Nicolas Chen

Nicolas Chen is an Assistant Professor at AgroCampus Ouest, affiliated with the IRHS (Institute of Research on Horticulture and Seeds). His research focuses on the emergence, systematics, and ecology of plant-associated bacteria.

• Research Areas: Plant Pathology, Plant-Bacteria Interactions, Evolutionary Biology, Comparative Genomics, and molecular mechanisms of bacterial virulence.
• Key Focus: Diversity and role of Transcription Activator-Like Effectors (TALEs) in Xanthomonas strains causing Common Bacterial Blight of bean.
• Contact: Tel. +33 (0)2 41 22 57 11 / +33 (0)6 52 92 34 87 | Fax +33 (0)2 41 22 57 05 | Email nicolas.chen@agrocampus-ouest.fr

Based at IRHS - INRAE (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment), his work bridges evolutionary biology and plant pathology through comparative genomics approaches.