Jean-benoit Charron
Professor
plant biotechnology
Mcgill plant science
France
Biography
MSc, PhD Biology (Université du Québec à Montréal),Senior Director of the Société canadienne de biologie végétale/Canadian Society of Plant Biologists,Editorial Board Member; Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group
Research Interest
To study chromatin dynamics we are using the monocot Brachypodium distachyon (purple false brome) as a genetic model system. This plant is a close relative of wheat and barley and is appealing for molecular studies due primarily to its small genome and the relative ease in which it can be transformed. The latter is crucial to our work in the lab as transgenic plants allow us to isolate and analyze the function of specialized chromatin modifying genes involved in the stress response mechanism.
