Mathieu Pottier

Assistant Professor (Maître de Conférences) in plant physiology and biochemistry
Stress response and redox regulation team
Faculty of Science and Technology (FST)
Campus Aiguillettes, 54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
Phone: ++ 33 3 72 74 51 57

Current research activities

My current work aims to reveal the physiological and biochemical functions of an unexplored class of Glutaredoxins (GRXs) specific to photosynthetic eukaryotes, the GRX-IVs. Thanks to my background in biotechnology and plant sciences, the multiscale skills I acquired during my previous experiences, and the recognized expertise of the team in redox biochemistry, we are conducting this integrative project in three model organisms:

  • the unicellular alga chlamydomonas reinhardtii and the brassica Arabidopsis thaliana, for which extensive knowledge and genetic tools are available. Their sizes and life cycles facilitate their cultivation and make possible to conduct studies at the cellular level (C. reinhardtii) and during the whole plant development (A. thaliana), through reverse genetic approaches.

  • the tree poplar, a key player in the lab’s collective project, for which investigation tools are locally available. Gene expression studies previously performed in the lab under various specific conditions, provide a valuable ressource for identifying potential physiological functions.

Through this multi-species investigation, we hope to identify GRX-IV core functions conserved within the green lineage and/or specific features which could have emerged during evolution.

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Career

  • 2021 – 2023: Postdoctoral researcher / Group leader
    Institute for Molecular Physiology (IMP), HHU-Düsseldorf (GERMANY)
  • 2017 – 2020: Postdoctoral researcher
    UR Integrative Biological Sciences (InBioS), ULiège (BELGIUM)
  • 2014 – 2017: Postdoctoral researcher
    Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology (LIBST), UCLouvain (BELGIUM)
  • 2010 – 2014: PhD student
    Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay (FRANCE)
  • 2014: PhD degree in Biology
    Université Paris-Saclay (FRANCE)
  • 2010: Master degree in Biology
    University of Rennes 1 (FRANCE)
  • 2008: Bachelor degree in Biology
    University of Caen-Normandie (FRANCE)