
Research teams


Senescence, Autophagy, Nutrient Recycling and Nitrogen Use Efficiency
The SATURNE team brings together experts in molecular physiology who are interested in the molecular processes of nutritional recycling and the allocation of nitrogen resources in the plant organs.
Nitrogen-Pathogen Interactions
The NPI team studies plant diseases caused by necrotrophic pathogens. Our aim is to understand the mechanisms of pathogens attack plants and of plant defense. We also study the impact of plant nutrition on these mechanisms, in particular plant nitrate nutrition.
Symbiotic Nitrogen Acquisition in Plant-Microbe Systems
The team studies the physiology and molecular genetics of nitrogen nutrition in plants.
Nitrogen Use, Transport and Signaling
The NUTS team studies nutrient signaling in plants with a particular emphasis on nitrogen signaling, nitrate transport and whole plant nitrogen management. Our main research interest is to investigate how plants orchestrate their response to changes in availability or demand of nutrients.