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Nathalie Isabel
Research Scientist, Forest and Environmental Genomics
Laurentian Forestry Centre
1055 Du P.E.P.S. Street, P.O. Box 10380
Québec,
Quebec,
G1V 4C7
Tel.: (418) 648-7137
Profile
She is a forest genomics researcher specializing in the adaptive capacity of forest tree species in the face of environmental change. Her research integrates innovative approaches in population genomics, dendroecology, and precision phenotyping to better understand how trees respond to both historical and real-time climate variation.
Her research also focuses on acquiring baseline data (biogeography, local adaptation, and hybridization) for woody perennial species (including species at risk) to inform natural resources and conservation management.
She also develops tools for wood identification and geographic origin determination to strengthen traceability in the forest supply chain and verify the provenance of seed sources.
As adjunct research professor at the Canada Research Chair in Forest Genomics at Université Laval, she is actively involved in national and international initiatives on forest adaptation and genetic conservation.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in forest resources management (1988), master’s degree in forest science (1991), and Ph.D. in forest science (1995) from Université Laval.