!!Peter Mergaert - Curriculum Vitae
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__Diplomas:__
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*1990 - University degree in Chemistry, Universiteit Gent, Belgium\\
*1996 - PhD degree in Sciences, Biotechnology, Universiteit Gent, Belgium\\
*2011 - Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches, Université Paris-Sud
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__Current position (since 2015):__
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*Research Director (Directeur de recherche DR1) - CNRS\\
*Institut of Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC) – Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS\\
*Group leader Plant-Bacteria Interactions group: I am directing a team of about 20 persons working on symbiotic and pathogenic interactions of plants with bacteria and on symbiotic interactions of insects\\
*Member of the Scientific Council of the I2BC (720 personnel, 70 research teams) \\
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__Past positions:__
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*2013 - 2015 Group leader at the Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France\\
*2014 - 2015 Visiting scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan and the Hokkaido University, Sapporo Japan.-\\
*1999 - 2013 Researcher and Project leader at the Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France\\ \\