55-68

Image by Hans Veth

2018

"The influence of early‐life allocation to antlers on male performance during adulthood: Evidence from contrasted populations of a large herbivore"

JF Lemaître, L Cheynel, F Douhard, G Bourgoin, F Débias, H Ferté, E Gilot‐Fromont, S Pardonnet,
M Pellerin, B Rey, C Vanpé, AJM Hewison, JM Gaillard

Journal of Animal Ecology, 87 (4), 921-932

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2017

"Immunosenescence patterns differ between populations
but not between sexes in a long-lived mammal"

L Cheynel, JF Lemaître, JM Gaillard, B Rey, G Bourgoin, H Ferté, M Jégo,
F Débias, M Pellerin, L Jacob, E Gilot-Fromont

Scientific Reports, 7 (1), 1-1

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2017

"Age-dependent associations between telomere length
and environmental conditions in roe deer
"

RV Wilbourn, H Froy, MC McManus, L Cheynel, JM Gaillard, E Gilot-Fromont, C Régis,
B Rey, M Pellerin, JF Lemaître, DH Nussey

Biology Letters, 13 (9), 20170434

Roles in scientific societies

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Chair of the Special Interest Group "Parasites & Pathogens" at the British Ecological Society

  • Bringing together a scientific community around these themes

  • Organizing social events

  • Writing of a monthly newsletter (400 readers)

  • Management of group administration and meetings

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Review College
for the BES

  • Twice a year, review of the applications for BES grants.

  • Expertise: Ecophysiology ; Environmental Physiology ; Parasites and Pathogens Ecology ; Urban Ecology.

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Scientific Committee at
2024 SFE2 Conference
in Lyon
(Société Française d'Ecologie & d'Evolution)

  • Review of submissions and organization of the Urban Ecology session.

Public visibility

Please feel free to contact me for interventions!

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Guest Speaker Conference “Vaccination, immunity:
the One Health approach”

organized by French Newspaper L’Obs & 1Health, June 2023,
Lyon City Hall.

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Conference on light pollution & toads at the Center of Alpine Research
(CREA Mont-Blanc, Chamonix),
November 2023.

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Presentation of eco-immunology for La Semaine Vétérinaire (french vet media).

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Rédactrice pour le Projet Pangolin, média de vulgarisation scientifique

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Journal DECODER, vulgarisation scientifique pour collège/lycée

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Participation to DECLICS: half a day in a nearby high school for personnalized meeting  between teenagers and researchers

(Lycée Faÿs, Villeurbanne, 2023)

Teaching

Evolutionary Perspectives on Senescence

Lectures for 1st year Masters' students in Physiology or Ecology degree
University Lyon 1 , France / 2023, 2024, 2025

Eco-immunology & effects of anthropic stresses on immunity

Lectures for 3rd year BSc, 1st and 2nd year Masters' students in Physiology, Ecology or Ecotoxicology degree
University Lyon 1 ; University of Pau, France / 2022, 2023, 2024

"Animal"

Lecture and practical course for Art students (1st to 5th year)
ESACM Art School, Clermont-Ferrand, France / 2023

Practical courses in eco-physiology

3rd year BSc and 1st year Masters' students in Physiology or Ecology degree.
University Lyon 1, France / 2023, 2024

Supervision: 3rd year BSc, Masters' and PhD students

fieldwork, labwork, research projects

My camera trap in the Massif des Bauges (France)

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