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Gilles PILATE (Research Director - HDR)

Gilles PILATE
Molecular Physiology of Wood Formation Team (BOIS) - "Deciphering molecular mechanisms responsible for wood formation"

https://www6.val-de-loire.inrae.fr/biofora/Recherche/Equipe-BOIS 

gilles.pilate@inrae.fr

Position

Research Officer at BioForA UMR (Integrated Biology for Forest and Tree Diversity Valuation, part of the ECOFA Department of INRAE) 

Scientific Manager of LICA (Tree Cellular Engineering Lab, https://www6.inrae.fr/lica

Assignment manager to the Presidence of INRAE Val de Loire Centre

Education

  • 2019. DU Integrated Bioinformatics, Paris Diderot University
  • 2002. HDR in Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Orleans University
  • 1985-1987. PhD thesis, Paris VI University, Life Sciences, Plant Biology and Physiology, Experimental Ontogeny Laboratory, fellowship from the French Research Ministry
  • 1984. MS degree in Plant Biology and Physiology, Paris VI University

Professional experiences

  • November 1991-present. Research scientist at INRA, now INRAE, BioForA UMR (previously AGPF), Val de Loire Centre
  • 1989-1991. Research Associate, Conifer Biotechnology Lab, Plant Biotechnology Institute, NRCC, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 1988. Post-doctoral position, Molecular Genetic Laboratory, Biological Science Division, NRCC, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Summit Canadian fellowship.

Academic associations

  • 2009 : elected at the “International Academy of Wood Science”

Research area / technical skills

  • Identification of the molecular mechanisms responsible for the tension stresses present in the cell walls of tension wood fibres. Collaborations with LMGC (CNRS-Montpellier) and ECOFOG (INRAE CNRS UMR in French Guyana, ANR Blanc project ‘Stress in Trees’, PhD of Fernanda Guedes and Amra Secerovic)
  • Effects of lignin modifications of GM poplar wood on saccharification efficiency. Collaboration with VIB Ghent, BIA (INRAE Nantes), IJPB (INRAE Versailles), FARE (INRAE Reims)
  • Tension wood : lint and saccharification efficiency (FP7 EnergyPoplar EU project, ANR Blanc project ‘Stress in Trees’, regional project ‘OPeNSPeNU’)
  • Toward designing a model for secondary cell wall construction in poplar wood fibres (Clément Cuello PhD)
  • Implementation on poplar of novel genome editing techniques (PIA Genius project)

Ongoing projects

  • OPeNSPeNU “Stink and lint : poplar breeding for novel uses ”, Project of regional interest, 2017-2020, project coordinator
  • GENIUS ‘Towards precise engineering of plant genomes, ‘Investments for the Future’ project, 2011-2020
  • Quantitative and qualitative assessment of the French resources in aspen for the production of baking molds’, project from the French Ministry of Food and Agriculture, 2020
  • PRESTO ‘High throughput prediction of trees and grape vine vulnerability towards biotic and abiotic stresses’, regional project, 2020-2022

PhD student supervision

  • Clément Cuello (2017-2020) Toward designing a model for secondary cell wall construction in poplar wood fibres, Orleans University, fellowship from the French Research Ministry, co-supervision with Annabelle Déjardin
  • Amra Šećerović (2013-2016) Identification and characterization of molecular players potentially responsible for the mechanical properties of tension wood. Orleans University, fellowship from INRA and the ANR Blanc project ‘StressInTrees’), co-supervision with Annabelle Déjardin
  • Fernanda Guedes (2010-2013) Toward identifying molecules responsible for the mechanical properties of poplar tension wood. Orleans University, CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel, Brazilian Ministry of Education) fellowship.
  • Régis Fichot (2007-2010) Xylem structural and functional variability in relation to plasticity of poplar in response to drought. Orleans University, fellowship from the French Research Ministry, co-supervision with Franck Brignolas
  • Dominique Arnaud (2004-2007) Identification and characterization of the LIM protein family in poplar. Orleans University, fellowship from the Centre Region, co-supervision with Dominique Locker
  • Florian Lafarguette (1999-2003) Identification and characterization of differentially expressed genes during tension wood formation in poplar. Orleans University, fellowship from the Centre Region
  • Melinda Gatineau (1998-2002) Toward a better understanding on the absence of syringyl monomers in conifer lignins: a genetic engineering approach. Orleans University, fellowship from the Centre Region, co-supervision with Marie-Anne Lelu
  • Françoise Laurans (1994-1997) Histological definition of and molecular approach to investigate poplar/rust interactions. Orleans University, fellowship from the French Research Ministry, co-supervision with Daniel Cornu
  • Valérie Levée (1993-1996) Transformation via Agrobacterium tumefaciens of hybrid larch (Larix x leptoeuropaea) and transgenic plant regeneration. Orleans University, fellowship INRA/Centre Region, co-supervision with Daniel Cornu and Marie-Anne Lelu

Publications