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Affiliation
UMR1334 AGAP Institute, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro
Team Diversity, Adaptation and Breeding of Grapevine (DAAV)
Avenue d’Agropolis
34398 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
email : vincent.segura(at)inrae.fr
Current Position
Researcher
Education
2022, HDR, University of Montpellier.
2007, PhD, Plant Systems Biology; Montpellier SupAgro.
2004, Master, Plant Adaptation and Development: molecular and systems biology. University of Montpellier II.
Research Interests
Genome-wide analysis of the grapevine genetic diversity towards its use in breeding :
- Genetic architecture of traits of interest
- Innovative methods for genetic improvement
- Genomic and Phenomic Predictions
- Systems Biology
Previous Research
2009-2010 & 2011-2019, Researcher, Systems biology of biomass production in poplar, UMR588, BioForA, IINRAE, ONF, Orléans, France.
2010-2011, Postdoc, Methodological advances for GWAS, Nordborg Group, Gregor Mendel Institute for Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna, Austria.
2008-2009, Postdoc, Genetics and breeding of Artemisia annua for a sustainable production of the antimalarial drug artemisinin, Artemisia Project, University of York, UK.
2004-2007, PhD, Genetic determinisms of apple tree architecture, Development and plant breeding joint research unit, INRA - Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
Research contracts
- OASIs (CASDAR Semences et sélection végétale, 2021-2024), project leader
- SelGenVit (ANR Ecophyto - Maturation 2020-2023), WP2 leader
- G2WAS (ANR-19-CE20-0024, 2020-2024), WP4 co-leader
- EPITREE (ANR-17-CE32-0009, 2018-2022), WP2 co-leader
- EPINET (INRAE Metaprogramme SelGen, 2018-2021), project leader
- TOPWOOD (H2020-MSCA-RISE-2014-645654, 2015-2019), WP3 leader
- SYBIOPOP (ANR-13-JSV6-0001, 2014-2018), project leader
Teaching
- Contribution to the Genomic prediction workshop, APIMET/SEPMET Institut Agro & PIST AgroParisTech, since 2020
- Introduction to GWAS, APIMET/SEPMET Institut Agro (3h), since 2020
- Introduction to GWAS in a multi-environmental setting, APIMET/SEPMET Institut Agro (with Muriel Tavaud, course + practicals 6h), since 2021
- Biostatistics, Master degree in biology, University of Orléans (11h), 2014-2019
- Contribution to the workshop « R Software », INRAE Val-de-Loire, Orléans, 2012-2019
- EVOLTREE Summer School, Next-generation sequencing for beginners: applications to population genetics, forest health and tree breeding, Valladolid, Spain, 17-19 June 2013
- EVOLTREE Summer School, Genome-wide association studies using mixed models, Uppsala, Sweden, 5-7 Sept 2012.
- Practical works, Montpellier SupAgro, Acquisition and analysis of tree architecture and experimental data, 2006 & 2007.
Reviewer for Nature Communication, News Phytologist, Heredity, Molecular Ecology, BMC Plant Biology, BMC Genomics, BMC Bioinformatics, Tree Genetics and Genomes, Bioenergy Research, Annals of Forest Sicence et Silvae Genetica
Supervising
Postdocs
- 2016-2018, Aurélien Chateigner, Quantittive genetics of transcriptomic variation in Populus nigra. Co-supervising with L. Sanchez.
PhD
- 2021-, Flora Tavernier, ED GAIA, Institut Agro, Montpellier, Genetic variability of grape berry metabolome in response to water deficit . Co-supervising with C. Romieu.
- 2019-, Abdou Rahmane Wade, ED ABIES, AgroParisTech, Improved genome-based phenotypic predictions with a systems biology approach. Co-supervising with L. Sanchez.
- 2018-2021, Charlotte Brault, ED GAIA, Institut Agro, Montpellier, Application of genomic selection in grapevine. Co-supervising with A. Doligez, L. Le Cunff and P. This.
- 2014-2017, Mesfin Nigussie Gebreselassie, University of Orléans, Genetic architecture of lignocellulosic biomass yield and quality in black poplar for its use in biorefinery. Co-supervising with C Bastien.
- 2009-2013, Redouane El Malki, University of Orleans, Genetic architecture of target traits for SRC poplar. Co-supervising with C Bastien and V Jorge.
Training periods
- 2021, Theresa Herbold, Master 2, Plant Science, University of Hohenheim, NIR-based phenomic variability of grapevine berries in a diallel mating design.
- 2021, Virgilio Freitas, Master 1, 3A, selection and evolution of mediterranean and tropical crops, High-throughput phenotyping of funvtional traits in grapevine for characterizing its variability in response to water deficit. Co-supervising with A. Coupel-Ledru.
- 2021, Miguel Thomas, Engineer INP-ENSAT specialty Plant Biosciences, Proof of concept of the use of phenomic data in a diallel mating design. Co-supervising with L. Le Cunff.
- 2020, Juliette Lazerges, Engineer INP-ENSAT specialty Plant Biosciences, Genomic and phenomic predictions accross populations in grapevine. Co-supervising with C. Brault, A. Doligez and L. Le Cunff.
- 2016, Souhila Amanzougarene, Master 2, Bioinformatics et Génomics, Université of Rennes 1, Nucleotide diversity in P nigra transcriptomes. Co-supervisingwith O Rogier and V. Jorge.
- 2015, V Simonot, Master 2, Biology of organisms, populations and ecosystems, University of Orleans, Development of high throughput phenotyping with infrared spectroscopy for natural durability of larch wood (Larix sp.). Co-supervising with LE Pâques and JP Charpentier
- 2013, Siham Balit, Master 1, Biology of organisms, populations and ecosystems, University of Orleans, Variability of tension wood production in 10 SRC poplars clones. Co-supervising with JP Charpentier.
- 2012, Violaine Murciano, Master 1, Statistics, University of Orleans, Development of prediction models for poplar wood properties using mid-infrared spectroscopy.
- 2010, Justine Guet, Master 1, Terrestrial ecosystems, University of Orleans, Variability of tension wood production in poplar genotypes. Co-supervising with G Pilate and F Laurans.
- 2006, Randa Hammou-Ahabchane, Master 2, Statistics and Computer Science, University of Aix-Marseille I, Identification of predictors of early flowering in an apple tree progeny using linear models. Co-supervising with E Costes.
- 2005, Mayeul Milien, Master 1, Functional Plant Biology, University of Montpellier II. Heritability and genetic correlations of architectural traits in an apple tree progeny. Co-supervising with E Costes.