Pierre BALDET

Address: Unité Mixte de Recherche 1332 “Fruit Biology and Pathology”, INRA-Aquitaine, University of Bordeaux, 71 Avenue E. Bourlaux CS 20032, F-33882 Villenave d’Ornon, Cedex. France. Tel: +33 (0)5 57 12 24 81. Fax: +33 (0)5 57 12 25 41. E-mail : [pierre.baldet@inrae.fr](mailto:pierre.baldet@inra.fr)

**EDUCATION** **1984-1985**: Bachelor degree in Sciences of Nature and Life (DEUG B). Ile de la Réunion University, France **1986** : Bachelor degree (Licence) in Biochemistry. Aix-Marseille II University, France. **1987**: Master 1 degree (Maîtrise) in Biochemistry. Aix-Marseille II University, France **1988** : Military service in the Health Service of the French Air Force **1989** : Master 2 degree (DEA) in Enzymology. Aix-Marseille II & Paris XI Universities, France **1990-1993** : PhD in Biology. Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France. **1993-1995** : Post doctoral position. Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia **1996** : Post doctoral position. Unité Mixte de Recherche CNRS/Rhône-Poulenc Agrochimie, Lyon, France **2007** : Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR), University of Bordeaux 2 Victor Ségalen. **Current situation**: Senior Research Fellow, UMR 1332 Fruit Biology and Pathology, INRAE, Bordeaux, France (1996-present) **RESEARCH EXPERIENCE** **1989** : Master 2, 6 months in Pr. Jacques Ricard laboratory. Centre de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire du CNRS, Marseille, France. Subject : Regulation of the chloroplastic fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase by the fructose-2,6-bisphosphate. Search for a chloroplastic 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase. **1990-1993** : PhD, 3 years and a half in Pr. Roland Douce laboratory (UMR41). Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie-CNRS. Lyon, France. Subject : Study of the metabolism of the vitamin biotin in higher plants. **1993-1995** : Post-doc of 2 years in Pr. John Andrew laboratory, Research School of Biological Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Subject : Study of the mechanisms that modulate CO2 and O2 up-take by the enzyme RubisCO from several marine algae. **1996** : Post-doc of 1 year in Dominique Job laboratory (UMR41).Rhone Poulenc Agrochimie-CNRS. Lyon, France. Subject : Characterization of the last enzyme of the biotin biosynthesis pathway (biotin synthase), development of an enzymatic assay to screen new herbicide molecules. **2010** : Mission of 6 months in Pr. Hiroshi Ezura laboratory at the Gene Research Center, University of Tsukuba (Japan) in the frame of the TIL joint laboratory Tsukuba-INRA 2008-2013. Subject : Tilling of genes involved in the ascorbate biosynthesis in EMS tomato collection. **2012 & 2013**: Two missions of 1 month in Pr. Fernando Carrari laboratory at the Instituto de Biotecnología of INTA Buenos Aires (Argentina) in the frame of the ECOS-Sud France Argentina project. Subject : Study of the vitamin E metabolism and its regulation in tomato fruits. **2017 & 2018**: Two missions of 1 month in Pr. Hiroshi Ezura laboratory at the Gene Research Center, University of Tsukuba (Japan) in the frame of the PHC Project “Sakura”. Subject : Study of the link between ascorbic acid metabolism and parthenocarpy in tomato fruits.