Patrice CHAMPOISEAU

Expert en Pathologie Végétale
Spécialiste en Formation/Vulgarisation

Plant Pathology Expert
Extension/Education Specialist

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 EDUCATION

         
  May 2006
- March 2003
  PhD in Biology
Plant pathology - physiology and biology of microorganisms: populations/interactions

Science University of Antillas and French Guyana, Guadeloupe, FWI
PhD advisor: Rott, P., research director at UMR BGPI, Cirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgro, France
Co-advisor: Daugrois, J.-H., researcher at Cirad, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, FWI
 
 
 
  Sept. 2002
- Oct. 2001
  DEA (eq. MPhil degree) of Phytogenetical Ressources and Biological Interactions
Genetic populations structure, plant breeding, plant pathology
Montpellier School of Agronomy and Montpellier University of Sciences, France
 
 
 
  June 2000
- Sept. 1997
  DESTOM - Tropical Agronomic Engineer degree
Tropical agronomy, economy of tropical countries, research and development
ISTOM, Engineer School for Tropical Agronomy and Development, France
Specialized in post-harvest technics (Silsoe college, Cranfield University, U.K., 3 months )
 
 
 
  June 1997
- Sept. 1996
  DEUG (2-years university degree) in Life Sciences
General Biology
Science University of Le Havre, France
 
 
 
  June 1994
  Baccalauréat C (eq. high school degree)
Scientific grade
Saint-Joseph Institute at Le Havre, France
 
         
       


 WORK EXPERIENCES

         
  Since:
Sept. 2007
  Postdoc Research Associate
USDA-NRI Research Project: "Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2: Detection, exclusion, and analysis of a Select Agent". Read more...
University of Florida, Plant Pathology Department
 - Development of field and laboratory protocols for the detection of R. solanacearum at subspecies     level with traditional molecular methods and use of nanotechnologies. Read more...
 - Implementation and evaluation of outreach/educational program. Read more...
 
 
 
  Sept. 2001
- July 2000
  Research Technical Associate
Responsible of the Sugarcane Research Phytopathology Unit
CIRAD Sugarcane breeding station in Guadeloupe, F.W.I.
 - Management of pathological experiments for screening of resistant varieties
 - Phytosanitary surveys and diagnosis of sugarcane diseases in the Caribbean
 - Management of technical field and laboratory teams
 - Scientific and financial management of the unit
 
         
       


 SPECIFIC SKILLS

         
  Scientific    - Plant pathology, epidemiology, bacteriology
 - Pathogenicity, population genetic structure and dynamic, phylogeny
 - Microbiology (bacterial isolation, identification techniques, use of flow-cytometry)
 - Molecular biology (AFLP, RFLP, PCR, cloning)
 - Sequence and genome analysis (sequence alignment and BLAST)
 - Field and greenhouse experiments (plant inoculation, disease survey)
 - Data analysis, statistics (ANOVA, generalized linear model, regressions…)

 
 
 
  Agronomic    - Tropical vegetative crops (sugarcane)
 - Implementation of field pathology trials for plant breeding
 - Outreach/Local development
 
 
 
  Educational    - Website development (Dreamweaver)
 - Educational project implementation and evaluation (e-learning, surveys, logic models)
 
         
   


 TRAINEESHIPS

         
  Sept. 2002
- Jan. 2002
  MPhil Traineeship (8 months)
Field: research, phytopathology, bacteriology, genetic diversity, molecular biology

Lab.: UMR BGPI, Cirad-Inra-Montpellier SupAgro, France; Cirad, Sugarcane Phytopathology Unit, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, FWI
 
 
 
  Dec. 1999
- June 1999
  Agronomic Engineer Traineeship (6 months)
Field: research, phytopathology, bacteriology, epidemiology, cellular biology

Lab.: Cirad, Sugarcane Phytopathology Unit, Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, FWI
 
 
 
  Sept. 1998
- June 1998
  Agronomic Engineer Traineeship (3 months)
Field: agronomy, socio-economic analysis, bological control, outreach

Lab.: Philippine Coconut Authority, Davao Research Center, Philippines
 
         
   

 OTHER SKILLS

         
  Overseas
experiences
   - Personal: Cameroon (16 years), Caribbean, French Guyana, Madagascar (short trips)
 - Professional: United-states, England (5 months), Guadeloupe (7 years), Philippines (3 months)
 
 
 
  Languages    - French: native language
 - English: scientific level (written), fluent (spoken)
 - Spanish: spoken (good written)
 - Creole from Guadeloupe: good oral comprehension
 
 
 
  Computoring    - Common softwares: MsOffice, Photoshop, website editor (Dreamweaver)
 - Specialized softwares: DNA sequence analysis (Bioedit, DNAMAN), Phylogeny (DARwin), graphic    (Sigma Plot) and statistic analysis (SAS)
 
 
 
  Hobbies   Scuba diving and snorkeling (usual), swimming (weekly), horse riding (10 years practice), running (weekly), sailing (10 years practice)