Michel Caboche


Michel Caboche, born in 1946, is a French biologist, Director of Research at Institut national de la recherche agronomique, member of the French Academy of Sciences and of the Scientific Council of the Parliamentary Office for the Assessment of Scientific and Technological Choices.
He was Deputy Director of the INRA- Seed Biology Laboratory in Versailles, and headed the INRA-CNRS-University of Evry Joint Unit for Plant Genomics Research from 2002 to 2007. He was Chairman of the Management Board of the French plant genomics program, Génoplante, from its inception in 1999 to 2002. He is a member of the steering committee of the Fondation Écologie d'Avenir.
Michel Caboche is an engineer graduated from the École polytechnique and holds a doctorate in science.

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Michel Caboche's research focuses on plant biology, in particular nitrate metabolism, growth processes and seed filling.

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