Organisation
With its 18 research centres, INRAE is present in all regions of France. INRAE has 14 scientific divisions, each structured around specific disciplines while encouraging interdisciplinarity. The institute works to produce knowledge, foster innovation, provide expertise, and inform public policies.
Our 18 research centres
| Centre | President |
|---|---|
| French West Indies and French Guiana | Harry Archimède |
| Burgundy-Franche-Comté | Nathalie Munier Jolain |
| Brittany-Normandy | Isabelle Dhe (interim) |
| Clermont - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Emmanuel Hugo |
| Lyon-Grenoble - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | Pascal Boistard |
| Corsica | André Torre |
| Grand Est-Colmar | Serge Kauffmann |
| Grand Est-Nancy | Christophe SCHWARTZ |
| Hauts-de-France | Julien Fosse |
| Île-de-France - Jouy-en-Josas-Antony | Nathalie Touze |
| Île-de-France - Versailles-Saclay | Egizio Valceschini |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Bordeaux | Olivier Lavialle |
| Nouvelle-Aquitaine-Poitiers | Abraham Escobar-Gutierrez |
| Occitanie-Montpellier | Sylvain Labbé |
| Occitanie-Toulouse | Pierre-Benoit Joly |
| Pays de la Loire | Emmanuelle Chevassus Lozza |
| Provence-Alpes-Côte d’azur | Frédéric Carlin |
| Val de Loire |
The Institute's Head Office is in two locations.
| Head Office | Head administrator |
|---|---|
| Paris-Antony | Karine Gueritat |
Our 14 scientific divisions
| Scientific division | Division head |
|---|---|
| ACT: Sciences for Action and Transition Transformations in agriculture, socio-ecological systems, and food systems from the perspectives of stakeholders and as manifest in their actions |
Christophe Soulard |
| AGROECOSYSTEM: Agronomy and environmental sciences for agroecosystems Creation and evaluation of agroecosystems; characterisation of agroecosystem functions and changes at different organisational scales |
Philippe Hinsinger |
| ALIM-H: Human Nutrition and Food Safety Relationships between food, health, the environment, and society; nutrition security and food toxicology |
Lionel Bretillon |
| AQUA: Aquatic Ecosystems, Water Resources and Risks Functions of and changes in aquatic ecosystems, the water cycle, and biogeochemical cycles |
Mohamed Naaim |
| BAP: Plant Biology and Breeding Characterisation of the main functions of plants; management and exploitation of genetic diversity |
Isabelle Litrico-Chiarelli |
| ECODIV: Ecology and Biodiversity Structures, functions, and changes observed in continental ecosystems little affected by humans |
Catherine Bastien |
| ECOSOCIO: Economics and Social Sciences for Agriculture, Food and Environment Functions, economic changes, and social changes associated with agriculture, the agrifood industry, food consumption, and the environment |
Pierre Dupraz |
| GA: Animal Genetics Evolutionary dynamics and functions of animal genomes; genetic architecture of traits; management and exploitation of genetic variability |
Hélène Gilbert |
| MATHNUM: Mathematics and Digital Technologies Mathematics, informatics, and artificial intelligence; data and digital sciences and technologies; modelling and complex systems |
Hervé Monod |
| MICA: Microbiology and the Food Chain Functioning, management, and exploitation of micro-organisms and microbial ecosystems (food, health, biotechnology) |
Sylvie Dequin |
| PHASE: Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems Creation of sustainable livestock systems that account for animal welfare; mechanisms behind the development of phenotypes, behaviours, and products |
Françoise Médale |
| SA: Animal Health Links between livestock health and human health: preventing, detecting, and fighting diseases caused by infectious agents and chemical agents |
Muriel Vayssier-Taussat |
| SPE: Plant Health and Environment Environmentally friendly plant - to landscape-level approaches to protecting crops and crop health |
Marie-Hélène Ogliastro |
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TRANSFORM: Science for Food, Bioproducts and Waste Engineering |