Prix
The SBCF 2025 thesis prize was awarded to Louise Fougère in recognition of the excellent doctoral research conducted using the Arabidopsis model, and entitled “Revisiting the Early Secretory Pathway in Plant Cells: Identification of a Dynamic Tubulo-Vesicular ER–Golgi Intermediate Compartment (ERGIC) That Matures into the Golgi”.
Louise Fougère completed her PhD in the Membrane Biogenesis Laboratory in Bordeaux (UMR 5200, University of Bordeaux / CNRS), under the supervision of Dr Yohann Boutté. Her work led to the first identification in plants of an intermediate tubulo-vesicular network linking the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi apparatus, a highly dynamic and lipid-dependent structure.
Through the development of innovative methodological tools in imaging and cell biology, Louise demonstrated that this network interacts with pre-existing Golgi stacks and contributes to the formation of new cis-Golgi cisternae, thereby fueling ongoing discussions and debates on the mechanisms of Golgi maturation. These original findings represent a major conceptual advance in cell biology, extending well beyond the plant field,
Our warmest congratulations to Louise and best wishes for her future career!
