Pierre Hilson

pierre.hilson@inra.fr

Surname:        Hilson

Given names:  Pierre

Nationality:     Belgian

Date of birth:  November 6th, 1963

Degrees & titles

Research director, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

PhD in agricultural sciences and bioengineering, Agricultural University of Gembloux (1990)

MSc in agronomy, Agricultural University of Gembloux (1986)

Pierre Hilson and his team study plant development, in particular the genetic and molecular mechanisms that control organogenesis and embryogenesis initiation in model plant species (Arabidopsis thaliana, Brachypodium distachyon).

Since his PhD, P. Hilson has been involved in plant biology research, first at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), then at the Department of Plant Systems Biology (Ghent University, Belgium). Since 2012, he heads the team Biology of the Cell and Regeneration, at the Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin (Centre INRA de Versailles-Grignon, France).

P. Hilson co-authored over 50 articles published in peer-reviewed journals (h index: 33).