Research Scientist at INRAE
42 Rue Georges Morel, 49070 Beaucouzé, France
E-mail: marie.simonin[at]inrae.fr
Research interests
Impact of abiotic and biotic disturbances on microbial activity and diversity
Interactive effects of different agents of global change (contaminants, nutrient pollution, CO2)
Plant-microbiome interactions and microbiome engineering
Resistance and resilience of microbiomes to these disturbances
Education
● Ph.D (2012 –2015):Microbial Ecology Laboratory (University Claude Bernard - Lyon, France) and Laboratory of Transfer in Hydrology and Environment (University Joseph Fourier - Grenoble, France)
Advisors: Pr Agnès Richaume-Jolion and Dr Jean Martins
● MSc. Degree in Ecology, Biodiversity, Evolution (2010–2012): University Pierre & Marie Curie
Paris VI, France. Specialty: Biodiversity and Functioning of Ecosystems – Ecological engineering
● BSc. Degrees(2007 – 2010): University of Caen-Basse Normandie, France
- License of Biology of organisms and License of Geography
Professional experiences
● Research Scientist (Oct 2019 - Present): INRAE - IRHS in EmerSys team (Angers, France) Characterization of seed microbiomes and their resistances to abiotic and biotic stressors.
● Postdoctoral associate (Jan 2019 - Sept 2019):IRD - Interaction Plant - Microorganism - Environment Lab (Montpellier, France) Impact of biotic disturbances and agricultural practices on the plant microbiome of diverse crops in West Africa and South-East Asia.Supervisor: Lionel Moulin
● Postdoctoral associate (2016 - 2018):Biology Department (Duke University, NC, USA)
Impact of anthropogenic disturbances on the diversity and function of microbial communities in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.Supervisor: Emily Bernhardt
● Graduate researcher(2012- 2015): Microbial Ecology Laboratory (University Claude Bernard - Lyon) and Laboratory of Transfer in Hydrology and Environment (University Joseph Fourier - Grenoble)
Thesis title: Dynamic, reactivity and ecotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles in soil: impact on functions and diversity of microbial communities.Advisors: Pr Agnès Richaume-Jolion and Dr Jean Martins
Articles / Presentations / Posters
● Published articles and Pre-prints
24 articles published in peer-reviewed journal (Rank A)
1 pre-print