{"id":16831,"date":"2023-08-24T16:36:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?p=16831"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:22:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:22:40","slug":"melissa-pitzalis-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/?p=16831","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Pitzalis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-ast-global-color-2-color has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Captureio-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20174 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Captureio-3.png 496w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Captureio-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Captureio-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.egce.universite-paris-saclay.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Captureio-3-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Neuroethology Postdoctoral Researcher<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>e-mail:<\/strong> melissa&#46;pitzalis&#64;univers&#105;&#116;&#101;&#45;&#112;&#97;&#114;&#105;&#115;&#45;&#115;&#97;&#99;&#108;&#97;&#121;&#46;&#102;&#114;<br><strong>ORCID<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-6847-6499\">https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-6847-6499<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Publications  <\/strong><s>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                     &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                              &nbsp;<\/s><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pitzalis, M.<\/strong>, V. Larcher, M. G. de B. Sanchez, M. Giurfa, J. Carcaud, and J.-C. Sandoz. 2026. \u201c Somatotopic Organization of Sensory Inputs From Taste Appendages in the Subesophageal Zone and Brain of the Honey Bee <em>Apis mellifera<\/em>.\u201d <em>Journal of Comparative Neurology<\/em> 534, no. 11: e70221. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/cne.70221\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/cne.70221<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Skills&nbsp; <\/strong><s>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                                                                 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/s><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Epifluorescent, confocal and 2-photon microscopy<br><em>In vivo<\/em> calcium imaging<br>Insect dissection (butterflies, honey bees, drosophila)<br>Anatomical staining &#8211; histology<br>Immunohistochemistry<br>3D reconstruction<br>Behaviour and statistical analyses<br>Transgenesis &#8211; microinjection of honey bee eggs<br>Bee keeping<br>Fruit fly rearing<br>Students supervision <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:0px;line-height:2\"><strong>Scientific communications&nbsp; <\/strong><s>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                     &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/s><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Poster<\/strong>: 36<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the European Chemoreception Research Organization (ECRO) <br>[Paris, France, 2026]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk<\/strong>: 20<sup>th<\/sup> Congress of the Int. Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI)&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>[Freiburg, Germany \u2013 2026]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk<\/strong>: 19<sup>th<\/sup> European Symposium for Insect Taste and Olfaction (ESITO)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <br>[Sardinia, Italy \u2013 2025]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk<\/strong>: 19<sup>th<\/sup> International Symposium on Olfaction and Taste (ISOT)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br>[Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland \u2013 2024]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk<\/strong>: 24<sup>th<\/sup> meeting of the French Club of Invertebrate Neurobiology &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br>[Gif-sur-Yvette, France \u2013 2024]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Talk<\/strong>: Neuroethology Satellite Meeting at Neurofrance&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>[Lyon, France \u2013 2023]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Poster<\/strong>: 9<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the SDSV Doctoral School Day &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>[Gif-sur-Yvette, France \u2013 2023]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Poster<\/strong>: 15<sup>th<\/sup> meeting of the German Neuroscience Society &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br>[G\u00f6ttingen, Germany \u2013 2023]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"line-height:3\"><strong>Employment history&nbsp; <\/strong><s>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                                       &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/s><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Postdoctoral researcher<\/strong>, 2026-2028 [University Paris-Saclay]<br>Pheromonal processing and division of labour in the honey bee <em>Apis mellifera<\/em><br><em>EGCE Lab, Gif-sur-Yvette, France <\/em><br><br><strong>Teaching assistant<\/strong>, 2022-2025 [University Paris-Saclay]<br><em>Soil ecology<\/em><br><br><strong>Calcium Imaging and Neuroanatomy assistant<\/strong>, 2022 [<em>CNRS<\/em>]<br><em>EGCE Lab, Gif-sur-Yvette, France <\/em><br><br><strong>Internship<\/strong>, 2021 [University of Bristol, UK]<br><em>Comparative neuroanatomy in Heliconiini butterflies: how neurogenesis has been altered to bring about a massive increase in the number of neurons in the mushroom bodies<\/em><br><br><strong>Internship<\/strong>, 2021 [CNRS]<br><em>Exploring neural activity patterns through multisite calcium imaging on genetically engineered <\/em>Apis mellifera<br><em>EGCE Lab, Gif-sur-Yvette, France <\/em><br><br><strong>Teaching assistant<\/strong>, 2020-2022 [University of Turin, Italy]<br><em>Invertebrate zoology, plant ecology, mineralogy<\/em><br><br><strong>Docent guide<\/strong>, 2019 [El Castillo, Costa Rica]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"line-height:3\"><strong>Education&nbsp; <\/strong><s>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;                                                             &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/s><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD in Neuroscience<\/strong>, 2026<br>University Paris-Saclay, France<br>Thesis title: <em>Neuroethology of taste in the honey bee <\/em>Apis mellifera<em>: from behaviour to the neural circuits<\/em><br><br><strong>Master degree in Evolution of Animal and Human Behaviour<\/strong>, 2022<br>University of Turin, Italy<br>Thesis title: <em>The olfactome partition in the honey bee brain: exploring neural activity patterns through multisite calcium imaging on genetically engineered <\/em>Apis mellifera.<br>110\/110 <em>cum laude<\/em><br><br><strong>Bachelor degree in Natural Sciences<\/strong>, 2019<br>University of Turin<br>110\/110 <em>cum laude<\/em><br><br><strong>High school diploma<\/strong>, 2016<br>Liceo Classico Linguistico Daniele Crespi (Italy)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neuroethology Postdoctoral Researcher e-mail: &#x6d;&#x65;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x73;&#x73;&#x61;&#x2e;&#x70;&#x69;&#x74;&#x7a;&#x61;&#x6c;&#x69;&#x73;&#x40;&#x75;&#x6e;&#x69;&#x76;&#x65;&#x72;&#x73;&#x69;&#x74;&#x65;&#x2d;&#x70;&#x61;&#x72;&#x69;&#x73;&#x2d;&#x73;&#x61;&#x63;&#x6c;&#x61;&#x79;&#x2e;&#x66;&#x72;ORCID: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-6847-6499 Publications &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Pitzalis, M., V. Larcher, M. G. de B. Sanchez, M. Giurfa, J. Carcaud, and J.-C. Sandoz. 2026. \u201c Somatotopic Organization of Sensory Inputs From Taste Appendages in the Subesophageal Zone and Brain of the Honey Bee Apis mellifera.\u201d Journal of Comparative Neurology 534, no. 11: 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