New IJPB research team: Genomic Analysis of Plant-Parasite Interactions

The “Genomic Analysis of Plant-Parasite Interactions” AGIPP team uses and develops bioinformatic approaches to study the co-evolution of plants with their parasites. By exploiting genomic and protein resources, aiming to characterise the evolution of genomes and gene repertoires in relation to plant-parasite interactions. Using genomic, transcriptomic, and protein resources, the team aims to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the co-evolution between plants and different types of parasites. The first ones are endogenous parasites, transposable elements (TEs), which are a major component of eukaryotic genomes and play a driving role in evolution by promoting phenomena such as mutation, exaptation, and recombination. The second ones are obligate intracellular parasites, viruses, whose infection can be asymptomatic to lethal and cause major yield losses in crops of economic interest. Finally, the relationships between plants and their bioaggressors (bacteria, insects, fungi, etc.), which use the plant's metabolism to ensure their growth are studied.

> More, see the team webpage

The team is headed by Florian Maumus,
INRAE Senior Scientist

Mini-CV :
> 2025 : Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin for Plant Sciences
> 2021 : Senior Scientist, INRAE
> 2018 : Habilitation to direct research
> 2017 : INRA Laurel "Espoir scientifique"
> 2014 : Permanent position as Research Scientist INRAE - Unité de Recherche en Génomique-Info, INRA, Versailles
> 2011-2014 : Post-Doc - unit in genomics and bioinformatic, topic - Genomes evolution, INRA, Versailles
> 2009-2010 : Post-Doc - Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin, topic - MicroRNA maturation
> 2005-2009 : Thesis - Université Paris XI (Now Universié Paris-Saclay), ENS Paris, topic -Genomics and epigenetics in marine algae



Research developed at the Institute Jean-Pierre Bourgin for Plant Sciences.