Members and Alumni
The IBSP Team
The IBSP team brings together researchers with complementary expertise in functional genomics, polysaccharide biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and biophysics.
This disciplinary richness fosters a collaborative research dynamic within the UMR UGSF and in conjunction with numerous national and international partners.
Permanent Members
Christophe Colleoni
University Professor
Team Co-Leader
Evolutionary genomics, polysaccharides, photosynthetic symbiosis, microalgae
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Nicolas Szydlowski
CNRS Research Fellow
Team Co-Leader
Storage polysaccharides, biochemistry, genome editing, proteomics
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Anne Créach
Associate Professor
Plant physiology, biophysics, plant and algal acclimatization, cell walls
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Anne-Sophie Blervacq
Associate Professor (HDR)
Cellular reprogramming, vibrational spectroscopy, plant cell walls, symbiotic interactions
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Estelle Goulas
Associate Professor
Plant physiology, proteomics,
plant cell wall, stress adaptation
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Ugo Cenci
Associate Professor
Protists, CAZymes, eukaryotic evolution, bioinformatics annotation
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Fabrice Wattebled
Associate Professor
Starch genetics, CRISPR, plant metabolism, pedagogy
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Christophe D’Hulst
University Professor
Genetics, biochemistry, starch metabolism, functional genomics
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Steven Ball
University Professor
Microbial genetics, evolution of starch metabolism, endosymbiosis
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Brigitte Delrue
Associate Professor
Cell biology, bacterial signaling in phytopathogens, host-pathogen interactions
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Maria Cecilia Arias
Associate Professor
Comparative genomics, microbial evolution, Blastocystis, biological systems
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PhD Students and Postdoctoral Researchers
Stanislas Helle
Postdoctoral Researcher
Pea mutants, starch metabolism, biochemistry, pharmaceutical industry
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Malika Chabi
Research Engineer
(postdoctoral researcher)
Structural glycobiology, polysaccharides, teaching and technical supervision
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Rawen Ben Malek
Postdoctoral Researcher
Plant biology, cell development, cell adhesion, glandular trichomes
Thibault Boscart
PhD Student (2022–2025)
Starch-based drug delivery, GLP-1 agonists,
functionalized starch, nanoparticles
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Pierre Otuszewski
PhD Student
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Camille Locquet
PhD Student
Starch initiation in potato, enzymatic regulation, mutant authentication
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Jules Beauvois
PhD Student
Study of symbiotic microalgae of Symsagittifera roscoffensis
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Technical and Administrative Staff
Peggy Mistarz
Research Technician
Structural glycobiology, training, biochemical analyses
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Former Members
The IBSP team provides careful support to young researchers, fostering their integration into academic or industry careers. Here is a selection of former members and their career paths:
Léa Fermont – PhD (until 12/2024)
Topic: Starch metabolism in apicomplexa
Supervisors: Ugo Cenci, Steven Ball
> lea.fermont@univ-lille.fr
Axel Cuvillier — M1 Research Innovation/Health (2025-01-06 – 2025-02-07)
Topic: Protein acetylation
Supervisor: Christophe Colleoni
> axel.cuvillier59@gmail.com
Amel Si Mahiddine — M1 Omics (2025-04-14 – 2025-06-06)
Topic: Starch proteome of Chromera velia
Supervisor: Malika Chabi
> amel.si-mahiddine.etu@univ-lille.fr
Interns
Alexis Carlier — BTS Bioanalysis and Control (2024-09 – 2024-10)
Topic: Dansyl labeling for potato tuber metabolomics
Supervisor: Pierre Otuszewski
Romain Vandencruche — BTS Bioanalysis and Control (2024-10-28 – 2024-12-20)
Topic: Vector construction
Supervisor: Rawen Ben Malek
> romain.vandencruche@gmail.com
Axel Monnier — 2nd year BTS Biotechnology (2024-12-02 – 2025-02-07)
Topic: Chromera velia
Supervisor: Ugo Cenci
> axelmoon0812@gmail.com
Issam Ouali — BUT (2025-02-03 – 2025-03-28)
Topic: Screening of CKS3 mutants of Tetraselmis
Supervisor: Jules Beauvois
> issam.ouali.etu@univ-lille.fr
Imane Fahem — BUT (2025-02-03 – 2025-03-28)
Topic: Identifying the molecular basis in C. velia mutants affected in the NPQ mechanism
Supervisor: Malika Chabi
> imane.fahem.etu@univ-lille.fr
Bastien Astolfi — BUT (2025-02-03 – 2025-03-28)
Topic: [To be completed]
Supervisor: Malika Chabi
> bastien.astolfi.etu@univ-lille.fr
Edgard Buzellay — Licence 3 (mid-May – mid-July 2025)
Topic: Study of ESV1 / LESV in pea
Supervisors: Christophe D’Hulst, Thibault Boscart
> edgard.buzellay.etu@univ-lille.fr
Yazid Dahoumane — L3 Biochemistry (May 2025)
Topic: Capillary electrophoresis, iodine interaction
Supervisor: Stanislas Helle
> yazid.dahoumane.etu@univ-lille.fr
Louis Mistarz — BUT Chemistry (2025-04-07 – 2025-06-30)
Topic: Structural characterization of starches from Pisum sativum
Supervisors: Nicolas Szydlowski, Christophe Colleoni, Fabrice Wattebled
> louis.mistarz.etu@univ-lille.fr
Maylis Vindevogel — BTS Biotechnology (2025-05-12 – 2025-07-04)
Topic: Characterization of cyanobacterial strains expressing the sucrose transporter
Supervisor: Christophe Colleoni
> mailys.vindevogel2006@gmail.com
Malena Lemaire — L3 BOP (2025-05-19 – 2025-06-14)
Topic: Morphological and genetic diversity of symbiotic microalgae of Symsagittifera roscoffensis
Supervisor: Jules Beauvois
> malena.lemaire.etu@univ-lille.fr
Arthur Henneuse — BTS Biotechnology (2025-05-12 – 2025-07-04)
Topic: Mutants of Chromera velia
Supervisor: Ugo Cenci
> arthurhenneuse@gmail.com
Lise Demarque — L3 BCP (2025-05-13 – 2025-06-20)
Topic: Paramylon
Supervisor: Ugo Cenci
> lise.dmq@gmail.com
Thi Thu Ha Cong — L3 Biochemistry (2025-05-12 – 2025-07-08)
Topic: MATH Phylogeny
Supervisor: Ugo Cenci
> thi-thu-ha.cong.etu@univ-lille.fr