Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

Organisation Description

Ranked the number one agricultural research institute in Europe and number two in the world, INRA (www.inra.fr) carries out mission-oriented research for high-quality and healthy foods, competitive and sustainable agriculture and a preserved and valorised environment. In the field of aquaculture, INRA has leading teams in fish genetics, pathology, nutrition and physiology (ca. 100 scientists altogether).

Role of PerformFISH

Participant in WP1 (new developments for sea bream and sea bass selective breeding in aquaculture).

Key Staff

Dr. Marc Vandeputte

Dr. Marc Vandeputte (M) is the coordinator of aquaculture research in INRA, and the coordinator of AQUAEXCEL. After working in general aquaculture in Africa and France, he joined INRA in 1996, for research on selective breeding of fish. He authored >70 peer-reviewed papers in fish genetics (H-index=25). Marc will coordinate INRA implication in Performfish and participate in both experiments in WP1

Dr Mathilde Dupont-Nivet

Dr Mathilde Dupont-Nivet (F) is a researcher in fish genetics, with special focus on the genetics of fish adaptation – and especially on adaptation to feeds. She is the coordinator of Agreenfish, a national project focused on the mechanisms of adaptation to plant based diets in rainbow trout. She authored > 50 peer-reviewed papers (H-index = 16). She will participate in experiment about genetic feed interactions in seabass.