
Research teams


Symbiotic Nitrogen Acquisition in Plant-Microbe Systems
The team SYNAPS dedicates its research on finding solutions that favor the agroecological transition. More specifically, the team’s major objective is to understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms improving crop Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) mediated by beneficial microorganisms.
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.
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.
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.