Molecular tools (from DNA/RNA extractions procedures to complex community analysis) dedicated to microbial ecology 
Bioremediation of contaminated habitats
Biorecycling of valuable and critical metals for electronic waste and bottom ashes
Multivariate statistics and numerical ecology applied to the microbial ecology field (soils, bioreactors, etc)
Water desinfection procedures
Groundwater tracing with bacteriophages
Characterization of bacterial strains contaminating industrial processes and medical environment

Extensive experience as a laboratory manager with direction of fundamental and applied research projects
In-depth analysis of microbial communities present in natural and man-made environments
Developing multidisciplinary techniques for detecting activities and actors in complex microbial communities
Metagenomics and multivariate statistical analysis of complex data sets using numerical ecology tools
Management, teaching, education and human resources
Teaching on all levels, from secondary school to universities
Set up of a strategy in order to compensate for the chronic shortage of people, money and technical devices, by creating an atmosphere in which the development of evolutionary responsibilities is favored at all levels  

Head of the Central Environmental Molecular Biology Laboratory (CEMBL). This platform provides services to members of various EPFL institutes in the field of environmental molecular biology (http://gr-cel.epfl.ch/). Modern tools in the fields of molecular biology and microbiology are made available to users, who also benefit from advice and technical support for their daily research.
COSEC and Radioprotection Officer, authorized to work in a P2-laboratory.