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Tesson, Benoit

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Degrees:

• M.S., University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, France
• Ph.D., University of Nantes, France

Research Interests:

• -Diatom -Microscopy -Cytoskeleton -Diatom adhesion -Lipid accumulation -Atomic Fore Microscopy -Cell wall structure and mechanical properties -Morphogenesis

-Tesson, B., Hildebrand, M. Characterization and Localization of Insoluble Organic Matrices Associated with Diatom Cell Walls: Insight into Their roles During Cell Wall Formation.Plos One, in press.

-Martin-Jezequel, V., Tesson, B. 2012. Phaeodactylum tricornutum polymorphism: An overview. In Advances in algal cell biology. Ed. by Heimann, Kirsten and Katsaros, Christos. Walter De gruyter publishing group. (ISBN 978-3-11-022960-8).p. 43-80.

-Shrestha, R*., Tesson, B*., Norden-Krichmar, T., Federowicz, S., Hildebrand, M., Allen, A. 2012. Whole Transcriptome Analysis of the Silicon Response of the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana. BMC Genomics, 13, 499. *Co-first authors.

-Tesson, B., Hildebrand, M. 2010. Extensive and Intimate Association of the Cytoskeleton with Forming Silica in Diatoms: Control Over Patterning on The Meso- and Micro-scale. PloS one. 5(12): e14300. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014300

-Tesson, B., Hildebrand, M. 2010. Dynamics of Silica Cell Wall Morphogenesis in the Diatom Cyclotella cryptica: Substructure Formation and the Role of Microfilaments. Journal of structural biology. 169 (1), 62-74.

- Tesson, B., Genet, M., Fernandez, V., Martin-Jézéquel, V. Rouxhet, P. 2009. Surface chemical analysis of the diatoms Thalassiosira pseudonana and the three morphotypes of Phaeodactylum tricornutum. ChemBioChem. 10, 2011-2024.

- Tesson, B., Gaillard C., Martin-jézéquel V. 2009. New insights on Phaeodactylum tricornutum polymorphism. Minireview. Botanica Marina. Special issue, Algae cell biology. 52, 2, 104-116.

- Tesson, B., Masse, S., Laurent, G., Maquet, J., Livage, J., Martin-Jézéquel V., Coradin, T. 2008. Contribution of multi-nuclear solid state NMR to the characterization of Thalassiosira pseudonana diatom cell wall. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 390, 1889-1898.

- Francius, G*., Tesson, B*., Dague, E., Martin-Jézéquel, V., Dufrêne, Y. F. 2008. Nanostructure and nanomechanics of live Phaeodactylum tricornutum morphotypes. Environmental Microbiology. 10 (5), 1344-1356. *Co-first authors.

- Hatte, C. Y., Hodgins, G., Jull, T., Bishop, B., Tesson, B. 2008. Marine chronology based on 14C dating on diatoms proteins. Marine Chemistry. 109, 143-161.

- Tesson, B., Gaillard, C., Martin-Jézéquel, V. 2008. Biologically mediated formation of brucite crystal by the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Marine Chemistry. 109, 60-76.