Camille Locquet
Doctoral Student
Starch, potato, starch granule initiation, CRISPR/Cas9
Camille holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology (Biochemistry specialization) from the University of Artois, followed by a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences, specializing in “Innovations in Plant, Enzymatic, and Microbial Biotechnologies” from the University of Lille.
After an end-of-studies internship at the Charles Viollette Institute, she joined the PlaStoPol team (Prof. Christophe D’Hulst) in 2020 as an assistant engineer, where she worked for two years on the mechanisms of cold-induced sweetening in potatoes.
She then undertook a CIFRE thesis (in partnership with Florimond Desprez) under the supervision of Dr. Fabrice Wattebled, which she defended in 2025. Her work focuses on the initiation of starch granules in potatoes, combining genetics (CRISPR/Cas9), biochemical analyses, and fine characterization of starch, with a particular interest in the role of non-enzymatic proteins such as LESV and ESV1.
Today, she continues her research on starch metabolism in potatoes within the IBSP team under a Teaching and Research Fellow.