Lucas Bonometti

Lucas Bonometti is a Postdoctoral Researcher in Fungal Population Genomics at the Environmental Genomics group, Kiel University, Germany, working with Professors Eva Stukenbrock and Julien Dutheil since 2024.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Fungal Comparative Genomics (2020-2023) from the Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (PHIM), Institut Agro, Montpellier, France, supervised by Drs. Pierre Gladieux and Elisabeth Fournier
• Agricultural Engineer Master's degree specializing in Plant Protection and Environment (2016-2020) from Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
• Master 1 in Forest Science (2018) via Erasmus program at Padua University, Italy
• Preparatory Class BCPST (2014-2016) from Lycée Jean Rostand, Strasbourg, France

Dr. Bonometti's research focuses on evolutionary dynamics of plant pathogenic fungi across temporal scales, with particular emphasis on host-pathogen coevolution mechanisms and fungal immune responses. His current work employs population genomics to dissect speciation processes within the Zymoseptoria tritici species complex, analyzing incomplete lineage sorting and introgression events. Previous doctoral research characterized Nod-Like Receptors in the Sordariales order, demonstrating expertise in comparative fungal genomics.

His research integrates genomics, evolutionary biology, and plant pathology to address fundamental questions about pathogen emergence and adaptation, with implications for agricultural disease management. Key methodologies include high-throughput sequencing, phylogenomics, and population genetic analyses of fungal pathogens.

He actively contributes to collaborative initiatives including the PlantsCoChallenge project within the Environmental Genomics research group.