Dr Mathilde Causse
Work department: INRAE Genetics and Breeding of Fruit and vegetables
Address:CS60094 84143 Montfavet France
E-mail:Mathilde.Causse@inrae.fr
Tel:33 4 32 72 28 03
Website: http://w3.avignon.inra.fr/gafl/fr/personnes/mathilde_causse
Leader of the research group "Diversity Quality and Environment of Tomato " in the INRAE research unit on Genetics and Breeding of Fruit and Vegetables (GAFL). The group works on Tomato fruit quality (sensory and nutritional), genetic diversity and the impact of environment stress. It is composed of 4 scientists, 1 assistant engineers, 4 technicians and 2 PhD.
Genetic control of tomato fruit quality traits (QTL mapping and cloning; GWAS)
Impact of environmental stress on fruit quality; G x E interaction
History of tomato domestication; Natural diversity and association genetics in tomato
Integrative systems biology and genomic approaches (resequencing)
Methodology of selection
Other academic activities
Deputy head of the Plant Biology and Breeding Division (since 2022)
Head of the GAFL research unit for 8 years (2004-2012)
Coordinator of the Cluster for Integrated Horticulture Research of INRA Avignon Center
Coordinator of several research projects on tomato quality; Co-chair of the SOL (Solanaceae genomic) meetings; Co-chair of the Solanaceae workshop at Plant and Animal Genome Conference (San Diego)
Member of the French Academy of Agriculture