Invited Seminars

Invited Talks

2023

  • At the 51st meeting of the Nematologists of the German Society of Phytopathology (DPG), by Sebastian Kiewnick, JKI, Braunschweig, Germany March 8-9, (Link)
    • Zotta Mota AP, Koutsovoulos GD, Perfus-Barbeoch L, Despot-Slade E, Labadie K, Aury JM, Robbe K, Rancurel C, Perrot L, Da Rocha M, Poullet M, Noel B, Mestrovic-Radan N, Wincker P & Etienne GJ Danchin. The peculiar asymmetric chromosome ends of root-knot nematodes. 15′ oral presentation

    2022

    • At the COP27 on Climate Change (link), IPCC Climate Action Pavillion, Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, by Patricia Morales Errázuriz (Philanthropy Cortes Solari and MERI Foundation) and by Prof. Cécile Sabourault (Université Côte d’Azur) November 12th (Land and Nature Based solutions Panel).
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Leveraging genome evolution concepts for nature-inspired solutions 20′ oral presentation

    2021

    • At the Host-Parasite Interactions (HPI) research training network (link), University of Calgary, Canada by Prof. James Wasmuth. Aug 3.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. What did three generations of genome sequencing technologies allow to learn about the biology and evolution of root-knot nematodes? 40′ oral presentation

    2020

    • Internal Seminar at Institut Sophia Agrobiotech (Link), Sophia Antipolis, France. Feb 7.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Parasitic success without sexual reproduction:
        what more than 10 years of root-knot nematode genomics revealed? 45′ oral presentation
    • At the 10th symposium on “Eco-evolutionary Dynamics” (Link) at the KU Leuven Campus Kortrijk, Kulak, Belgium, by Prof. Karine Van Doninck . Jan 8-9.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Does the most devastating nematode crop pest actually reproduce without meiosis and recombination? 15′ oral presentation

    2019

    • At the IXth symposium of Molecular Biology (link), University of Brasilia (UnB), Brazil by Professor Robert N.G. Miller, Brasilia. Nov 29.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. What did we learn after more than ten years of root-knot nematode genomics? A tale of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing. 45′ oral presentation
    • At the 51st annual meeting of the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America (ONTA) by Dr. Danny Humphreys-Pereira, San Jose, Costa Rica. July 21-25.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. What have we learned after more than 10 years of root-knot nematode genomics?
    • At the 2019 General Assembly of France Genomique consortium by Dr. Mathilde Clément, Paris, France. June 25-26.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. What did we learn after more than ten years of root-knot nematode genomics? A tale of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation sequencing. 20′ oral presentation

    2018

    • At the 7th Brazilian Biotech Congress and 2nd Biotech Ibero-American Congress by Dr. Fatima Grossi de Sa, Brasilia, Brazil. Nov 18-21.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Comparative and evolutionary genomics of plant parasitic nematodes”. Keynote Speaker. 55′ oral presentation.
    • At the Julius Kühn-Institut by Dr. Sebastian Kiewnick. Braunschweig, Germany.  May 15 2018
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Contribution of horizontal gene transfers to the evolution of plant parasitism by nematodes and other invertebrates”. 45′ oral presentation.

    2017

    • At the 3rd Nice-seq meeting, in C3M laboratory. Nice, France.  Dec 15 2017
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Parasitic success without sex in root-knot nematodes: large, repetitive and hybridized genomes might help them adapt.” 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at Embrapa Recursos Genéticos et Biotecnologia by Dr. Patricia Messenberg Guimaraes. Brasilia, Brazil. Nov 14 2017.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Parasitic success without sex in root-knot nematodes: large, repetitive and hybridized genomes might help them adapt.” 60′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at the Défi Mastodon Meeting C3G by Dr. Eric Rivals . Paris, France. September 5-6 2017.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “ALPAGA (Asexual Lineages and Populations of Animals: a Genomic Analysis) I: aim and objectives” 20′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology by Dr. Yannick Pauchet. Jena, Germany. May 18 2017.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Contribution of horizontal gene transfers to the evolution of plant parasitism by nematodes and other invertebrates”. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at Université de Namur: ALPAGA workshop – Genome evolution in asexual organisms by Prof. Karine Van Doninck. Namur, Belgium. March 28-30 2017.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Hybridization and polyploidy enable genomic plasticity without sex in the asexual root-knot nematodes” 30′ oral presentation.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “ALPAGA (Asexual Lineages and Populations of Animals: a Genomic Analysis) I: aim and objectives” 30′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at FR BioEnviS, Université Lyon 1 by Dr. Mathias Choquer and Dr. Yvan Rahbé. Lyon, France. Jan 17 2017.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Horizontal gene transfers (HGT) and evolution of plant parasitism by invertebrates”45′ oral presentation.

    2016

    • Invited seminar at Embrapa Recursos Genéticos et Biotecnologia by Dr. Patricia Messenberg Guimaraes. Brasilia, Brazil. Dec 1 2016.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Horizontal gene transfers and evolution of plant parasitism by nematodes and others” 50′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at Universidade de Brasilia by Dr. Gabriel S. C. Alves, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas UnB. Brasilia, Brazil. Nov 23 2016.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Horizontal gene transfers and evolution of plant parasitism by invertebrates” 60′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at the ‘Jumping Genes’ session of the 25th International Congress of Entomolgy. Orlando, Florida, USA. 25-28 August 2016.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Horizontal gene transfers and evolution of plant parasitism by invertebrates” 30′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at the ‘Scientific Days of INRA department Animal Health’. Poitiers, France. May 10-12 2016 (Link).
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Contribution of Horizontal Gene Transfers to Plant Parasitism by Nematodes”. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at the INRA National Bioinformatics Days at Toulouse, France. March 21-23, 2016(Link).
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics approaches at INRA” 20′ oral presentation.

    2015

    • Invited seminar at the 5th workshop of the COST Action SUSTAIN on “Evolutionary genomics of plant pathogens“. Kiel, Germany. 25-28 August 2015.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Parasitic success and genome singularities in the asexually-reproducing root-knot nematodes” 30′ oral presentation.

    2014

    • Invited Seminar at the “Genomics of Asexual Animals” workshop by Prof. Tanja Schwander. Univesity of Lausanne, Switzerland. 2-5 July 2014.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Genome singularities in the asexually-reproducing root-knot nematodes” 30′ oral presentation.
    • Invited Seminar at “Evolutionary Biology of Caenorhabditis and other Nematodes” conference by Dr Mark Blaxter. Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK. 14-17 June 2014
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “The genomes of root-knot nematodes reveal adaptations to plant parasitism in animals” 25′ oral presentation.

    2013

    • Invited Seminar at Hinxton Wellcome Trust Retreat on “The evolution of parasite genomes and origins of parasitism” by Drs. Andrew Jackson, University of Liverpool, Matt Beriman, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, James Cotton, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Hinxton, UK, March 28-30, 2013.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “The genomes of root-knot nematodes reveal adaptations to plant parasitism in animals” 20′ oral presentation.

    2012

    • Invited Seminar at Atelier Phylogénie, by Dr. H. Touzet, Laboratoire d’Informatique Fondamentale de Lille, CNRS / Université de Lille I, Lille, June 18-19, 2012.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Contribution of Lateral Gene Transfers to the Biology and Genomes of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. 45′ oral presentation.

    2011

    • Invited Seminar at IFR48 Infectiopole , by Prof. D. Raoult and Prof M. Drancourt, Faculty of Medicine, Marseilles, July 08, 2011.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Lateral gene transfers and duplications have catalyzed the emergence of plant-parasitism in nematodes. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited Seminar at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence, by Dr. C. Vens, Belgium. May 23, 2011.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Omics approaches to decipher plant-nematode parasitic interactions. 45′ oral presentation.

    2010

    • Invited Seminar at Université Paris Sud, Laboratoire Evolution Génomes et Spéciation, by Dr. JL Da Lage, December 3, 2010.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. De multiples transferts horizontaux suivis de duplications ont favorisé la capacité à parasiter les plantes chez les nématodes. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited Seminar at Université de Provence for the weekly “Mathematics, Evolution, Genome” seminars, by Dr. P. Pontarotti. November 17, 2010.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Lateral gene transfers and duplications have promoted plant-parasitism ability in nematodes. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Internal Seminar at INRA Sophia-Antipolis centre, October 8, 2010.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Lateral gene transfers and duplications have shaped the plant cell wall-degrading arsenal of nematodes. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at “Arbre” (Association regroupant les biologistes Rennais évolutionnistes), by Prof. E. Petit, January 22 2010, INRA centre of Rennes / Le Rheu, France.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Horizontal gene transfers have shaped plant cell wall-degrading capacity in nematodes. 45′ oral presentation.

    2009

    • Invited Seminar at BPI team of INRA Sophia Antipolis, France,  June 30, 2009.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Origin and genomic consequences of loss of sexuality in the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited Seminar at AFMB, CNRS Laboratory, Marseilles, France, June 15, 2009.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. The genome of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, sheds light on adaptation to plant-parasitism in Metazoa. 45′ oral presentation.
    • Invited seminar at Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology (DiKo), Tuebingen, Germany, April 7, 2009.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. The genome of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, sheds light on adaptation to plant-parasitism in metazoa. 45′ oral presentation + lab visit. Link

    2008

    • Internal Seminar at INRA Sophia-Antipolis centre, December 19, 2008.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. The genome sequence of Meloidogyne incognita, unveils mechanisms of adapataion to plant-parasitism in Metazoa. 45′ oral presentation.

    2007

    • Invited Speaker at the annual FungEffector meeting in Lyon, France, November 29 2007.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Annotation, Comparative and Evolutionary analysis of Fungal CAZomes. 40′ oral presentation.

    Invited Courses

    • Masters of Biology (BOE, BBMC), Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium, December 14, 2012.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Genomic adaptations to plant-parasitism: lessons from root-knot nematodes. 2 hours seminar / course.
    • European Master of Science In Nematology (EUMAINE), Ghent, Belgium, July 3, 2009.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. The genome of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, reflects adaptation to plant-parasitism. 1 hour seminar / course.
    • Invited Speaker at INRA course in Phylogenomics. La Phylogénomique : une aide à l’étude des grandes fonctions du vivant. Carry le rouert, France, 12-14 December 2006.

    Other

    • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Des vers ont subtilisé des gènes aux bactéries pour pouvoir parasiter les plantes”. December 2010. Article in the INRA SPE department website (Link).
    • Etienne G.J. Danchin. “Des vers s’attaquent aux plantes grâce à des gènes dérobés à des bactéries”. December 2010. Article in the INRA “Fiche Presse Info” institutional website (Link).
    • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Les bizarreries du génome du nématode à galles Meloidogyne incognita. December 2009. Article in the INRA special web report on Darwin year (Link) and in INRA magazine issue 12 (Link).
    • Genoscope meeting for the ANR project ‘NEMATARGET’, Evry, France, January 16, 2009.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Genome Sequence of Meloidogyne incognita : structure / assembly –> Relation to asexual mode of reproduction. 20′ oral presentation.
    • First Day of the Sophia Agrobiotech Institute, Sophia-Antipolis, France, September 19.
      • Etienne G.J. Danchin. Le Premier Génome D’un Animal Parasite De Plantes Séquencé. Poster.
    • Etienne G.J. Danchin, Pierre Pontarotti, et Philippe Gouret. PhyGenix : Exploiter tout le potentiel de l évolution et de la biodiversité pour décrypter la fonction des gènes. Link
    • Anne MIQUELIS, Etienne G.J. DANCHIN, Alexandre VIENNE, André GILLES et Pierre PONTAROTTI. La phylogénomique témoin de processus de duplications en bloc chez les vertébrés. Atelier de formation INSERM 152 : Génomique comparative des vertébrés : concepts et outils bioinformatiques. Link Presentation in .pdf format

    Parasitic success without sex in root-knot nematodes: large, repetitive and hybridized genomes might help them adapt.