Degrees
- Master 2 in Systematics, Evolution & Paleontology, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) in partnership with the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (MNHN), France 2006 - 2008
- Licence (Equivalent to BSc.) in Life Sciences, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France 2003 - 2006
Research internships and experience
Research intern at The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Plants, Soil and Insects, Amherst, MA, USA July - Sept 15, 2008
Advisor: Benjamin Normark
The study of morphological characters (mounted slide observation) on Chionaspis pinifoliae and Chionapsis heterophyllae (Diaspididae: Coccoidea: Hemiptera) from a large sampling provided by Rodger Gwiazdowski across North America.
Research intern at The Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (MNHN), Laboratory of Entomology, in partnership with the European Biological Control Laboratory (EBCL-USDA)
Montpellier - Paris, FRANCE Feb - June 2008
Advisors: Thierry Bourgoin, Daniele Matile-Fererro and Dr Rene Sforza, Marie-Claude Bon
Obtention of molecular data from collection and conducting phylogenetic analyses (using Direct Optimization and Parsimony methods) on the scale genus of the Eriococcidae (Coccoidea: Hemiptera) Eriococcus of Europe.
Research intern at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (MNHN), Laboratory of Entomology, FRANCE March - June 2007
Advisors: Thierry Bourgoin and Daniele Matile Ferrero
Redescription of Chlamydolecanium conchioides, Goux 1933 (Coccidae: Hemiptera) using collection types. Drawing methods and introduction to the morphological characters of scale insects.
Research intern at the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris (MNHN), Conservatoire botanique national du bassin parisien
Paris, FRANCE July - August 2006
Advisor: Nathalie Machon
Demographic study of a population of Arenaria grandiflora L. in Fontainebleau forest. Collecting data and making statistical analyses.
Working experience
Teaching assistant January-May 2012: Life Systems at Columbia University.
Co-teacher September-December 2011: Biodiversity, SRMP Program, American Museum of Natural History.
Temporary employee July-August 2009: Collections Mammiferes, Oiseaux (Birds and Mammals collections), Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Photographing birds type-specimens
Temporary employee December 2008: Entomology Laboratory, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Insect collection upkeep
Education Training
Phylogenetics Workshop, The Ohio State University
Columbus OH, USA July 21- 27, 2008
Faculties: J. S. Farris, J. Wenzel, P. Goloboff, W. Wheeler, L. Salter Kubatko
Lectures and practice labs on phylogenetic methods (Parsimony, Bayesian, Maximum Likelihood).
European Summer University on the Origins of Life and Life in Space, The Universite Pierre et Marie Curie Banyuls-sur-Mer research station, FRANCE Sept 2006
Chinese Language Program, Beijing Language University Beijing, CHINA 2002 - 2003
Publications
Vea, I. and Siddall, M. (2011). Scanning electron microscopy and molecular characterization of a new Haplosporidium species (Haplosporidia, a parasite of the marine gastropod Siphonaria pectinata(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Siphonariidae) in the gulf of Mexico. Journal of Parasitology 97(6): 1062-1066.
Vea, I. (2011). Redescription of the genus Chlamydolecanium Goux, 1933 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with a discussion of its affinities. Zootaxa 2965: 1-15.
Gwiazdowski, R., Vea, I., Andersen, J., Normark, B. (2011). Discovery of cryptic species among North American pine-feeding Chionaspis scale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 104: 47-62. PDF
Public communications
58th annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America - December 12-15, 2010. Poster: A morphological phylogenetic analysis of the Ortheziidae scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) including 100 million years of fossils in amber. PDF
Second annual Richard Gilder Graduate School Symposium - September 16, 2010. Oral presentation entitled: A morphological phylogenetic analysis of the Ortheziidae scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) including 100 millions years of fossils in amber. PDF
12th International symposium of scale insect studies - April 2010. Poster entitled: 145 million years of Ortheziidae. PDF
14th congress of graduate students at the MNHN : Techniques and methods in research at the Museum December 3- 5, 2008. Oral presentation entitled: Eriococcus Targioni-Tozzeti 1668 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) really monophyletic? A phylogenetic study from collection specimens
2011: ESA Travel Grant ($1,000)
2010: Theodore Roosevelt grant ($2,070)
2007-2008: Bourse du merite (Honour grant) of 4000 EUR
Languages
French: native
English: fluent
Chinese: intermediate
Memberships
Societe Francaise de Systématique since 2007
Association of Women in Science since 2009
Entomological Society of America since 2010
Willi Hennig Society since 2009
Volunteering
WWF-France, Paris (2007 - 2008): monitoring activities for children about environmental issues. Paperwork and database management at the headquarters.
Relais Handicap Santé at UPMC, Organization for handicapped students in the university, Paris (2005- 2006): tutoring in biology lessons for a deaf student and secretary during exams for handicapped students.
Interests: Cello, art crafting, photography, traveling, languages, cooking, cheesecakes.
