Dr. René Groscolas
Former Director of Research at IPHC
CNRS, UNISTRA, Strasbourg France
Retired
René is the founder and spiritual father of the 119 program. Originally initiated on the study of the Emperor penguin ( Aptenodytes fosterii ) in Antarctica, then continued on the king penguin ( A patagonicus ) in the Crozet Islands, René's research program was interested in understanding the physiology of fasting, and in particular the biochemical and behavioral adaptations allowing penguins to withstand long periods of fasting on the ground without metabolic sequelae, and while maintaining reproductive activity. The ECONERGY (119) program that he initiated has flourished and has been reinforced over the years, addressing behavioral, physiological and ecological themes, concerning king penguins, all considered in an evolutionary framework. Today the program has the specificity to address the adaptations of these fantastic animals to their environment - going from cellular scales, through the scale of the organism and its interactions with the environment, to that of the social group
Since its creation, the 119 program has participated annually in training through the research of young professionals becoming experts in ecology, ecophysiology and evolutionary biology.
Post-docs
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2013-2015: Antoine Stier
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2011-2014: Vincent A Viblanc
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2008-2011: Götz Eichhorn
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Theses
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2022-2025: Camille Lemonnier
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2018-2021: Tracey Hammer
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2013-2016: Quentin Schull
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2010-2013: Antoine Stier
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2010-2013: Sophie Reichert
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2008-2011: Vincent A Viblanc
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2007-2010: Aude Erbrecht
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2007-2010: Sylvie Geiger
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2005-2008: Vanessa Viera
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2005-2008: Hélène Corbel
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2004-2007: Delphine Verrier
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2001-2004: Emmanuel de Margerie
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1999-2002: Servane Bernard
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1980-1983: In Rodriguez
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veterinary Theses
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2016: Amandine Gamble
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2004: Caroline Dondelinger
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2003: Delphine Verrier
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2001: P Guichard
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1998: Jean-Jérôme Ménard
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Masters
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2021: Camille Lemonnier
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2020: Natacha Garcin
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2020: J Razzolini
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2020: Caroline Kaeffer
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2019: In Huet
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2019: V Ropital
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2018: Thibaut Barra
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2017: Thibaut Barra
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2017: Nina Cossin-Severin
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2017: PA Duchêne
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2015: Amandine Gamble
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2015: C Grellet
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2015: In Cillard
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2014: In Cavard
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2013: Claire Périé
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2013: At Le Pogam
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2012: Laure Cattin
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2012: Lucile Bovet
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2011: Yohann Bourgeois
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2010: Alvaro Calderon Martinez
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2010: Andrew Smith
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2009: Victorien Valette
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2007: Aude Erbrecht
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2007: C Gaudin
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2003: Hélène Corbel
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1999: Ondine Filippi-Codaccioni
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1995: F Fréchard
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University diploma
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2012: Marion Kauffmann
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license
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2020: C Ward
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2013: Maud Marty
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