Sandrine MojaAssistant professor

Sandrine Moja has been an assistant professor at LBVpam since 1997. After obtaining a PhD in biological and medical engineering, she embarked on an academic career combining teaching in biochemistry with research into volatile organic compounds of the terpene family, synthesised by perfume, aromatic and medicinal plants (PPAM).

Her work focuses on economically important essential oil-producing species such as mints and lavenders. Her research centres on assessing the diversity and biosynthesis of volatile molecules produced by cultivated species and their wild relatives. His findings on various species of lavender earned him the Jussieu Prize from the French Botanical Society in 2020.

With a keen interest in the evolution and domestication of species, her work over the past ten years has included experiments on climate change, focusing in particular on the impact of water stress on crops. Her aim is to develop biochemical insights that will enable breeders to identify markers of drought tolerance. She works in collaboration with members of the LBVpam on the metabolomics and molecular biology-genomics platform. Sandrine Moja works on European and French projects, notably on the characterisation of lavender terpene synthases and the impact of ozone and rising temperatures on plant-pollinator interactions.

Alongside her teaching and research, she is involved in science communication initiatives. For example, she co-authored an article in the journal Décoder in 2021 with a Year 10 class that won first prize in the CNRS ‘Year of Biology’ competition for the Amiens academy. Now serving as a liaison for the laboratory and the Faculty of Science and Technology for Sustainable Development, she is involved in the ecological transition within the UJM.

ORCID : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4943-3689