Thomas MARET

Evolutive biology, Quantitative genetics of meiotic recombination

     
  • Evolution, microbiology, quantitative genetics, yeast, molecular biology

 INRAE, Engineer

 thomas.maret@inrae.fr —   +33 (0)652399546 —  1215


 Biologie de l'Adaptation et Systèmes en Évolution

 Publications 

  • Génétique Quantitative et Évolution - Le Moulon
  • Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, CNRS, AgroParisTech
  • IDEEV
  • 12 route 128
  • 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette
Thomas MARET

Positions and education

  • 2024 - … : Engineer at GQE-Le Moulon, team BASE
  • 2023 : M2 Sciences and Technologies of Agriculture, Food and the Environment - Environmental Biology and Biotechnologies
    • January - June 2023 : Research internship INRAe, Avignon. Involvement of PGK genes in recessive resistance to viruses in Arabidopsis thaliana.
  • 2022 : M1 Sciences and Technologies of Agriculture, Food and the Environment - Environmental Biology and Biotechnologies
    • April - June 2022 : Research internship CNRS, Grenoble. Bioleaching of mining waste under acidic conditions.
  • 2018 - 2021 : Health Biotechnologies Bachelor’s Degree
    • June - July 2021 : Technical internship, Meyrargues. Sustainable development and recommendations on a water pump.

Research interests

With the EVOLREC project, I am interested in understanding how living organisms react and adapt through meiotic recombination. The number and position of crossovers are highly regulated, but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Crossovers can influence the speed of evolution through the use of existing diversity, and the adaptation process can indirectly change the number of crossovers. Using the model species S. cerevisiae, we propose to identify genetic factors that determine the number and distribution of crossovers. More precisely, my contribution to the project is the functional validation of candidate genes. The two approaches chosen are allelic replacement and overexpression, with characterization of the phenotype. More broadly, I am interested in research in molecular biology, microbiology, plant biology, and environmental biology.