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Olivier Panaud is affiliated with the University of Perpignan in France and conducts research primarily in the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields, including Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Genetics. The main research topics addressed by Panaud include:

  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny

Panaud has published in multiple scientific venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Plant Journal
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Life
  • Nature Communications

Recent papers include the following:

  • "Amplification dynamics of miniature inverted-repeat transposable elements and their impact on rice trait variability" (2021), The Plant Journal
  • "Horizontal Gene Transfers in Plants" (2021), Life
  • "Diverse and mobile: eccDNA-based identification of carrot low-copy-number LTR retrotransposons active in callus cultures" (2022), The Plant Journal
  • "Genome of the early spider-orchid Ophrys sphegodes provides insights into sexual deception and pollinator adaptation" (2024), Nature Communications
  • "Construction and characterization of a knock-down RNA interference line of OsNRPD1 in rice (Oryza sativa ssp japonica cv Nipponbare)" (2020), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Marie-Christine Carpentier
  • Christel Llauro
  • Raúl Castanera
  • Pol Vendrell-Mir
  • Amélie Bardil

Best Publications

  • A unified classification system for eukaryotic transposable elements

    Thomas Wicker;François Sabot;Aurélie Hua-Van;Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

  • The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants

    Angélique D'hont;Jean Marc Aury;Franc Christophe Baurens

  • Development of microsatellite markers and characterization of simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    O Panaud;X Chen;S R McCouch

  • Reference genome sequence of the model plant Setaria

    Jeffrey L Bennetzen;Jeremy Schmutz;Hao Wang;Ryan Percifield;Ryan Percifield

  • Genome analysis of the smallest free-living eukaryote Ostreococcus tauri unveils many unique features

    Evelyne Derelle;Conchita Ferraz;Stephane Rombauts;Pierre Rouzé

  • MICROSATELLITE MARKER DEVELOPMENT, MAPPING AND APPLICATIONS IN RICE GENETICS AND BREEDING

    Susan R. McCouch;Xiuli Chen;Olivier Panaud;Svetlana Temnykh

  • The genome of Theobroma cacao

    Xavier Argout;Jerome Salse;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Jean-Marc Aury;Mark J Guiltinan

  • Green Evolution and Dynamic Adaptations Revealed by Genomes of the Marine Picoeukaryotes Micromonas

    Alexandra Z. Worden;Jae-Hyeok Lee;Thomas Mock;Pierre Rouzé

  • Inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) amplification for analysis of microsatellite motif frequency and fingerprinting in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    M. W. Blair;O. Panaud;S. R. McCouch

  • Doubling genome size without polyploidization: dynamics of retrotransposition-driven genomic expansions in Oryza australiensis, a wild relative of rice.

    Benoit Piegu;Romain Guyot;Nathalie Picault;Anne Roulin

  • Genomes of 13 domesticated and wild rice relatives highlight genetic conservation, turnover and innovation across the genus Oryza

    Joshua C. Stein;Yeisoo Yu;Dario Copetti;Dario Copetti;Derrick J. Zwickl

  • Oak genome reveals facets of long lifespan.

    Christophe Plomion;Jean-Marc Aury;Joëlle Amselem;Thibault Leroy

  • A universal classification of eukaryotic transposable elements implemented in Repbase

    Thomas Wicker;François Sabot;Aurélie Hua-Van;Jeffrey L. Bennetzen

  • Genome structure and metabolic features in the red seaweed Chondrus crispus shed light on evolution of the Archaeplastida.

    Jonas Collén;Betina Porcel;Betina Porcel;Wilfrid Carré;Steven G Ball

  • The genome sequence of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) and evidence for independent domestication

    Muhua Wang;Yeisoo Yu;Georg Haberer;Pradeep R eddy Marri

  • Development of microsatellite markers and characterization of simple sequence length polymorphism (SSLP) in rice (

    O. Panaud;X. Chen;S. R. McCouch

  • LTR retrotransposons and flowering plant genome size: emergence of the increase/decrease model

    C. Vitte;O. Panaud

  • The Rice Annotation Project Database (RAP-DB): 2008 update

    Tsuyoshi Tanaka;Baltazar A. Antonio;Shoshi Kikuchi;Takashi Matsumoto

  • Genomic paleontology provides evidence for two distinct origins of Asian rice (Oryza sativa L.)

    C. Vitte;T. Ishii;F. Lamy;D. Brar

  • Doubling genome size without polyploidization: dynamics of retrotransposition-driven genomic expansions in Oryza australiensis, a wild relative of rice (Genome Research (2006) 16, (1262-1269))

    Benoit Piegu;Romain Guyot;Nathalie Picault;Anne Roulin

Frequent Co-Authors

Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Patrick Wincker
Patrick Wincker University of Paris-Saclay
Scott A. Jackson
Scott A. Jackson University of Georgia
Emmanuel Guiderdoni
Emmanuel Guiderdoni Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Thomas Wicker
Thomas Wicker University of Zurich
Jean-Marc Aury
Jean-Marc Aury University of Paris-Saclay
Julie Poulain
Julie Poulain French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Spencer Brown
Spencer Brown Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Susan R. McCouch
Susan R. McCouch Cornell University
Jérôme Salse
Jérôme Salse INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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