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Julie Bals

Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Ambre J. M. Maupin· 1 shared Benoît ClergetiD· 1 shared Christophe PériniD· 1 shared Eléa A. Renaud· 1 shared Florence VignolsiD· 1 shared Hani Atef· 1 shared Laura Fierro-Dominguez· 1 shared Laurence BerryiD· 1 shared

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Transformer-Based Phenotyping of Rice Root Aerenchyma Across Environments Enables Climate-Smart Rice Selection

Hani Atef, Laura Fierro-Dominguez, Paula Andrea Lozano-Montaña, Sergi Navarro Sanz, Julie Bals, Benoît Clerget, Christophe Périn, María Camila Rebolledo, Romain Fernandez

This paper develops a transformer-based deep learning pipeline to automate aerenchyma quantification in rice roots across environments, achieving expert-level accuracy and supporting climate-smart breeding.

bioRxiv · Feb 3, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology

HCF101 is a novel component of the CIA cytosolic iron-sulfur synthesis pathway in the human pathogen Toxoplasma gondii

Eléa A. Renaud, Ambre J. M. Maupin, Laurence Berry, Julie Bals, Yann Bordat, Vincent Demolombe, Valérie Rofidal, Florence Vignols, Sébastien Besteiro

This paper identifies HCF101 as a novel component of the cytosolic Fe-S assembly pathway in Toxoplasma gondii, essential for parasite survival and a potential drug target.

PLoS Biology · Feb 6, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology