I am a researcher at IRD, the French Research Institute on sustainable Development. In addition to IRD, my Research department, TransVIHMI, is operating under the auspices of INSERM and the University of Montpellier. My research fields of interest are emerging infectious diseases at the human/wildlife interface in developing countries: sub-Saharan Africa and South East of Asia. Specifically, my interests are focused on the animal reservoirs of viral pathogens and their cross-species transmission to humans. To address these questions, I have contributed to the development and transfer to African countries, of serological and molecular detection tools for multiple viral infections. I mentored several students from Europe, Africa, South East of Asia and South America at master and PhD levels. I have contributed to more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and participated to tens of international scientific conferences.