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Laurent G. Deluc is an Associate Professor in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University, affiliated with the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences. He leads the Deluc Lab, focusing on functional genomics and plant physiology in specialty and cereal crops, particularly grapevine and Brachypodium distachyon. His research emphasizes understanding plant responses to developmental programs and environmental stresses, with goals to improve crop genetics through traditional and accelerated breeding. He holds a PhD in Plant Science from the University of Bordeaux (2004) and has held academic positions since 2009, including roles at the University of Nevada, Reno as a postdoctoral researcher (2005–2009).
Professional affiliations include membership in the steering committee of the International Grape Genome Program (IGGP) and roles as an associate editor for Frontiers in Plant Sciences and BMC Plant Biology. His service contributions span university committees, the Oregon Wine Research Institute, and the Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing. Research interests include plant hormone signaling, long-distance stress communication, and plant-pathogen interactions, supported by advanced techniques like Next-Generation Sequencing and metabolomics.
His lab accepts graduate students in Horticulture and collaborates internationally on grape genomics projects. Key research themes involve transcriptomic responses to water deficit, hormone regulation in berry ripening, and genetic engineering for crop improvement. Recent publications highlight work on auxin dynamics in fruit development, abiotic stress responses in Vitis species, and biotech applications in viticulture.
