Jérôme Duclercq

Jérôme Duclercq is a Senior Lecturer HDR at the University of Picardy Jules Verne, specializing in functional genetics, metagenomics, and transcriptional regulation of plant root systems under environmental stress. His research examines phytohormonal control, soil-plant-microbe interactions, and microbial biodiversity for sustainable agriculture, with significant focus on Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) like Sphingomonas. He teaches molecular biology, genetics, plant physiology, and microbial biodiversity while leading multiple funded research projects.

Education:

• Doctor of Cellular and Molecular Biology

Dr. Duclercq's research centers on plant responses to biotic/abiotic stresses through functional genetics and metagenomics, particularly investigating Sphingomonas species as biostimulants for crop resilience. His work integrates phytohormone signaling, root system development, and soil microbial communities to develop sustainable agricultural solutions. Key methodologies include qPCR, DGGE, and metagenomic analysis of soil ecosystems under contamination or stress conditions.

His publication trends (2018-2023) reveal concentrated expertise in plant-microbe symbiosis, especially Sphingomonas sediminicola's role in root nodule formation and growth enhancement in pea crops. Research spans soil remediation in trace-element polluted environments, microbial community dynamics under agricultural practices, and molecular mechanisms of plant-pathogen interactions, consistently targeting practical applications for sustainable farming systems.

Scientific Awards:

• No scientific awards mentioned in source material

Dr. Duclercq actively supervises doctoral research with diverse funding mechanisms: Audrey Bertrand's Roquette-funded thesis on agri-food by-product biostimulation (100% private), Audrey Pecourt's regional-scale microbial bio-inputs project (50% ERDF/50% AgroStation), and previous work with Mazoyon and Alahmad on soil microbial communities. Current projects include ROSTIM (2023-2026), INITIATED (2023-2026), and 3C2B (2023-2024), emphasizing translational research for agricultural innovation.

He collaborates with University of Reims Champagne Ardenne (EA 3795 GEGENAA), Vienna Institute of Science and Technology (E. Benkova), and University of Krakow (E. Dubas), utilizing molecular tools to study soil-plant-microbe interfaces. His laboratory focuses on phenotypic plasticity in plants, microbial community profiling, and developing molecular diagnostics for agricultural ecosystems.