I am particularly interested in the study of interactions performed by micro-organisms from a population to a genetic level. My thesis model was Melampsora larici-populina, the poplar rust fungus. Using population genetic/genomic methods, I documented the impact of resistance breakdown on the demographic history of the fungus and then searched for genetics determinants.

During my post-doc at John Innes Center (Diane Saunders Lab) i worked on the yellow rust fungus, Puccinia striiformis f.sp tritici,  describing the global demographic evolution of this species using the field pathogenomic approach.

I am now back to Melampsora larici-populina on a project aiming to acquire a new reference genome to study te genetic basis of the major resistance breakdown.