Sebastien Massart

Liege University, Belgium

Prof. Sebastien Massart is a plant pathologist interested in diagnostics improvement, plant virology and plant microbiome research. He started his academic position in 2015 and is currently managing a team of 15 scientists in plant pathology. He has been deeply involved in the development of HTS technologies for plant pest diagnostics and has coordinated the writing of international guidelines for their use in routine diagnostics. Beyond technical improvement, he has focused his research toward a better understanding the plant virus ecology in wild ecosystems and how it can support sustainable management of viruses in intensive or sustainable agriculture.

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