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The last 3 years, I was a detached CNRS investigator working at CIBIO, Portugal, as Associate Director, in the context of an EU Teaming grant with the University of Montpellier. Since Sept 2024, I'm back to CNRS and coordinating a project of setting up a CNRS International Research Laboratory (IRL) in Portugal. I'm hosted as visiting scientist by GreenUPorto, also involved in the project.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Gabriel Marais

Citation names

  • Marais, Gabriel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
501B-124F-D291
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2134-5967
Google Scholar ID
7_E0yccAAAAJ

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+33) 782338351 (Professional)
  • (+351) 960293183 (Professional)

Addresses

  • GreenUPorto, Vairao campus, 4485-661, Vairão, Vila do Conde, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Evolutionary Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009
Concluded
 n/a (Título de Agregado)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
"Evolution du génome et recombinaison : le cas des chromosomes sexuels" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 n/a
2002
Concluded
 n/a (Doutoramento)
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
"Les effets pervers du sexe sur l'évolution du génome" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09 - Current Invited Coordinator Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Universidade do Porto GreenUPorto Centro de Investigação em Produção Agroalimentar Sustentável, Portugal
2021/09/01 - Current Science and Technology Management Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
2012/09/01 - 2021/08/31 Coordinating Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
2019/07/18 - 2020/06/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2014/04/15 - 2014/05/15 Visiting Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Switzerland
2011/09/01 - 2012/08/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2012/08/31 Principal Investigator (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
2009/06/01 - 2009/08/31 Visiting Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Portugal
2004/10/01 - 2008/09/30 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/10/01 - 2004/09/30 Postdoc The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2002/10/01 - 2004/08/31 Marie Curie fellowship: Population genetics of biased gene conversion
MCFI-2002-00908
Post-doc Fellow
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development People
Concluded
1999/09/01 - 2002/08/31 Ministry of Science studentship: Recombination and genome evolution
Bourse AMN 1999-2002
PhD Student Fellow
Gouvernement francais Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur de la Recherche et de l'Innovation, France
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31 PlantGenomYX - Identifying the sex-determining genes in the dioecious plant Silene latifolia
ANR-20-CE20-0015-01
Principal investigator
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Agence nationale de la recherche
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2026/12/31 LongevitY - Exploring the contribution of sex chromosomes to male/female differences in aging and longevity
ANR-20-CE02-0015
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

Associação BIOPOLIS - Rede de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Biologia Evolutiva, Portugal
Agence nationale de la recherche
Ongoing
2015 - 2019 NGSex: a NGS approach to study plant sex chromosomes
ANR-14-CE19-0021
Principal investigator
Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
2013 - 2017 SexPrim: Sex chromosome evolution and Y degeneration within the Primate lineage
ANR-12- BSV7-0002-04
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
2012 - 2016 TRANS: Sexual system transitions in angiosperms and their genomic consequences
ANR-11-BSV7-013-03
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
2012 - 2016 MELODY: Plant sex determination - functional characterization of the monoecy and gynoecy genes in Cucurbitaceae.
ANR-11-BSV7-024
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
2009 - 2011 SiXY: Evolutionary genomics of the Silene latifolia XY chromosomes, a dioecious plant
ANR-08-JCJC-0109
Principal investigator
Agence nationale de la recherche
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Prentout, Djivan; El Aoudati, Salma; Mathis, Fabienne; Marais, Gabriel A B; Henri, Hélène. "Promising high fidelity genetic markers for sexing Cannabis sativa seedlings". G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (2025): https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf077.
    10.1093/g3journal/jkaf077
  2. Branco, Catarina; Roxo, Guilherme; Chapoix, Isaline; Rego, Ruben M C; Tessarotto, Hugo; Santoni, Sylvain; Moura, Monica; Marais, Gabriel A B. "A XY chromosome system in Laurus azorica, an endemic dioecious laurel from the Azores". Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voaf032.
    10.1093/jeb/voaf032
  3. Moraga, Carol; Branco, Catarina; Rougemont, Quentin; Jedlicka, Pavel; Mendoza-Galindo, Eddy; Veltsos, Paris; Hanique, Melissa; et al. "The Silene latifolia genome and its giant Y chromosome". Science 387 6734 (2025): 630-636. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj7430.
    10.1126/science.adj7430
  4. Cayuela, Hugo; Gaillard, Jean-Michel; Vieira, Cristina; Ronget, Victor; Gippet, Jérôme M.W.; Conde García, Thamar; Marais, Gabriel A.B.; Lemaître, Jean-François. "Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rate across mammals: A test of the ‘Mother Curse hypothesis’". Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 212 (2023): 111799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2023.111799.
    10.1016/j.mad.2023.111799
  5. Muyle, Aline; Marais, Gabriel A. B.; Bacovský, Václav; Hobza, Roman; Lenormand, Thomas. "Dosage compensation evolution in plants: theories, controversies and mechanisms". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 377 1850 (2022): https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0222.
    10.1098/rstb.2021.0222
  6. Cayuela, Hugo; Lemaître, Jean-François; Léna, Jean-Paul; Ronget, Victor; Martínez-Solano, Iñigo; Muths, Erin; Pilliod, David S.; et al. "Sex-related differences in aging rate are associated with sex chromosome system in amphibians". Evolution 76 2 (2022): 346-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14410.
    10.1111/evo.14410
  7. Käfer, Jos; Bewick, Adam; Andres-Robin, Amélie; Lapetoule, Garance; Harkess, Alex; Caïus, José; Fogliani, Bruno; et al. "A derived ZW chromosome system in Amborella trichopoda, representing the sister lineage to all other extant flowering plants". New Phytologist 233 4 (2021): 1636-1642. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17662.
    10.1111/nph.17662
  8. Prentout, Djivan; Stajner, Natasa; Cerenak, Andreja; Tricou, Theo; Brochier-Armanet, Celine; Jakse, Jernej; Käfer, Jos; Marais, Gabriel A. B.. "Plant genera Cannabis and Humulus share the same pair of well-differentiated sex chromosomes". New Phytologist 231 4 (2021): 1599-1611. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17456.
    10.1111/nph.17456
  9. Muyle, Aline; Bachtrog, Doris; Marais, Gabriel A. B.; Turner, James M. A.. "Epigenetics drive the evolution of sex chromosomes in animals and plants". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 376 1826 (2021): 20200124. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0124.
    10.1098/rstb.2020.0124
  10. Käfer, Jos; Lartillot, Nicolas; Marais, Gabriel A B; Picard, Franck. "Detecting sex-linked genes using genotyped individuals sampled in natural populations". Genetics 218 2 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyab053.
    10.1093/genetics/iyab053
  11. Gabriel Marais; Sophie Lantheaume; Robin Fiault; rebecca shankland. "Mindfulness-Based Programs Improve Psychological Flexibility, Mental Health, Well-Being, and Time Management in Academics". European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/10/4/73.
    10.3390/ejihpe10040073
  12. Marais, Gabriel A.B.; Batut, Bérénice; Daubin, Vincent. "Genome Evolution: Mutation Is the Main Driver of Genome Size in Prokaryotes". Current Biology 30 19 (2020): R1083-R1085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.093.
    10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.093
  13. Muyle, Aline; Martin, Hélène; Zemp, Niklaus; Mollion, Maéva; Gallina, Sophie; Tavares, Raquel; Silva, Alexandre; et al. "Dioecy Is Associated with High Genetic Diversity and Adaptation Rates in the Plant GenusSilene". Molecular Biology and Evolution 38 3 (2020): 805-818. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaa229.
    10.1093/molbev/msaa229
  14. Badouin, Hélène; Velt, Amandine; Gindraud, François; Flutre, Timothée; Dumas, Vincent; Vautrin, Sonia; Marande, William; et al. "The wild grape genome sequence provides insights into the transition from dioecy to hermaphroditism during grape domestication". Genome Biology 21 1 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-020-02131-y.
    10.1186/s13059-020-02131-y
  15. Cécile Fruchard; Hélène Badouin; David Latrasse; Ravi Suresh Devani; Aline Muyle; Bénédicte Rhoné; Susanne Renner; et al. "Evidence for Dosage Compensation in Coccinia grandis, a Plant with a Highly Heteromorphic XY System". Genes (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/7/787.
    10.3390/genes11070787
  16. Lemaître, Jean-François; Ronget, Victor; Tidière, Morgane; Allainé, Dominique; Berger, Vérane; Cohas, Aurélie; Colchero, Fernando; et al. "Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rates of mortality across wild mammals". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 15 (2020): 8546-8553. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1911999117.
    10.1073/pnas.1911999117
  17. Prentout, Djivan; Razumova, Olga; Rhoné, Bénédicte; Badouin, Hélène; Henri, Hélène; Feng, Cong; Käfer, Jos; Karlov, Gennady; Marais, Gabriel A.B.. "An efficient RNA-seq-based segregation analysis identifies the sex chromosomes of Cannabis sativa". Genome Research 30 2 (2020): 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1101/gr.251207.119.
    10.1101/gr.251207.119
Distinctions

Other distinction

2012 CNRS award for young scientists (Médaille de Bronze)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France