Maël Baudin
@baudinmael.bsky.social
Molecular biologist working on plant-microbe interactions. Assistant professor at the University of Angers and IRHS (France).
The SFP's new Board of Directors met in Paris and elected its new Executive Committee: Congrats to Mathias Choquer (@mathiaschoquer.bsky.social), President; Maryam Khalili (@maryamkhalili.bsky.social), Treasurer; and Maël Baudin (@baudinmael.bsky.social), Secretary General. 📷 @mrmbuee.bsky.social
#BIOGER aux #JJC2026 #Aussois ce fut 22 participant(e)s et 9 présentations ! Félicitations aux doctorant(e)s @inrae-bioger.bsky.social pour leur incroyable palmarès 👏 : Elza 🥇 (1er prix oral), Ulysse (3e) & Axelle (4e) / Margot 🥇 (1er prix poster), Sorélia 🥈 (2e), Illona (4e) & Clémentine (5e) !
Société Française de Phytopathologie@sfp-france.bsky.social · 7mo ago#JJC2026 The winners of the #SFP prize for the best oral presentation: 1 Elza Neau 2 Ève Mercier 3 Ulysse Guilloteau 4 Axelle Deroubais 5 Romane Dubois 👏👏👏
#JJC2026 @baudinmael.bsky.social (@irhs-angers.bsky.social) on ancient MAX #effector variants of a #fungal #pathogen evading apoplastic #immunity in #apple
Delighted to be attending (and sharing our latest results!) at the Journées Jean Chevaugeon (@sfp-france.bsky.social) #JJC2026 this week 🌱 Looking forward to the great science and connecting with fellow researchers over the coming days - all in this wonderful location!
#JJC2026 @fmartin54.bsky.social gives us an amazing evening talk about his 45-year career on forest ecosystems, ectomycorrhizae, fungal genomics and mycobiome research
#JJC2026 @jmaidment.bsky.social (@phimresearch.bsky.social) on structural characterisation of the interactions between #Magnaporthe oryzae MAX #effectors and their #virulence targets in #rice
Bruno Le Cam @irhs-angers.bsky.social is kicking off the #JJC2026 conference on #Mycology and #Phytopathology. 4 days of science in the scenic mountains of #Aussois!
From Nicotiana to apple: effector screening reveals new avenues for durable scab resistance https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.25.696553v1
🧬 New preprint on fungal effector 🍄🍎 We identify AvrRvi6, the first AVR from Venturia inaequalis. AvrRvi6 is a MAX effector with apoplastic activity, expanding the functional landscape of this major effector family. 📄 bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Ancient MAX Effector Variants of a Fungal Pathogen Evade Apoplastic Immunity in Apple
Venturia inaequalis is an Ascomycota fungus responsible for apple scab, the main disease in apple orchards. During infection, the pathogen colonizes the subcuticular space and secretes hundreds of eff...
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A great documentary with a touch of plant science in it! youtu.be/CxVXvFOPIyQ?...
Exposing the Monsanto Conspiracy
YouTube video by Veritasium
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I am looking for a (bio)chemist to join the lab and help us making affinity-based probes for proteases! The project is truly interdisciplinary with a strong computational chemistry component, peptide synthesis and plant biochemistry! Text me if interested and please spread the word!
IPB Halle@ipbhalle.bsky.social · last yr.📣We offer a #PhDposition @dfg.de-funded #RTG2670 BEAM: "Beyond Amphiphilicity - Self-Organization of Soft Matter via Multiple Noncovalent Interactions" with @marischuster.bsky.social. 🔗More: www.ipb-halle.de/en/career/jo... 📅Apply now! #MolecularModelling #Proteases #SciJobs #PhDjobs
Curious about AvrRvi6, the apoplastic MAX effector from Venturia inaequalis? Come check out my poster P-162 during Session 2 at #2025ISMPMI! Let’s talk effectors, immunity, and apple scab 🍏🍄 zenodo.org/records/1584...
The MAX effector AvrRvi6 from Venturia inaequalis triggers Rvi6 resistance in apple trees.
Venturia inaequalis is an ascomycete fungus responsible for apple scab, the main disease in apple orchards. During infection, the pathogen colonizes the subcuticular space and secretes hundreds of eff...
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New research led by Christiaan Schol showing that the Ecp5 effector of Fulvia fulva is Avr6! Congrats to all co-authors! 🍅
bioRxiv Microbiology@biorxiv-microbiol.bsky.social · last yr.Mutation or deletion of the Avr6 avirulence effector gene of Fulvia fulva leads to breakdown of the Cf-6 leaf mold resistance locus in tomato https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.11.659170v1
📣 We have a postdoc position in fungus-microbiota interactions! Apply here: jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/2197 For more details, visit: bewerbungsmanagement.uni-koeln.de/ausschreibun...
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Marie Curie fellowship, post-doc hosting oppotunity in my lab. MSCA Post-doctoral Fellowship at IBPC Paris on RNA modifications in bacteria (FRANCE) 🦠💫 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...
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Interested in molecular plant-microbe interactions? Let’s collaborate on an MSCA project! Reach out to me to explore the possibilities. euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...
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Nous avons publié une présentation de Venturia inaequalis, le champignon responsable de la tavelure du pommier, ainsi que de son impact sur la production de pommes. Découvrez les enjeux de cette maladie et les défis qu'elle pose pour la filière arboricole ! 🍏🌿 theconversation.com/la-pomme-rei...
La pomme, reine des vergers et des pesticides
Afin de lutter contre la maladie de la tavelure, les pommiers sont les cultures les plus traitées en France. Comment réduire cette dépendance aux traitements ?
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Last week to apply to join our team in Angers as a PhD student with @fly-florian.bsky.social
Marie Simonin@microbialmarie.bsky.social · last yr.📢 Open PhD Position With @fly-florian.bsky.social, we are recruiting a PhD student to develop CRISPR-Based Microbiome Editing to Study Microbial Interactions in Early Plant Life 🧬 🌿 Join us in Angers, France in the @emersys-irhs.bsky.social at @inrae-france.bsky.social 🗓️ Deadline 03/31 More info 👇
🎧 À écouter : l'émission "Grand Format" de @franceinter.fr sur l’avenir des pommes sans pesticides 🍏, avec l'intervention d'Arnaud Lemarquand, directeur de l'unité Horti, et de François Laurens, chercheur dans l'équipe VALEMA 🎤 www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...
De pommiers sans pesticide, c'est possible
L'un des fruits préférés des Français est aussi l'un des plus traités ! Insecticides, fongicides, les pommes sont cultivées avec de nombreux pesticides, sauf en bio. L'un des enjeux, c'est de trouver ...
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Today we celebrate a wide diversity in plant sciences at the Symposium of our institute at @unicologne.bsky.social with support from @ceplas.bsky.social & @trr341.bsky.social #PlantScience
Ravis de pouvoir échanger avec le public lors de Made in Angers ✨ 🔬 🌱 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
INRAE Pays de la Loire on LinkedIn: #madeinangers #angers
🌱 Made in Angers 2025 : INRAE ouvre ses portes ! 🔬✨ Cette année encore, le site INRAE de Beaucouzé participe à Made in Angers, l’événement incontournable…
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Big thanks to the Swingle Lab for putting together this great story using the RB-TnSeq library we generated during my postdoc at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
Frontiers | Genome-wide identification of novel flagellar motility genes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000
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🚨 PhD Opportunity! 🌿 Join us in Bristol to study plant-pathogen interactions! 👨🔬 Supervised by me @pierrebuscaill.bsky.social & Prof Thomas Gorochowski @chofski.bsky.social 📅 Apply by January 6th 🔗 More info: www.findaphd.com/phds/project... 📢 Please share! #PhD #PlantImmunity #Microbiology
Funded PhD - Wound Entry and Vascular Immunity: How Bacterial Plant Pathogens Enter and Colonise Plants Through Wounds at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Funded PhD - Wound Entry and Vascular Immunity: How Bacterial Plant Pathogens Enter and Colonise Plants Through Wounds at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com
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🌿 Excited to share our latest research on how host proteases regulate immune activation! Read more about how SBT5.2 releases and inactivates flg22: www.nature.com/articles/s41... rdcu.be/d1UsT Congratulations to all involved! #PlantImmunity #PlantPathology #PlantChemeticsLab
Subtilase SBT5.2 inactivates flagellin immunogenicity in the plant apoplast - Nature Communications
Plants recognize bacteria by perceiving a 22-residue epitope in flagellin. Plant-secreted SBT5.2 subtilases are found to inactivate this epitope, leading to elicitor removal and reducing costly immuni...
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