Amelie Bernard

**Dr Amélie Bernard** Born January 5, 1984 in Saint-Lô, Manche HDR, Accreditation to direct research University of Bordeaux (2023) Doctor in plant biology from University of Bordeaux (2011) **Current position** CRCN, group leader at the Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis, UMR5200 CNRS, University of Bordeaux *Exploring the nature, dynamics and function of lipids in membrane remodelling during plant autophagy and their importance in plant adaptation programs to environmental stress * **Higher studies** 2008 - Master in Plant Biology, University of Bordeaux, France 2008-2011 - PhD thesis in plant biology, University of Bordeaux, France 2011-2012 - Postdoctorate in plant biology, Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France 2012-2016 - Post-doctorate in cell biology, Klionsky Laboratory, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA **Research activities** 2016 ->: Research Scientist (CR) and group leader (Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis, CNRS, University of Bordeaux; 2012-2016: Post-doctorate in cell biology, Klionsky Laboratory, Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA *Characterization of novel actors and signalling pathways involved in the regulation of autophagy-related genes in S. cerevisiae* 2011-2012: Post-doctorate at the Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France *Study of the ECERIFERUM proteins involved in very-long-chain alkane synthesis in Arabidopsis* 2008-2011: Thesis at the Laboratory of Membrane Biogenesis, CNRS, University of Bordeaux, France *Characterization of the alkane-forming pathway in Arabidopsis* **Research supervision** Group leader since 2016. Current group composed of 1 researcher, 1 PhD student, 1 lecturer, 2 research engineers, 2 assistant engineers, 1 technician (in 2024). PhD supervision: 2 Post-docs supervision: 1 Master supervision: 7 Undergraduate student supervision: 3 **Publications** 33 in peer review journals Oral communications at scientific conferences: 19 **Prizes and Rewards** 2023: CNRS Bronze Medal **Editorial experience** 2023-> Associate editor in Frontiers in Plant Physiology **Major contracts and research funding obtained** 2022 – 2024 Emerging project AutoLip2 (*How autophagy reshapes lipid metabolism to promote plant acclimation to environmental changes*, Idex CNRS/UB), Coordinator, 85k€ 2021 – 2025 Associated investigator of ANR RecovOil (*Plant lipid droplets in post-stress recovery*; ANR AAPG2021), 450k€ 2020 – 2025 ERC Starting Grant (*The missing link: how do membrane lipids interplay with ATG proteins to instruct plant autophagy*, LIP-ATG, 852136) Coordinator, 1.5M€ 2018 – 2020 Seed Fund AutoLip1 (*Lipids function in plant autophagy, Idex CNRS/UB*), Coordinator, 30k€ 2018 – 2019 Seed fund Fédération de Recherche BIE. Co-coordinator, 7k€ 2017 – 2021 Salary for a PhD student, UB, 90 K€