Edith Garot (MCF, PhD)
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Maître de conférences (Dr.)
Université de La Réunion, 117 rue du général Ailleret, 97430 Le Tampon
UMR PVMBT (Peuplements Végétaux et Bioagresseurs en Milieu Tropical)
Research interests
I am interested in understanding how plant adapt to biotic and abiotic constraints of their environment and I mainly focused on cultivated and wild tropical plants. During my PhD, I studied the dynamics of genetic diversity in a forest tree endemic to Reunion Island (Coffea mauritiana). I more precisely examined the patterns of genetic diversity of the species and identified the main drivers of population divergences. I also uncovered the demographic history of the species, using two different methods of modelisation, and I identified the past ecological disturbances associated with population size variations. Finally, I also searched for leaf adaptive traits in C. mauritiana using a multi-approach analysis considering genomic, transcriptomic and phenotypic data.
I next joined BASE team (UMR GQE) to strengthen my skills in biostatistics while working on the impact of environmental factors on plant morphology and phenology.
In 2020 I joined UMR PVBMT (team “Diversité et utilisation durable des ressources génétiques végétales en milieu tropical”). I am currently involved in research programs studying phylogeny and genetic diversity in plants endemic to Reunion Island, such as Acanthophoenix palm trees. I have also increasing interest in studying genetic basis of pest resistance in local cultivated plants, such as eggplant and vanilla.
Key-words : genetic diversity, local adaptation, demographic inference, plant breeding, NGS
Publications
- Garot E, Dussert S, Domergue F, Joët T, Fock-Bastide I, Combes M-C, et al. (2020). Multi-approach Analysis Reveals Local Adaptation in a Widespread Forest Tree of Reunion Island. Plant Cell Physiol: pcaa160.
- Garot E, Joët T, Combes M-C, Lashermes P (2019). Genetic diversity and population divergences of an indigenous tree (Coffea mauritiana) in Reunion Island: role of climatic and geographical factors. Heredity 122: 833–847.
- Garot E, Joët T, Combes M-C, Severac D, Lashermes P (2019). Plant population dynamics on oceanic islands during the Late Quaternary climate changes: genetic evidence from a tree species (Coffea mauritiana) in Reunion Island. New Phytol 224: 974–986.
Teaching activities
My teaching topics include plant biology, ecology, biostatistics and "omics" area. I'm involved at licence and master levels mostly at UFR SHE, but also in a few other departments (IUT, UFR ST and UFR Santé) belonging to Université de La Réunion.
Master BEST-T (UFR SHE) :
Écologie évolutive tropicale terrestre en milieu insulaire (Master 1)
Ecologie numérique (Master 1)
Ecological Data Analysis (Master 1)
Analyse de données et modélisation (Master 2)
UEO (UFR SHE) :
Le Sexe, ça vaut le coup ? (Licences 1, 2, 3)
La Réunion, sa nout zarlor (Licence 1, 2, 3)
Other departments :
Metabarcoding and applications in food perishability
Next Generation Sequencing and applications to human health
Environmental issues : biodiversity and agroecology
Position and academic records
Since Sept. 2020 | Assistant professor, University of Reunion Island, UMR PVBMT, La Réunion |
2020 | Post-doctoral position, INRAE, UMR GQE-Le Moulon, BASE team, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. |
Deciphering genotype × environment interactions in maize inbreed lines Project Warm Rules, funded by DATA IA Institue of Convergence. | |
Supervisors : C. Dillmann and E. Marchadier | |
2019 | PhD, UMR DIADE, IRD, University of Montpellier. |
Dynamics of genetic diversity in insular territories : genetic structure, demographic history and local adaptation of a tree (Coffea mauritiana Lam.) endemic to Reunion Island. | |
Supervisor : Philippe Lashermes. | |
2016 | MSc in Engineering - Agricultural and agronomy engineering, Agrocampus Ouest, Rennes (formerly École Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Rennes) |
Specialisation : Plant production Plant breeding |