Biography
Francis Martin is an Emeritus Research Director at INRAE in Nancy, France, and Distinguished Professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing. His research centers on ectomycorrhizal fungi, with particular emphasis on comparative and environmental genomics approaches to understanding the function and ecological significance of soil fungi in forest ecosystems. He has also advanced our understanding of the molecular signaling mechanisms underlying mycorrhizal symbiosis. He leads the Joint Genome Institute's 1000 Fungal Genomes project and the Mycorrhizal Genomics Initiative, large-scale sequencing efforts to characterize the genomic features of plant-associated fungi, wood decayers, and soil saprotrophs.
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48th New Phytologist Symposium
13 October 2026 - 16 October 2026Leysin, SwitzerlandForest interactions
Explore plant interactions in forest environments at all levels from micro- to macro-scales and across the whole spectrum of plant biology.
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Celebrating highly cited researchers 2025
We congratulate members of the New Phytologist and Plants, People, Planet Editorial and Advisory boards highlighted in Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list.
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Special Issue: Impact of global change on the plant microbiome
Announcing our latest Special Issue, published today in New Phytologist!
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New Phytologist Now
Frontiers in plant–microbe interactions: part 1
Jonathan Plett, Zhilin Yuan and Li Xia
hosted by Francis Martin
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New Phytologist Now
Frontiers in plant–microbe interactions: part 2
Ertao Wang
Hosted by Francis Martin
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Event: Symposium
11 April 2018 - 13 April 2018Nancy, FrancePlant sciences for the future
41st New Phytologist Symposium
The mycorrhizal symbiosis: research frontiers in genomics, ecology, and agricultural application
Francis M. Martin, Marcel G. A. van der Heijden