Dr. BELLANDE Kevin
OrcID: 0000-0003-0478-2567
I am currently leading the MSCA-GF PLANTID project, a three-year interdisciplinary initiative focused on understanding de novo root organogenesis in Brachypodium distachyon and Lupinus albus. Utilizing advanced methodologies, including single-cell RNA sequencing and CRISPR-Cas9 techniques, the project aims to uncover the conserved genetic and molecular mechanisms driving lateral root development and cell wall remodeling.Key achievements include the publication of one peer-reviewed articles and one open-access script, the generation of novel biological resources (1st Sc-transcriptome in Brachypodium species), and the establishment of international collaborations (New-york University and Max Planck Institute of Potsdam). The project also includes a biodiversity conservation of wild mediteranean Brachypodium species. My long-term goal is to establish an independent research profile in CNRS that integrates the fields of root biology, cell wall dynamics, evolutionary developmental biology and machine-learning.
13/11/2018 Ph.D. in Plant Biology, LRSV Laboratory, CNRS/Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III University,
Auzeville-Tolosan, France.
Supervisor: Dr. Hervé CANUT
2015 Master’s degree in Plant biology and Plant-pathogens interactions, Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France.
2023 – 2026 CNRS Researcher Scientist (Post-doctoral MSCA-GF), Institute for Plant Sciences of Montpellier (IPSiM), France. Hosting Lab: Dr. Benjamin PERET.
2023 – 2026 Visiting Researcher Scientist (Post-Doc), Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Neuchâtel University (UNINE), Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Hosting Lab: Prof. Dr. Joop VERMEER.
2021 – 2023 Researcher Scientist (Post-Doc), Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology, Neuchâtel University (UNINE), Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Hosting Lab: Prof. Dr. Joop VERMEER.
2018 – 2021 Researcher Scientist (Post-Doc), Diversity-Adaptation-Plant Development Laboratory (DIADE), IRD/Montpellier University, Montpellier, France. Hosting Lab: Dr Laurent LAPLAZE and Prof. Dr. Pascal GANTET.
2015 – 2018 PhD Student, Plant Science Research Laboratory (LRSV), CNRS/Paul Sabatier-Toulouse III University, Auzeville-Tolosan, France Hosting Lab: Dr. Elisabeth JAMET and Prof Dr. Vincent BURLAT.
2023-2026
Project n° 101106663 HORIZON TMA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships – Global Fellowships, CNRS/UNINE. Funding: 308,000 Euros.
2022-2024
Neuchâtel University (UNINE) and Neuchâtel Botanical Garden Grant. Funding: 6,800 CHF.
2015-2018
French National Government, PhD Grant. Funding: 72,000 Euros.
2016-2017
Financial Support obtained for the European Plant Science Retreat Toulouse. Funding: 21,000 Euros