After conducting research on growth rhythms in pedunculate oak during my PhD thesis at the University of Angers, I completed my career with a post-doctoral fellowship on the development of the vascular system in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana at the Umea Plant Science Center (UPSC, Umea, Sweden). I was recruited at the IJPB on the Idf-Versailles-Grignon Center in 2011 to develop my research on the links between sugar transport (focusing on SWEET-type transporters), plant development and adaptation to the environment.

My research focuses on the role of sugar transport in plant adaptation to environmental constraints and in the functioning of vascular tissues. My work combines plant physiology, cell biology, genetics, and omics approaches to understand how carbon fluxes are regulated between organelles, cells, and organs in order to sustain plant growth and resilience.

A major part of my research investigates intracellular sugar transporters, particularly tonoplast transporters, and their contribution to plant acclimation to abiotic stresses such as drought and elevated atmospheric CO₂. I also develop integrative approaches aimed at linking carbon metabolism and photosynthesis under different environmental conditions.

My research involves both C3 model plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, and C4 species including Setaria viridis and foxtail millet (Setaria italica), with the objective of better understanding the specific features of metabolism and cellular organization in C4 plants. In this context, I am particularly interested in the mechanisms that optimize carbon use efficiency under climate change scenarios.

I am also involved in collaborative projects related to plant biology, agroecosystem resilience, and the development of crops adapted to future climate conditions. My research follows an interdisciplinary approach combining experimentation and quantitative analyses, with the long-term goal of developing models of biological processes.