The Saclay Plant Sciences (SPS) network gathers around 60 research teams specialized in plant sciences belonging to 6 institutes in the Paris area and represents more than 750 people. SPS is coordinated by the Université Paris-Saclay.
The current fundamental and applied research activities of the SPS teams concern the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms that control plant physiology and development, as well as their interactions with fluctuating biotic or abiotic environments. These studies extend from molecules to the entire plant in the field, and use the concepts and tools of biochemistry, biophysics, imaging, molecular biology, genetics, evolution, cell biology, modelling, ecophysiology and bioinformatics. They are multidisciplinary by nature and aim to build a more integrative, quantitative and predictive biology, and develop applied research and innovations. SPS-GSR supports research activities through large collaborative and integrative “flagship” projects, as well as several grant programs.
SPS can rely on about 15 platforms with cutting-edge equipment offering medium to high throughput techniques for plant biology, covering genomics, bioinformatics, proteomics, transcriptomics, interactomics, epigenomics, metabolomics, imaging and cell biology, together with a large range of facilities for plant culture and phenotyping.