Dr. Jean Rivoal

Biography

Jean Rivoal is a full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Montreal. His research primarily focuses on the regulation of primary plant metabolism. He investigates how plants adjust their primary metabolism as adaptive strategies to environmental stresses. His studies center around the glycolytic pathway under normal and stress conditions, and he aims to characterize the role of several key enzymes in these processes. Utilizing non-photosynthetic tissues like roots and cell cultures as primary models, he employs various approaches including enzyme purification, characterization of kinetic properties, and the generation and study of transgenic plants. His laboratory also quantifies metabolites on a large scale and studies protein and gene expression, alongside employing in vivo metabolic tracers to quantify plant metabolites. Rivoal's work extends to examining the regulation of primary metabolism enzymes through phosphorylation mechanisms and protein-protein interactions. He has supervised numerous graduate students during their research projects, contributing significantly to the field of plant biochemistry and metabolism.

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