Sophie REICHERT

IPHC – Département DEPE
23 rue du Becquerel – BP 28
F-67037 Strasbourg
E-mail: sophie.reichert@iphc.cnrs.fr

I am a researcher in integrative ecophysiology, working at the crossroad of evolutionary biology and physiological and molecular ecology, with a keen interest for wild animal models to study the impact of environmental stressors, such as global changes. The core aim of my research focuses on characterizing how environmental factors and stressors influence the physiological mechanisms underlying ageing (telomeres, oxidative stress) and stress, and how this ultimately shapes senescence rates.

Research

In our group, we are currently working the effects of early-life thermal conditions in passerines (zebra finches and great tits). Using an experimental and integrative approach, we are interested in understanding thermal stress effects on metabolism and thermal physiology mechanisms, individual health through different ageing and stress bio-markers, and long-term life-history consequences (growth patterns, survival and reproductive rates). I am also interested in the mechanisms shaping ageing rates in the wild. This research is conducted in Finland and in France. Our main collaborators on these projects are: Dr Ruuskanen University of Jyväskylä/Finland; Dr Bleu and Pr Massemin IPHC-CNRS/France; Pr Lummaa University of Turku/Finland ; Dr Bize Swiss Ornithological Institute/Switzerland ; Antoine Stier IPHC-CNRS/France.

2024-2027: Clémence Furic (PhD candidate) works on thermal stress and urbanisation in passerines (University of Turku, Finland).
2024-2026: Dr Julie Fleitz (Post-doc) works on latitudinal gradient of thermal stress in passerines (University of Turku, Finland).
10/2021 – 02 / 2025: Adrien Levillain (PhD candidate) works on thermal stress effects from underlying mechanisms to evolutionary consequences (University of Strasbourg, France).
08/2021-01/2026: Héloïse Moullec (PhD candidate) works on determinants of ageing in wild populations (University of Turku, Finland).

Teaching

I teach at the Faculty of Life Siences at the University of Strasbourg:

Responsibilities

  • PI of the “thermal stress in passerines” project (Academy of Finland and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships).

Recent publications

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