HEADQUARTERS


CIESM Headquarters are located Villa Girasole, 16 bd de Suisse, in Monaco, hosting the offices of the Director General and of his collaborators who include Scientific Specialists and a small professional Staff. This is where science policy and international programs are formulated, where publications and communication are managed, and where Board members regularly meet.

Prof. Frederic Briand
Ph.D. 1974 Univ. of California, Irvine
Studies oceanography and economics in Paris, then marine ecological sciences at the University of California. Early career as professor of ecological sciences at the University of Ottawa, Canada, with field studies of marine and lake communities of north and central America, and pioneering theoretical research on the rules governing the architecture of foodwebs. Joins international organizations full time, first as Director of Science Programs at the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in Switzerland, later as Director of UNESCO pilot Program on Population and Environment.

Author / editor of a number of scientific books, monographs, and of noted papers on the cybernetics, conservation and management of complex ecological systems. As CIESM Director General, Frederic Briand works in close concertation with the National Representatives and the Heads of Scientific Committees and Taskforces, paying particular attention to the development of international cooperation and to the coordination of all scientific matters of the Commission. He serves on the Board of various international agencies, from GESAMP to the Intl. Whaling Commission.

Dr Laura Giuliano, Scientific Advisor
Ph. D. 1996, Univ. Marseille.
After leading international research groups on marine microbial ecology, with a focus on deep-sea systems, at the CNR/IAMC Institute of Messina where she coordinated various European projects, Laura joined our Headquarters in 2004 to facilitate the harmonisation of major national marine initiatives (from oceanographic cruises to data bases), to develop the CIESM-SUB deep-sea exploration campaigns and to strenghten our relations with EU programmes.

Dr Michèle Barbier Dechraoui, Scientific Officer - Marine Biotechnology and Extreme Environments
Ph.D. on Marine Molecular Biology 1996, Univ. Paris VI.
Post-doctoral work on HABs in the Pacific, Gulf of Mexico (NOAA), Atlantic (Ifremer) was followed by an appointment in Roscoff to manage inter alia the EU Network of Excellence 'Marine Genomics Europe'. At CIESM Headquarters, Michèle will focus on network outreach and on the application of marine sciences to the fast-growing Biotechnology sector, with particular attention to the opportunities offered by Mediterranean extreme environments.

Dr Paula Moschella, Scientific Officer- Biological Systems and Marine Conservation
Ph.D. 2003, Univ. Southampton; Laurea (BSc, MSc) 1996, Univ. Genoa
Following her Doctorate on rocky shore ecology, Paula worked on environmental effects of coastal defence structures at the Marine Biological Association of the UK. She brings to the Headquarters team her experience with European conservation projects, and leads the new CIESM Tropicalization Program.

Dr Alessia Rodriguez y Baena, Scientific Officer - Biogeochemistry and Hydrology
Ph.D. 2006, Univ. Genoa and IAEA-MEL; MSc 2001, Univ. Genoa
During her doctoral studies, Alessia focused on the use of selected natural and artificial radionuclides to constrain traditional marine radiotracer-based particle flux models. At Headquarters Alessia works on the development of CIESM MusselWatch Phase II (cross-basin surveys of Polonium and emerging contaminants) and on the extension of our various hydrological Programs (MedGLOSS, Hydrochanges, Coastal Erosion).

Valérie Gollino, Data Base Manager & Webmaster
Valérie oversees website maintenance, the production and delivery of CIESM Monographs - both online and in print - as well as the updating of CIESM digital Atlases and databases.

Monique McLaughlin, Administrative Assistant to DG
Monique assists the DG with all administrative, accounting, logistic matters.