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In: Former Fellows

Fascinated for years by marine sciences, and more particularly by the study and valorisation of macroalgae, I am currently working on a CIFRE PhD thesis in partnership with an academic supervisor, the Laboratory of Environmental Marine Sciences (LEMAR) and an industrial supervisor, the SME ALGAIA. In response to the proliferation of temperate and tropical brown macroalgae of the genus Sargassum C. Agardh (Phaeophyceae, Fucales) on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, my PhD project VALSARG focuses on the valorisation of this biomass in two application sectors, plant and human health, through a study of their potential in biostimulation and modulation of bacterial flora. The resultsRead More →

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In: Former Fellows

My name is Florent, I’m a 4th year PhD student working under the supervision of Helena Cruz de Carvalho, in Chris Bowler’s labs at the Institut de Biologie of the ENS (IBENS). I have a strong interest in molecular biology and genetics, which led me to work on the non-coding genome of the team’s model diatom species, Phaeodactylum tricornutum. During my PhD, I focused on the optimization of the CRISPR-Cas9 system using a dual-RNA guide approach to generate diatom mutant strains. To do this, I used the ability of diatoms to undergo bacterial conjugation, which provides an elegant and “clean” approach to insert genetic materialRead More →

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In: Former Fellows

I have always been attracted and fascinated by the ocean, observing, admiring, and exploring it. In high school, the idea of becoming an oceanographer struck me, and it stuck with me ever since. So I did an MSc in Oceanography in Belgium, which led to this Ph.D. thesis that I’m currently working on. I am now a Ph.D. candidate at IFREMER, in Nantes and I am currently working in marine biology. My research focuses on the in-depth study of the mechanisms underlying mixotrophy in harmful microalgae. More specifically, I am working on understanding the physiology of Prymnesium parvum, its trophic mode, growth, and toxin (prymnesins)Read More →

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In: SPF Workshops

On 12 and 13 December 2023, the French Phycological Society held its workshop at the Ifremer station in Sète in the Celimer building, bringing together 42 participants. The scientific programme was wide-ranging, covering microalgae and macroalgae, both freshwater and marine, and encompassing a variety of research disciplines and contexts, from fundamental molecular, cellular and environmental research to applied research. These days are an opportunity for the scientific community to forge and/or consolidate links between generations, laboratories in France, and the various trades… Following a presentation by the UMR MARBEC, which was hosting the event, 16 oral presentations, including 2 plenary talks (“Mechanistic approaches to investigateRead More →

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The French Phycological Society workshop was held at Ifremer Nantes on 6 and 7 December 2022. 57 members of the Society attended 2 invited oral presentations (“Ecophysiology of polar phytoplankton” by Thomas Lacour and “Metabolic coevolution in brown algae: the example of interactions between Laminariales and endophytic Ectocarpales” by Gabriel Markov) and 21 oral presentations. The topics were once again very varied (see the programme below) and 13 students competed for SPF grants: congratulations to Florent Charton (conference: EPC8), Clémence Boucher (conference: EPC8), Nolwenn Kergosien (conference: EPC8) and Wendy Diruit (conference: ISS)! The association also held its Annual General Assembly. On the afternoon of WednesdayRead More →