Valérie LE CLERC

**Valérie LE CLERC** Date of birth: October 15, 1972 (France) Professional address: AGROCAMPUS OUEST 2, rue André Le Nôtre 49045 Angers Cedex 01. France Email address: valerie.leclerc@agrocampus-ouest.fr Phone: + 33 241 225 433 Campus du végétal, Bâtiment A, bureau A1.19 42 Rue Georges Morel- BP 60057- 49071 Beaucouzé Cedex, France **EMPLOYMENT** Current position since January 2005 Associate Professor at the school Agrocampus Ouest Angers, http://www.agrocampus-ouest.fr/infoglueDeliverLive/ Department: Plant Sciences applied to Agriculture and Horticulture Laboratory: JRU IRHS ‘Research Institute on Horticulture and Seeds (INRA/AO/UA)‘ https://www6.angers-nantes.inra.fr/irhs Research team: QuaRVeg ‘Quality and Resistance to pests and diseases in Vegetables’ Skills: plant resistance, quantitative genetics, plant pathology, plant breeding RESEARCH INTEREST Main research: Study of the genetic determinism of carrot resistance to Alternaria dauci QTLs were identified in different genetic backgrounds, environments and with different scoring methods. Functional analysis of carrot resistance to Alternaria dauci is under progress in order to identify some mQTLS (metabolite QTLs) which are involved in carrot resistance to A. dauci and could explain the identified QTLs. Other projects: Multiresistance to pathogens (Alternaria radicina and Xanthomonas hortorum pv. carotae) Developing new phenotyping methods to evaluate carrot resistance Understanding the interaction between biotic and abiotic stresses; assessing the determinants involved in root quality and resistance to A. dauci **TEACHING AREAS** Horticulture Vegetable and seed production and chain Genetic resources EDUCATION 2001, Ph. D in cellular and molecular plant biology, University of Angers, France Title: “Evaluation of carrot genetic diversity (Daucus carota L.): strategies for analyses and regeneration of genetic resources “ Based on molecular markers, new methodologies were developed for the characterization, conservation and regeneration of carrot accessions of the “National collection of Carrot and others Daucus”. **OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES** August 14- Aug. 15 Visiting scholar- NCSU, Raleigh (NC, USA) in Plant Pathology Department, Peter Balint-Kurti lab. Maize resistance to Cochliobolus hetersostrophus and Belonolaimus longicaudatus. April 01- July. 03 Scientist – ECPGR research project « The future of European carrot », INH, Angers August 03- Sept. 04 Research engineer – BioGEVES Laboratory, Surgères (France) Oct. 04- Dec. 04 Research engineer – GEVES, Brion (France)