Current members of the Grapevine Microbiota Team
Corinne Vacher (Research director in ecology)
Lucile Pellan (Assistant Professor in Mycology and Plant-Microbe Interactions)
Jessica Vallance (Engineer in microbial ecology)
Olivier Fabreguettes (Technician in molecular biology)
Paola Fournier (PhD student & Post-doctoral researcher, 2021-present): Towards pesticide-free viticulture: analysis of vine and soil microbiome to develop microbial biocontrol of downy mildew. Co-supervised with Patrice This (Agap) and Simon Labarthe (Biogeco)
Aarti Jaswa (Engineer in microbiology & PhD student, 2021-present): Designing and evaluating synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) for the biocontrol of grapevine downy mildew. Co-supervised with Guilherme Martins (Oeno)
Valérie Martin (PhD student, Fulbright Fellow, 2023-2024): Designing and evaluating synthetic microbial communities (SynComs) for the biocontrol of grapevine downy mildew
Manon Chargy (Research engineer, 2022-present): Designing a microfluidic chip to monitor synthetic microbial communities (SynComs); Co-supervised with Marie-Cécile Dufour (Save) – Also working for the BC2Grape platform
Tabatha Bulach (Assistant engineer in molecular biology, 2024 – present): Metabarcoding of soil and grapevine microbiomes in Champagne; Co-supervised with Lucile Pellan (Save/EGFV).
Marie Ancelle (Engineer in bioinformatics, 2024-present): Development of a user-friendly software to identify biocontrol agents from metabarcoding data
Yannis Ben Bassite (Master Student, 2024-present): Designing a microfluidic chip to monitor bioaerosol microbiota; Supervised by Manon Chargy and Sarah Audureau (Save)
Former members
Lucile Pellan (Post-doctoral researcher, 2022-2024): Development of microbial bioindicators of vineyard health and resilience. In collaboration with Laurence Mercier, Moët-Hennessy (Centre Robert-Jean de Vogüé, Oiry) – Now Assistant Professor in Mycology and Plant-Microbe Interactions at the University of Bordeaux, France
Isabelle Lesur (Engineer at HelixVenture, 2022-present): Bioinformatic analysis of mycobiome sequencing data
Marine Cambon (Post-doctoral researcher, 2019-2020): Next-generation biomonitoring of drought stress in forest ecosystems. Co-supervised with Sylvain Delzon (Biogeco)
Marine Trillat (Engineer, 2019-2020): Development of metabarcoding protocols for various environmental samples (plant, insect, water). In collaboration with the PGTB sequencing facility
Charlie Pauvert (PhD student, 2016-2019): Comparison and evaluation of bioinformatics and statistical approaches for the analysis of the pathobiome of crops plants. Co-supervised with Jessica Vallance (SAVE)
Tania Fort (PhD student, 2016-2019): Functions, transmission and emission of the canopy microbiota. In collaboration with Lisa Wingate (ISPA) and Amy Zanne (George Washington University)
Yves Ritter (Student technician, 2019): Development of next-generation biomonitoring protocols.
Julie Faivre d’ Arcier (Assistant Engineer, 2018-2019): Development of metabarcoding protocols. In collaboration with the PGTB sequencing facility
Andreas Makiola (Post-doctoral researcher, 2018-2019): Machine-learning of microbial networks from NGS data. In collaboration with Dave Bohan (Agroécologie)
Lucile Muneret (Post-doctoral researcher, 2018-2019): Construction of trophic networks from NGS data to predict natural pest control services in vineyards. In collaboration with Adrien Rusch (SAVE)
Tiphaine Alemany (Master I student, 2018): Influence of tree species diversity on the diversity of phyllosphere fungal communities
Célia Duluc (Master II student, 2018): Dynamics of microbial diversity and microbial networks in the phyllosphere, caulosphere and rhizosphere of oilseed rape. Co-supervised with Christophe Mougel (IGEPP)
Dïnia Cartry (Master II student, 2018): Relationships between tree microbiota and tree functional traits in a tropical forest. Co-supervised with Heidy Schimann (EcoFog)
Amandyne Linares-Maurizi (Master I student, 2018) : Within-canopy variations in leaf morphology in a beech forest. Co-supervised with R. Burlett and T. Fort (Biogeco).
Thomas Fort (PhD student, 2013-2016) : Influence of landscape structure on the foliar fungal communities of grapevine. Co-supervised with C. Robin (Biogeco).
Boris Jakuschkin (PhD student, 2011-2015) : Genetic architecture of phyllosphere microbial communities of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur). Co-supervised with C. Robin and V. Fievet (Biogeco).
Elodie Camy (Master II student, 2015): Relationship between the diversity of phyllosphere microbial communities and plant resistance to drought. Co-supervised with A.J. Porté (Biogeco).
Jean-Benoist Leger (PhD student, 2010-2014) : Modelling the topology of ecological networks with statistical models for heterogeneous random graphs. Co-supervised with J-J. Daudin (UMR518 MIA, AgroParisTech).
Quentin Baillavoine (Master II student, 2014): Effects of tree phylogeny and introduction status on phyllosphere fungal communities. Co-supervised with B. Castagneyrol (Biogeco)
Tristan Cordier (PhD student, 2008-2012) : Influence of climate on the diversity and composition of phyllosphere fungal communities of European beech (Fagus sylvatica). Co-supervised with M.L. Desprez-Loustau and C. Robin.
Isabelle Pivotto (Master I student, 2009): Assessment of phylogenetic signals in bipartite ecological networks.
Lucie Lusignan (Master II student, 2009): Modelling fungal and oomycete assemblages at the global scale to assess risk of invasion. Co-supervised with M. Gevrey (UMR EDB, Toulouse).
Emmanuelle Helion (Master II student, 2006): Modelling the richness of parasitic fungal species in the French forests. Co-supervised with M-L. Desprez-Loustau (Biogeco)
Corinne VACHER, PhD 