Regis Stentz

Biography

Regis Stentz is a molecular biologist whose areas of expertise include general microbiology, microbial genetics and biochemistry. In the course of his PhD studies (Paris VII University), he brought to the fore some of the molecular basis of the adaptation of the lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus sakei to the food environment. Then, within an EU TMR fellowship in Germany (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), he have developed an “in vivo” method for the screening of drug-RNA interactions. This work has pioneered the notion of “riboswitches” and was cited more than 150 times in top quality journals. His previous work at the IFR mainly consisted in studying a chromosomally-integrated conjugative element found in Lactococcus lactis. This work led to the publication of five articles and a patent application.

Research Interest

Molecular Biology