CV

CV

Lecturer in Plant Ecophysiology<br/>Institut Agro Montpellier

FLORENT PANTIN

Lecturer in Plant Ecophysiology
Institut Agro Montpellier, Department of Biology & Ecology
LEPSE – Ecophysiology Laboratory of Plants under Environmental Stresses

on secondment at IRHS, Angers, France 

Education

  • PhD in Plant Ecophysiology (2011) University of Montpellier, France
    • Ontogeny of hydraulic and metabolic controls of leaf growth in Arabidopsis thaliana
  • Research Master’s Degree in Functional Plant Biology (2008) University of Montpellier, France
  • Diplôme d’Ingénieur in Horticulture (2008) National Institute of Horticulture, AgroCampus Ouest, Angers, France
  • French Scientific Baccalaureate with major in Biology (2003) Angers, France

Academic experience

  • Sept. 2021 - Present        Secondment, INRAE, Angers, France

Topic

Biotic x abiotic interactions

Institute

INRAE, AgroEcoSystem Division

Host lab

IRHS – Research Institute of Horticulture and Seeds (INRAE/Institut Agro/Angers Univ.)

  • Jan. 2015 - Present          Lecturer (tenured), Institut Agro Montpellier, France

Topic

Plant ecophysiology

Institute

Institut Agro Montpellier, Department of Biology & Ecology

Host lab

LEPSE – Ecophysiology Laboratory of Plants under Environmental Stresses (INRAE/Institut Agro)

  • Jan. 2014 - Dec. 2014       Postdoc, CNRS, Cadarache, France

Topic

Stomatal and mesophyll controls of gas exchanges

Host lab

LEMP – Laboratory of Plant Molecular Ecophysiology (CNRS/CEA/Aix-Marseille Univ.)

Supervisor

Dr. Bernard Genty (CNRS)

Funding

European project WATBIO: Developing drought-tolerant biomass crops for Europe

  • May 2012 - Dec. 2013      Postdoc, JIC/UEA, Norwich, United Kingdom

Topic

Multi-scale analysis and modelling of leaf development

Host labs

> JIC – John Innes Centre, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology

> UEA – University of East Anglia, School of Computing Sciences

Supervisors

Prof. Enrico Coen (JIC) and Prof. Andrew Bangham (UEA)

Funding

> Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship: HEMOTIONAL

> BBSRC project: A Multiscale Approach to Genes, Growth and Geometry

  • Oct. 2008 - Nov. 2011     PhD Student, University of Montpellier, France

Topic

Leaf growth and stomatal control under abiotic stresses

Host lab

LEPSE – Ecophysiology Laboratory of Plants under Environmental Stresses (INRA/SupAgro)

Supervisors

Dr. Bertrand Muller (INRA) and Dr. Thierry Simonneau (INRA)

Funding

> Grant of the French Ministry of Research gained after competitive exam

> European project AGRONOMICS: Arabidopsis GROwth Network integrating OMICS

Publications & Communications

For a full list of my publications, please visit the dedicated section.

  • 13 articles published in international journals
    • Multidisciplinary (PNAS), General Biology (Current Biology, PLoS Biology), Plant Sciences (Plant Physiology, New Phytologist, Journal of Experimental Botany, Plant Cell & Environment, Frontiers in Plant Sciences)
    • h-index 12, Highly Cited Papers 4 (Web of Science)
  • 2 book chapters
  • 2 popularisation articles
  • 17 oral communications in national or international conferences
    • Invited Speaker, ESP-IUPB World Congress, 2019, Barcelona, Spain
    • Invited Speaker, Matinée des Œnologues de Bordeaux, 2018, Bordeaux, France [video]
    • Invited Speaker, Agropolis Modelling Workshop, 2014, Montpellier, France
    • Invited Seminar, IBEB, 2013, Cadarache, France
  • 16 posters in international conferences

Software

  • Track 'n' R, an ImageJ toolset for the analysis of PointTracker data using R [repository]

Awards

  • Young Speaker of the Session, SEB Annual Meeting, 2011, Glasgow, UK
  • Poster Award, Stomata 2012, Manchester, UK

Projects & Fundings

For a full list of my projects and grants, please visit the dedicated section.

  • Research projects
    • Principal Investigator of two INRA Starter projects (2016-2017 and 2019-2020), an INRA/Occitanie PhD project (2017-2020) and other mini-grants
    • Work package co-leader of an ANR collaborative project (2020-2023)
    • Partner of other funded projects
  • Personal fellowships
    • Marie Curie postdoctoral Fellowship
    • PhD Fellowship from the French Ministry of Research

Student & Staff Supervision

For a full list of the people I trained or supervised, please visit the dedicated section.

  • Supervision of 17 students and technicians
    • 1 PhD student
    • 12 Master students
    • 4 research technicians
  • External advisor for 3 PhD committees

Teaching

For a full list of my teaching activities, please visit the dedicated section.

  • ~200 hours/year of teaching and tutoring at Bachelor and Master level
    • Plant (eco)physiology
    • Microclimate and energy balance
    • Breeding for stress tolerance
    • Grapevine training systems
  • Co-responsible for one module in the Viticulture and Oenology Master option
  • Co-responsible for one module in the Vinifera EuroMaster
  • Co-responsible for one module in the Plant Breeding Master option
  • Responsible for one e-module in the EMSACS e-learning project

Scientific Memberships

Peer Review nand scientific committees

  • Ad hoc reviewer for scientific journals
    • Plant Physiology, New Phytologist, Annals of Botany, BMC Plant Biology, Plant Science, Frontiers in Plant Science, Functional Plant Biology, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
  • Member of scientific committees
  • Ad hoc external member of evaluation panels

Modification date : 17 July 2023 | Publication date : 28 August 2020 | Redactor : Florent Pantin