Sunflower Trait Discovery Scientist

• May 2023 - Present

Junior Biotech Breeder Cucurbits

• Oct 2022 - Apr 2023

Intern in trait discovery and pre-breeding

• Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

End of study internship on the Exserohilum turcicum and Zea mays pathosystem. • Carrying out of a GWAS (Genome Wide Association Study) on a dataset of 142 genotypes subjected to artificial pressure from the pathogen of a trial from 2019, with a chip of 25,000 markers. - Structure analysis of the panel - Kinship matrix - Linkage disequilibrium analysis - Search for potential genes linked to markers significantly associated with pathogen resistance • Set up a trial in… Show more End of study internship on the Exserohilum turcicum and Zea mays pathosystem. • Carrying out of a GWAS (Genome Wide Association Study) on a dataset of 142 genotypes subjected to artificial pressure from the pathogen of a trial from 2019, with a chip of 25,000 markers. - Structure analysis of the panel - Kinship matrix - Linkage disequilibrium analysis - Search for potential genes linked to markers significantly associated with pathogen resistance • Set up a trial in 2022 with the aim of carrying out a GWAS (choice of field design, number of genotypes, and choice of genotypes for optimal diversity) • Development of a protocol for isolation and inoculation of the pathogen • Follow-up of the 2022 trial with counting, flowering and disease scoring Show less End of study internship on the Exserohilum turcicum and Zea mays pathosystem. • Carrying out of a GWAS (Genome Wide Association Study) on a dataset of 142 genotypes subjected to artificial pressure from the pathogen of a trial from 2019, with a chip of 25,000 markers. - Structure analysis of the panel - Kinship matrix - Linkage disequilibrium analysis - Search for potential genes linked to markers significantly associated with pathogen resistance • Set up a trial in… Show more End of study internship on the Exserohilum turcicum and Zea mays pathosystem. • Carrying out of a GWAS (Genome Wide Association Study) on a dataset of 142 genotypes subjected to artificial pressure from the pathogen of a trial from 2019, with a chip of 25,000 markers. - Structure analysis of the panel - Kinship matrix - Linkage disequilibrium analysis - Search for potential genes linked to markers significantly associated with pathogen resistance • Set up a trial in 2022 with the aim of carrying out a GWAS (choice of field design, number of genotypes, and choice of genotypes for optimal diversity) • Development of a protocol for isolation and inoculation of the pathogen • Follow-up of the 2022 trial with counting, flowering and disease scoring Show less

Master thesis

• Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

Master thesis on durable resistance to viruses in tomato (TYLCV and ToBRFV), under the supervision of Dr. Mireille van Damme. The goal was to study the potential of putative susceptibility genes on the resistance of these two viruses. • Proposal writing • Carrying out of the experiments (VIGS, RNAi, including genetic transformations) • Work with quarantine organisms • Data collection (DNA and RNA extraction, qPCR) • Data analysis with R (Anova, Scheirer-Ray-Hare test… Show more Master thesis on durable resistance to viruses in tomato (TYLCV and ToBRFV), under the supervision of Dr. Mireille van Damme. The goal was to study the potential of putative susceptibility genes on the resistance of these two viruses. • Proposal writing • Carrying out of the experiments (VIGS, RNAi, including genetic transformations) • Work with quarantine organisms • Data collection (DNA and RNA extraction, qPCR) • Data analysis with R (Anova, Scheirer-Ray-Hare test, Wilcoxon test, linear regression ...) • Writing of a final thesis and presentation of a colloquium Development of skill in research and critical thinking Show less Master thesis on durable resistance to viruses in tomato (TYLCV and ToBRFV), under the supervision of Dr. Mireille van Damme. The goal was to study the potential of putative susceptibility genes on the resistance of these two viruses. • Proposal writing • Carrying out of the experiments (VIGS, RNAi, including genetic transformations) • Work with quarantine organisms • Data collection (DNA and RNA extraction, qPCR) • Data analysis with R (Anova, Scheirer-Ray-Hare test… Show more Master thesis on durable resistance to viruses in tomato (TYLCV and ToBRFV), under the supervision of Dr. Mireille van Damme. The goal was to study the potential of putative susceptibility genes on the resistance of these two viruses. • Proposal writing • Carrying out of the experiments (VIGS, RNAi, including genetic transformations) • Work with quarantine organisms • Data collection (DNA and RNA extraction, qPCR) • Data analysis with R (Anova, Scheirer-Ray-Hare test, Wilcoxon test, linear regression ...) • Writing of a final thesis and presentation of a colloquium Development of skill in research and critical thinking Show less

Trainee

• Mar 2020 - Jul 2020

Study project on the optimization of the current fermentation process on tomato seeds to improve seeds quality. Internship carried out under the supervision of Camille Savouré, including various activities such as: • Carrying out of the protocol and whole process implementation (harvest, crushing, fermentation, seedling) • Germination tests • Analysis of results thanks to JMP software • Help within other projects (humidity measures/ peppers deseeding) • Presentation of… Show more Study project on the optimization of the current fermentation process on tomato seeds to improve seeds quality. Internship carried out under the supervision of Camille Savouré, including various activities such as: • Carrying out of the protocol and whole process implementation (harvest, crushing, fermentation, seedling) • Germination tests • Analysis of results thanks to JMP software • Help within other projects (humidity measures/ peppers deseeding) • Presentation of the progress of the project in french and english • Writing of an internal report and a dissertation in english • Creation of a scientific poster to defend my internship with a jury Show less Study project on the optimization of the current fermentation process on tomato seeds to improve seeds quality. Internship carried out under the supervision of Camille Savouré, including various activities such as: • Carrying out of the protocol and whole process implementation (harvest, crushing, fermentation, seedling) • Germination tests • Analysis of results thanks to JMP software • Help within other projects (humidity measures/ peppers deseeding) • Presentation of… Show more Study project on the optimization of the current fermentation process on tomato seeds to improve seeds quality. Internship carried out under the supervision of Camille Savouré, including various activities such as: • Carrying out of the protocol and whole process implementation (harvest, crushing, fermentation, seedling) • Germination tests • Analysis of results thanks to JMP software • Help within other projects (humidity measures/ peppers deseeding) • Presentation of the progress of the project in french and english • Writing of an internal report and a dissertation in english • Creation of a scientific poster to defend my internship with a jury Show less

Agricultural internship

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

Carrying out a technical and economic diagnosis of the farm over three accounting years and, in parallel work on the farm duties including: • Milking cows (64) • Feeding and mulching calves • Driving agricultural machinery Carrying out a technical and economic diagnosis of the farm over three accounting years and, in parallel work on the farm duties including: • Milking cows (64) • Feeding and mulching calves • Driving agricultural machinery

Trainee

• Feb 2019 - Feb 2019

Audit within the Agricultural show (5 days), controlling the origin of the products offered by over 50 stands Audit within the Agricultural show (5 days), controlling the origin of the products offered by over 50 stands

Research assistant trainee

• Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

Elucidation of the role of the ARGONAUTE protein in the germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Internship carried out under the supervision of Dr. Krystyna ORACZ. • Germination tests • Electrophoresis • Isolation of embryos of Arabidopsis Thaliana • RNA extraction • Literature review on scientific articles. Elucidation of the role of the ARGONAUTE protein in the germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds. Internship carried out under the supervision of Dr. Krystyna ORACZ. • Germination tests • Electrophoresis • Isolation of embryos of Arabidopsis Thaliana • RNA extraction • Literature review on scientific articles.

Tutor in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology

• Jan 2017 - Jun 2018

Use of knowledge I have acquired during High School to help a student in general secondary school. • Development of pedagogy • Development of patience Use of knowledge I have acquired during High School to help a student in general secondary school. • Development of pedagogy • Development of patience

Seasonal work

• Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

• Collecting crop plants (ray-grass, cocksfoot, fescue) • Threshing plans to collect seeds • Collecting crop plants (ray-grass, cocksfoot, fescue) • Threshing plans to collect seeds