Benoît joined Yale in 2019 and is currently an Associate Research Scientist in the lab of Prof. Vivian Irish. His current research aims to Combat the Citrus Greening, a bacterial disease affecting Citrus trees using Gene Editing. He is also the Co-Chair of the Yale Postdoctoral Association where he collaborates with many Postdoc volunteers to promote the Yale Postdoc community.
Before joining Yale University, Benoît received a BSc and a Master’s degree in Plant Sciences from Université de Montpellier 2 in France and a Ph.D. in Life Sciences from Imperial College London in the UK.
Outside of work, Benoît enjoys spending time with family, baking, and caring for his many house plants.”