Amandine Cornille – Full Academic CV

Research Interests

Impact of global changes on wild and cultivated tree diversities

Current & Previous Positions

2024–present: Associate Professor and leader of the ECLECTIC group, “Ecology and (epi-) genomics of the responses of trees to global changes”, New York University Abu Dhabi, UAE
2017–2024: Permanent CNRS Researcher (Classe Normale) and group leader “Ecological genomics of multi-species interactions”, UMR 8120 - Génétique Quantitative et Évolution – Le Moulon, CNRS, INRAE, AgroParistech, Université Paris Saclay, France
2015–2017: Postdoctoral Researcher, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2013–2015: Postdoctoral Researcher, Uppsala University, Sweden
2012–2013: Postdoctoral Researcher, Université Paris Sud, France

Education

2022 – Habilitation à Diriger les Recherches (HDR), Université Paris Saclay
2012 – PhD in Evolutionary Biology, Université Paris 11 (Supervisor: T. Giraud)
2009 – Joint Master’s: ENS Ulm & Université Paris 11
2008 – Master 1 in Ecology, ENS Ulm, Paris
2007 – Bachelor in Biology of Organisms & Populations, Université Lille 1

Fellowships and Awards

2020 – CNRS “Young Researcher” Paoletti Prize – €5,000
2019 – “Young Talents France-China” Travel Grant – €2,500
2013 – “Young Researcher of the Year” – French Society of Ecology and Evolution – €800
2009–2019 – Travel Grants (7 total) – €21,500 (conferences, lab visits)

Research Funding

2025–2026 – PI, $30,000 – Towards climate-resilient apples, funded by Washington Square North
2024–2029 – PI, Start-up fund – €2,000,000 – Funded by NYUAD and Tamkeen
2023–2027 – WP Leader (15%) – €1,200,000 – FRUITDIV, EU H2030 project
2023–2025 – PI – €1,200,000 – “Fruit Rescue” project, funded by BNP Foundation
2022–2023 – PI – €30,000 – Plastic & adaptive responses in fruit trees (C-BASC funding)
2022–2025 – PI – €150,000 – PhD grant on climate change risks in fruit trees (INRAE & CLAND)
2022 – PI – €16,400 – Science dissemination on biodiversity & climate change (La Diagonale Paris-Saclay + Région Île-de-France)
2021–2022 – PI – 6-month salary for bioinformatician (LabEx SPS – Co-expression in aphid-bacteria-apple)
2021–2025 – PI – €441,000 – ANR JCJC “PLEASURE”: Population genomics of transposable elements
2021 – PI – €7,500 – TE role in aphid-bacteria interaction (IDEEV)
2020 – PI – €7,000 – Adaptation genomics in aphid-bacteria (IDEEV)
2020 – PI – €5,000 – Public outreach: “Glitch in the planet” (La Diagonale Paris-Saclay)
2019–2021 – PI – €300,000 – Apple-aphid adaptation project (ATIP-Avenir Inserm CNRS)
2019–2024 – co-PI WP2 – €1,400,000 – “PROVERBIO” – Biocontrol in orchards (Franco-Belgian EU program)
2019–2021 – PI – €75,500 – Climate impacts on wild apple relatives (ECOTRON CNRS)
2019 – PI – €5,000 – Public outreach on biodiversity & climate (La Diagonale Paris-Saclay)
2019–2021 – PI – €43,500 – Creation of a wild apple conservation orchard (LEADER/FEDER EU)
2018 – PI – €10,000 – Apple domestication in the Caucasus (PHC Franco-Iranian – Campus France)

📚 Teaching Experience

Over 300 hours of teaching since the beginning of my career.
During PhD and postdoctoral periods: ~300 hours total.
2018–2024: ~25 hours/year.
Since Sept. 2024: teaching the following courses at NYU Abu Dhabi:

Evolution (BIOL-UH 2113)
Diversity (CDAD-UH 1010EQ)
Population Genomics (BIOL-UH-3125-AD-001)

👩‍🏫 Student Supervision

I have supervised more than 46 students (PhD, MSc, BSc) since 2018.
Many of them have co-authored peer-reviewed publications or have papers in preparation.
Below is a detailed list by year:

2026

Shamma Alserkal (Kawader research felloship)
Yuxiang Min (Apprenticeship)
Nancy Jing, Sadaf Habib (Senior Capstone students)
Aran Loid (Sophomore Student Assistanship)
Melanija Filipovska (Junior Student Assistanship)

2025

Nancy Jing, Aru Zhamalbek, Sadaf Habib (Capstone students), Sanzhar Kakenov (Senior Student Assistantship)

2024

Ronan Dadole, Maxime Criado (PhD candidates, 2023–2026)
Yuqi Nie (PhD candidate, 2022–2025)
Sanzhar Kakenov (Student assistantship, 6 months)

2023

Ronan Dadole, Maxime Criado (M2, 6 months)
Kamely Lumière (M2, 3 months)
Silvia Toccino, Lilian Brouillard, Adeline Jacques (M1)
Paul Barthelémy (Bachelor, 2 months)

2022

Célia Lougmani, Jorge Sandoval, Alexis Trang (M2)
Pierre Colonçon, Bernardo Barredo (L3)
Ian Fiorino (Bachelor), Imane Isfar (M1), Alexander Gavrilov (L2)

2021

Dana Yahia Viloci, Arsène Avyn, Eglantine Berger (BTS ENCPB)
Célia Lougmani (M1), Anne-Flore Didelot, Marie Bouchaud, Noémie Delprouve (M2)
Quentin Marcou, Manuel Derrien (L3)
Aurélien Boulez (M2), Valerio Cosemans, Lawrence Pelgrims (Bachelor)

2020

Anthony Venon (M2), Jérémy Vernon (BTS)
Antoine Rousseau, Aurélien Forler, Marie Bouchaud (M1)

2019

Sergio Vasquez, Ana Agapito, Micheline Khan (M2)
Mustafa Azrine (Bachelor), Thomas Kazmarek (M1)

2018

Lisa Momont (M1), Olympe Grandcolas (M2)
Xilong Chen (PhD), Anne Laure Fush (M1)

🧑‍🔬 Organization of Scientific Meetings

2018–2025 – Main organizer of the ESEB STN “Ecological genomics of coevolution”
2025 – Co-organizer, Cold Spring Harbor Asia conference on Plant Reproductive Development and Genomics (Awaji, Japan)

🏛️ Institutional Responsibilities

2025–2026 – Undergraduate Research Committee member for Science, NYUAD
2025 – Trainee panel of the NYU Changemaker Center
2022–2024 – Elected member, CNRS National Commission, Section 23 (Plant Integrative Biology)
2022–2024 – Member, Scientific Committee, Doctoral School of the Natural History Museum of Paris
2020–2024 – Associate Researcher, CEREEP-ECOTRON field station
2021 – Jury member, CNRS Paoletti Prize
2020 – Jury member for CNRS Engineer Recruitment
2020 – Jury member for PhD grant attribution, Univ. Paris-Saclay Plant Science Doctoral School
2018–2021 – Member of the C.N.E.C.A. selection panel (AgroParisTech assistant professors)

📘 PhD Thesis Advisory Committees

Pauline Guillaume (2019–2022)
Marie Merle (2020–2023)
Laura Turchi (2021–2024)
Lison Zunino (2020–2023)
Zibo Li (2022–2025)
Lee Mariault (2022–2025)
Konstantin Volzhenin (2022–2025)
Pascaline Salvador (2022–2025)
Andrea Bouanik (2022–2025)

🎓 PhD Examination Panels

Joy Lachat (Oct. 2021)
Tanguy Lallemand (Nov. 2022)
Jakty Dusuma (Aug. 2023)
Emma Parsyn (Oct. 2024)

🔍 Research Grant Assessment

ERC (1 project)
National Science Foundation (1 project)
NSERC Canada (1 project)
Supporting Talent in Research Italy (1 project)

✍️ Peer Review Activity

Reviewer for peer-reviewed journals: approximately one manuscript per month (Genome Biology, Nature communications, Molecular Ecology, Tree Genetics and Genomes, Annals of Botany, New Phytologist...)

Recommender for peer-reviewed in Community (PCI) in Evolutionary Biology.

2026-2028: Associate Editor for the Evolution journal.

2026-2028: Advisory Board for the New Phytologist journal.

🎤 Invited Talks & Presentations

I have been invited to give 76 presentations, including 51 invited talks across Europe, China, Canada, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Japan, New Zealand, the US, UAE, and online events. Below is a selection of recent talks:

01.2026 – Invited Talk – Plant and Animal Genome conference, San Diego, US: “Towards climate-resilient apples: Genomic insights from domestication and adaptation”
11.2025 – Invited Talk – Washington Square North, New York, US: “Apples at the Crossroads: Domestication, Genomics, and Climate Resilience”
06.2025 – Invited Talk – CSHA, Awaji, Japan: “Towards climate-proof apple trees and other fruit trees?”
07.2024 – Invited Talk – IRCA, Barcelona, Spain: “Towards climate-proof apple trees and other fruit trees?”
06.2024 – Online Talk – IRD Introgression Workshop: “The genomics of the apple domestication”
05.2024 – Invited Talk – 20th anniversary of the National Center of Plant Genomic Resources (CNRGV), Toulouse, France: “Towards climate-proof apple trees and other fruit trees?”
03.2024 – Invited Talk – III Int. Symposium on Fruit Culture, Plant Food Research, New Zealand: “Towards climate-proof apple trees and other fruit trees?”
02.2024 – Invited Talk – NYUAD CGSB Conference, UAE: “Towards climate-proof apple trees and other fruit trees?”
07.2023 – Invited Talk – III Int. Symposium, Hangzhou, China: “The journey of the cultivated apple along the Silk Routes”
03.2023 – Invited Talk – Rosaceae Genomics Conference 11, New Zealand: “Impact of global changes on fruit trees: an ecological genomic lens”
03.2022 – Online Conference – Pascal Institute: “Understanding global change impact on fruit trees & conservation of wild relatives: Nagoya Protocol”
09.2021 – Invited Talk – LASER, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris: “A complex history of apple domestication and threats to wild apples” (link)
07.2021 – Invited Talk – Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, France: “Des pommes et des Hommes” (YouTube)
02.2021 – Académie des Sciences, France: “The tribulations of the cultivated apple tree in Eurasia”

📝 Preprints under review

Dadole, R., Chen, X., Sandoval, J., Venon, A., Criado, M., Delprouve, N., Remoué, C., Chollet, S., Hansart, A., Kirisits, T., Ursu, T.M., Roman, A., Volk, G.M., Alins, G., Marchadier, E., Conde e Silva, N., Avia, K., Bazot, S., Cornille, A. (2026). Climate drives plasticity and genetic adaptation in apple trees. bioRxiv.
Nie, Y., Chen, X., Saidi, S., Bourgeois, Y., Venon, A., Confais, J., Mesnil, A., Liu, S., Gao, Y., Ni, J., Bai, S., Gao, L., Li, G., Hoefer, M., Francillonne, N., Roman, A., Lukács, L., Denancé, C., Akagi, T., Nersesyan, A., Papikyan, A., Gabrielyan, I.G., Abdollahi, H., Bassil, N.V., Steffensmeier, S., Alix, K., Teng, Y., Cornille, A. (2025). Contrasting genomic routes to domestication in Occidental and Oriental pears. bioRxiv.
Mesnil, A., Castric, V., Lombardi, G., Monniaux, M., Saidi, S., Chen, X., Marande, W., Confais, J., Fuchs, A.-L., Dapena, E., Venon, A., Tsuchimatsu, T., … & Cornille, A. (2025). Genomic architecture of the self-incompatibility locus in apple provides insights into the evolution of collaborative non-self recognition. bioRxiv.
Lougmani, C., Mesnil, A., Fahmy, R., Decroocq, V., Bui, Q.T., Liu, S., Chen, X., Chague, A., Venon, A., Chagné, D., Eduardo, I., Alix, K., Cornille, A. (2025). Genomic footprints of domestication in almond (Prunus dulcis). bioRxiv.

📝 Peer-Reviewed Publications

Criado, M., Brisson, M., Alix, K., Bourgeois, Y., François, O., Marchadier, É., Cornille, A. (2026). Genomic forecasting for climate-resilient fruit trees. New Phytologist (Viewpoint, accepted).
Chen, X., Dadole, R., Avia, K., Venon, A., Brisson, M., Remoue, C., Zhang, D., Gabrielyan, I., Nersesyan, A., Roman, A., Ursu, T., Alhmedi, A., Bylemans, D., Belien, T., Rousselet, A., Le Guilloux, M., Dapena, E., Durel, C.-E., Kirisits, T., Volk, G., Didelot, F., Lemarquand, A., Hance, T., & Cornille, A. (2026). Gene flow from the European wild apple and selection shaped the domesticated apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) genome. Current Biology , 36, 1–15.
Khadari, B., Kakenov, S., Achtak, H., Charafi, J., Chalak, L., Santoni, S., Kjellberg, F., Cornille, A. (2025). Diffuse and regionally structured domestication of the common fig (Ficus carica L.) in the Mediterranean Basin. Horticulture Research, uhag113.
Blanchard, I., Bui, Q.T., Mergez, A., Denni, S., Cornille, A., Groppi, A., Confais, J., Duvaux, L., Decroocq, V., Linard, B. (2025). Building pangenomes for domesticated and wild tree species: genomic complexity and strategies. Horticulture Research, uhag104.
Decroocq, S., Cornille, A., Cadillon, J., Dlalah, N., Duval, H., Tricon, D., Quilot, B., Chague, A., Eduardo, I., Batlle, I., Drogoudi, P., Küden, A., Asma, B.M., Kostritsyna, T., Decroocq, V. (2025). Insights into the almond domestication history. Evolutionary Applications, 18(10), 1749–1764.
Olvera-Vazquez, S., Chen, X., Mesnil, A., Meslin, C., Almeida-Silva, F., Confais, J., Bourgeois, Y., Lombardi, G., Lougmani, C., Alix, K., Francillonne, N., Choisne, N., Cauet, S., Simon, J.C., Buchard, C., Rodde, N., Ogereau, D., Mottet, C., Degrave, A., Segura, E., Carbone, A., Barrès, B., Jacquin-Joly, E., Marande, W., Lavenier, D., Legeai, F., Cornille, A.* (2025). Comprehensive annotation of olfactory and gustatory receptor genes and transposable elements revealed their evolutionary dynamics in aphids. Molecular Biology and Evolution. *Directed the work.*
Wang, R., Deng, C.H., Cornille, A. et al. (2025). Characterisation of the Gillenia S-locus provides insight into evolution of the nonself-recognition self-incompatibility system in apple. Scientific Reports, 15, 14630.
Lucotte, E., Jay, P., Rougemont, Q., Boyer, L., Cornille, A., Snirc, A., Labat, A., Chahine, E., Duhamel, M., Gendelman, J., Ma, W.-J., Hayes, R.K., Perlin, M.H., Hood, M.E., Rodríguez de la Vega, R.C., Giraud, R. (2025). Repeated loss of function at HD mating-type genes and of recombination suppression without mating-type locus linkage in anther-smut fungi. Nature Communications.
Cai, Y., Gao, X., Mao, J., Liu, Y., Tong, L., Chen, X., Liu, Y., Kou, W., Chang, C., Foster, T., Yao, J., Cornille, A., Tahir, M.M., Liu, Z., Yan, Z., Lin, S., Ma, F., Ma, J., Xing, L., An, N., Zuo, X., Lv, Y., Zhao, Z., Li, W., Li, Q., Zhao, C., Hu, Y., Liu, H., Wang, C., Shi, X., Ma, D., Fei, Z., Jiang, Y., Zhang, D. (2024). Genome sequencing of ‘Fuji’ apple clonal varieties reveals genetic mechanism of the spur-type morphology. Nature Communications, 15, 10082.
Kazmareck, T., Chen, X., Fior, S., Venon, A., Roman, A., Ursu, T., Giraud, T., Mezhenskyj, V., Koupilova, K., Hood, M.E., Widmer, A., Cornille, A. (2023). Sequential colonization events with restricted gene flow in a widespread European carnation species. bioRxiv.
Chen, X., Avia, K., Forler, A., Remoué, C., Venon, A., Rousselet, A., Lucas, G., Kwarteng, A. O., Rover, R., Le Guilloux, M., Belcram, H., Combes, V., Corti, H., Olverà-Vazquez, S., Falque, M., Alins, G., Kirisits, T., Ursu, T. M., Roman, A., … Cornille, A. (2023). Ecological and evolutionary drivers of phenotypic and genetic variation in the European crabapple (Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.), a wild relative of the cultivated apple.. Annals of Botany.
Tenaillon, M. I., Burban, E., Huynh, S., Wojcik, A., Thuillet, A.-C., Manicacci, D., Gérard, P. R., Alix, K., Belcram, H., Cornille, A., Brault, M., Stevens, R., Lagnel, J., Dogimont, C., Vigouroux, Y., & Glémin, S. (2023). Crop domestication as a step toward reproductive isolation.. American Journal of Botany.
Bina, H., Yousefzadeh, H., Venon, A., Remoué, C., Rousselet, A., Falque, M., […] Cornille, A. (2022). Evidence of an additional center of apple domestication in Iran, with contributions from the Caucasian crab apple Malus orientalis Uglitzk. to the cultivated apple gene pool. Molecular Ecology.
Cornille, A. *+, Tiret, M.*, Salcedo, A.*, Huang, H. R.*, Orsucci, M., Milesi, P., Kryvokhyzha, D., Holm, K., Ge, X.-J., Stinchcombe, J. R., Glémin, S., Wright, S. I., Lascoux, M.+ (2022). The relative role of plasticity and demographic history in Capsella bursa-pastoris: a common garden experiment in Asia and Europe. Annals of Botany: Plants.
Cornille, A.*, Ebert, D., Stukenbrock, E., Rodríguez de la Vega, R., Tiffin, P., Croll, D.*, Tellier, A.* (2022). Unraveling coevolutionary dynamics using ecological genomics. Trends in Genetics.
Chen, X.*, Cornille, A.*+, Na, A., Xing, L., Ma, J., Zhao, C., Wang, Y., Han, M., Zhang, D.+ (2022). An additional area of apple domestication with crop-wild gene flow, and also cultivation of the local wild apple, in the Caucasus. Molecular Ecology.
Brisou, G., Piquerez, S. J. M., Minoia, S., Marcel, F., Cornille, A., Carriero, F., Boualem, A., Bendahmane, A. (2021). Induced mutations in SlE8 and SlACO1 control tomato fruit maturation and shelf-life. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(20), 6920–6932.
Olvera-Vazquez, S. G., Remoué, C., Venon, A., Grandcolas, O., Azrine, M., Momont, L., […], Jousselin, E., Cornille, A.* (2021). Large-scale geographic survey provides insights into the colonization history of a major aphid pest on its cultivated apple host in Europe, North America and North Africa. Peer Community Journal.
Märkle, J. S., Cornille, A., Fields, P. D., Tellier, A. (2021). Novel genomic approaches to study antagonistic coevolution between hosts and parasites. Molecular Ecology.
Olvera-Vazquez, S. G., Alhmedi, A., […] Lemarquand, A., Cornille, A.* (2021). Experimental test for local adaptation of the rosy apple aphid (Dysaphis plantaginea) to its host (Malus domestica) and to its climate in Europe. PCI Ecology.
Groppi, A.*, Liu, S.*, Cornille, A.*, […], Decroocq, V. (2021). Population genomics of apricots unravels domestication history and adaptive events. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1–16.
Chalvin, C., Drevensek, S., Chollet, C., […], Cornille, A. (2021). Study of the genetic and phenotypic variation among wild and cultivated clary sages provides interesting avenues for breeding programs of a perfume, medicinal and aromatic plant. PLOS ONE, e0248954.
Koupilová, K., Koubek, T., Cornille, A., Janovský, Z. (2021). Local maladaptation of the anther-smut fungus parasitizing Dianthus carthusianorum. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 160(2), 365–374.
İltaş, O., Koubek, T., Cornille, A., Schmickl, R., Lafon-Placette, C. (2021). Early evolution of reproductive isolation: A case of weak inbreeder/strong outbreeder leads to an intraspecific hybridization barrier in Arabidopsis lyrata. Evolution, 7, 1466–1476.
Denoirjean, T., Doury, G., Cornille, A., Chen, X., Hance, T., Ameline, A. (2021). Genetic structure of Malus sylvestris and potential link with preference/performance by the rosy apple aphid pest Dysaphis plantaginea. Scientific Reports, 11, 5732.
Hartmann, F. E., Snirc, A., Cornille, A., Godé, C., Touzet, P., Van Rossum, F., Fournier, E., Le Prieur, S., Shykoff, J., Giraud, T. (2020). Congruent population genetic structures and divergence histories in anther‐smut fungi and their host plants Silene italica and the Silene nutans species complex. Molecular Ecology, 29(6), 1154–1172.
Liu, S.*, Cornille, A.*, Decroocq, S., Tricon, D., Chague, A., Eyquard, J.-P., Liu, W. S., Giraud, T., Decroocq, V. (2019). The complex evolutionary history of apricots: species divergence, gene flow and multiple domestication events. Molecular Ecology, 28, 5299–5314.
Hartmann, F. E., Rodríguez de la Vega, R. C., Carpentier, F., Gladieux, P., Cornille, A., Hood, M. E., Giraud, T. (2019). Understanding adaptation, coevolution, host specialization and mating system by combining population and comparative genomics in castrating anther-smut fungi. Annual Review of Phytopathology, 57, 431–457.
Cornille, A., Ferran, A., Garcia, E., Vernesi, C., Fietta, A., Brinkkemper, O., Kirleis, W., Schlumbaum, A., Roldán-Ruiz, I. (2019). A multifaceted overview of apple tree domestication. Trends in Plant Science, 24(8), 770–782.
Peace, C. P., Troggio, M., van de Weg, E., Howard, N. P., Cornille, A., ..., Vanderzande, S. (2019). Apple whole genome sequences: recent advances and new prospects. Horticulture Research, 6(1), 59.
Ruhsam, M., Jessop, W., Cornille, A., Renny, J., Worrell, R. (2018). Crop-to-wild introgression in the European wild apple Malus sylvestris in Northern Britain. Forestry. cpy033.
Lafon-Placette, C., Hatorangan, M. R., Steige, K. A., Cornille, A., Lascoux, M., Slotte, T., Köhler, C. (2018). Paternally expressed imprinted genes associate with hybridization barriers in Capsella. Nature Plants, 4, 352–357.
Amirchakhmaghi, N., Yousefzadeh, H., Hosseinpour, B., Espahbodi, K., Aldaghi, M., Cornille, A. (2018). First insight into genetic diversity and population structure of the Caucasian wild apple in the Hyrcanian forest (Iran) and its resistance to apple scab and powdery mildew. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 65(4), 1255–1268.
Besnard, G., Terral, J. F., Cornille, A. (2018). On the origins and domestication of the olive: a review and perspectives. Annals of Botany, 121(3), 385–403.
Petit, E., Silver, C., Cornille, A., […], Hood, M. (2017). Co-occurrence and hybridization of anther-smut pathogens specialized on Dianthus hosts. Molecular Ecology, 26(7), 1877–1890.
Feurtey, A., Cornille, A., Shykoff, J. A., Snirc, A., Giraud, T. (2017). Crop-to-wild gene flow and its fitness consequences on a wild fruit tree: towards a comprehensive conservation strategy of the wild apple in Europe. Evolutionary Applications, 10(2), 180–188.
Decroocq, S., Cornille, A., Tricon, D., Babayeva, […], Decroocq, V. (2016). New insights into the history of domesticated and wild apricot and its contribution to Plum pox virus resistance. Molecular Ecology, 19, 4712–4729.
Feurtey, A., Gladieux, P., Hood, M. E., Snirc, A., Cornille, A., Rosenthal, L., Giraud, T. (2016). Strong phylogeographic costructure between the anther-smut fungus and its white campion host. New Phytologist, 212(3), 668–679.
Kryvokhyzha, D.*, Holm, K.*, Chen, J., Cornille, A., Glémin, S., Wright, S., Lagercrantz, U., Lascoux, M. (2016). The influence of population structure on gene expression and flowering time variation in the ubiquitous weed Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae). Molecular Ecology, 25, 106–1121.
Cornille, A., Salcedo, A., Kryvokhyzha, D., Holm, K., Wright, S., Lascoux, M. (2016). Successful history of colonization of the worldwide tetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris in Eurasia. Molecular Ecology, 5, 616–629.
Yao, J.L., Xu, J., Cornille, A., […], Gleave, A. (2015). A microRNA allele that emerged prior to apple domestication may underlie fruit size evolution. The Plant Journal, 84(2), 417–427.
Leforestier D., Ravon E., Muranty H., Cornille A., Lemaire C., Giraud G., Durel C.E., Branca A. (2015). Genomic bases of the differences between cider and dessert apple varieties. Evolutionary Applications, 8(7):650–661.
Cornille A.*, Feurtey A., Gélin U., Gladieux P., Giraud T. (2015). Gene flow in a temperate wild fruit tree: conservation and breeding implications. Evolutionary Applications, 8(4):373–384. *Corresponding author.*
Cornille A., Gladieux P., Giraud T. (2014). Diversification in the genus Malus. Acta Botanica Gallica.
Schnitzler A., Arnold C., Cornille A., Olivier X., Schnitzler C. (2014). Wild European apple population dynamics: insights from genetics and ecology in the Rhine Valley. PLoS ONE, 9(5):e96596.
Cornille A.*, Giraud T., Smulders M.J.M., Roldán-Ruiz I., Gladieux P. (2014). The domestication and evolutionary ecology of apples. Trends in Genetics, 30(2):57–65. *Corresponding author.*
Yuan J., Cornille A., Giraud T., Zhou S.L., Cheng F.Y. (2014). Independent domestications of cultivated tree peonies. Molecular Ecology, 23:82–95.
Cornille A., Giraud T., Bellard C., Tellier A., Le Cam B., Smulders M.J.M., Kleinschmit J., Roldan-Ruiz I., Gladieux P. (2013). Post-glacial recolonization history of the European crabapple. Molecular Ecology, 22(8):2249–2263.
Cornille A., Gladieux P., Giraud T. (2013). Crop-to-wild gene flow in the closest wild relatives of cultivated apple. Evolutionary Applications, 5:694–704.
Cornille A.*, Gladieux P., Roldan-Ruiz I., Laurens F., Le Cam B., Smulders R., Nersesyan A., Clavel J., Olonova M., Feugey L., Gabrielian I., Xiu-Guo Z., Tenaillon M., Giraud T. (2012). New insights into the history of domesticated apples. PLoS Genetics, 8(5):e1002703. *Corresponding author.*
Lê Van A., Gladieux P., Lemaire C., Cornille A., Giraud T., Durel C-E., Caffier V., Le Cam B. (2012). Evolution of pathogenicity traits in the apple scab fungal pathogen. Evolutionary Applications, 5:694–704.
Cornille A.*, Underhill J.G., Cruaud A., Hossaert-McKey M., Johnson S.D., Tolley K.A., Kjellberg F., van Noort S., Proffit M. (2012). Floral volatiles, pollinator sharing and diversification in the fig-wasp mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 279:1731–1739. *Corresponding author.*
Peace C.P., Troggio M., van de Weg E., Howard N.P., Cornille A., Durel C.-E., Bianco L., Micheletti D., Pagliarani G., Velasco R., Tartarini S., Gardiner S.E., Laurens F., Costa F., & Vanderzande S. (2019). Apple whole genome sequences: recent advances and new prospects. Horticulture Research, 6(1):59.
Ruhsam M., Jessop W., Cornille A., Renny J., Worrell R. (2018). Crop-to-wild introgression in the European wild apple Malus sylvestris in Northern Britain. Forestry, cpy033.
Lafon-Placette C., Hatorangan M.R., Steige K.A., Cornille A., Lascoux M., Slotte T., Köhler C. (2018). Paternally expressed imprinted genes associate with hybridization barriers in Capsella. Nature Plants, 4:352–357.
Amirchakhmaghi N, Yousefzadeh H., Hosseinpour B., Espahbodi K., Aldaghi M., Cornille A. (2018). First insight into genetic diversity and population structure of the Caucasian wild apple in the Hyrcanian forest (Iran)... Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 65(4):1255–1268.
Besnard G., Terral J.F., Cornille A. (2018). On the origins and domestication of the olive: a review and perspectives. Annals of Botany, 121(3):385–403.
Petit E., Silver C., Cornille A., Rodríguez de la Vega R.C., Hood M.E. (2017). Co-occurrence and hybridization of anther-smut pathogens specialized on Dianthus hosts. Molecular Ecology, 26(7):1877–1890.
Feurtey A., Cornille A., Shykoff J.A., Snirc A., Giraud T. (2017). Crop-to-wild gene flow and its fitness consequences on a wild fruit tree. Evolutionary Applications, 10(2):180–188.
Decroocq S., Cornille A., Tricon D., Babayeva S., Chague A., Eyquard J.P., & Decroocq V. (2016). New insights into the history of domesticated and wild apricot. Molecular Ecology, 19:4712–4729.
Feurtey A., Gladieux P., Hood M.E., Snirc A., Cornille A., Rosenthal L., Giraud T. (2016). Strong phylogeographic costructure between the anther-smut fungus and its white campion host. New Phytologist, 212(3):668–679.
Kryvokhyzha D.*, Holm K.*, Chen J., Cornille A., Glémin S., Wright S., Lagercrantz U., Lascoux M. (2016). The influence of population structure on gene expression and flowering time variation... Molecular Ecology, 25:106–1121. *Contributed equally.*
Cornille A.*, Salcedo A., Kryvokhyzha D., Holm K., Wright S., Lascoux M. (2016). Successful history of colonization of the worldwide tetraploid Capsella bursa-pastoris in Eurasia. Molecular Ecology, 5:616–629. *Corresponding author.*
Yao J.L., Xu J., Cornille A., Tomes S., McGhie T.K., Weskett R., Allan A.C., Gleave A. (2015). A microRNA allele that emerged prior to apple domestication may underlie fruit size evolution. The Plant Journal, 84(2):417–427.
Leforestier D., Ravon E., Muranty H., Cornille A., Lemoine M., Giraud T., Branca A. (2015). Genomic bases of the differences between cider and dessert apple varieties. Evolutionary Applications, 8(7):650–661.
Cornille A.*, Feurtey A., Gélin U., Gladieux P., Giraud T. (2015). Gene flow in a temperate wild fruit tree: conservation and breeding implications. Evolutionary Applications, 8(4):373–384. *Corresponding author.*
Cornille A., Gladieux P., Giraud T. (2014). Diversification in the genus Malus. Acta Botanica Gallica.
Schnitzler A., Arnold C., Cornille A., Olivier X., Schnitzler C. (2014). Wild European apple population dynamics: insights from genetics and ecology in the Rhine Valley. PLoS ONE, 9(5):e96596.
Cornille A.*, Giraud T., Smulders M.J.M., Roldán-Ruiz I., Gladieux P. (2014). The domestication and evolutionary ecology of apples. Trends in Genetics, 30(2):57–65. *Corresponding author.*
Yuan J., Cornille A., Giraud T., Zhou S.L., Cheng F.Y. (2014). Independent domestications of cultivated tree peonies. Molecular Ecology, 23:82–95.
Cornille A., Giraud T., Bellard C., Tellier A., Le Cam B., Smulders M.J.M., Kleinschmit J., Roldan-Ruiz I., Gladieux P. (2013). Post-glacial recolonization history of the European crabapple. Molecular Ecology, 22(8):2249–263.
Cornille A., Gladieux P., Giraud T. (2013). Crop-to-wild gene flow in the closest wild relatives of cultivated apple. Evolutionary Applications, 5:694–704.
Cornille A.*, Gladieux P., Roldan-Ruiz I., Laurens F., Le Cam B., Smulders M.J.M., Durel C.E., Giraud T. (2012). New insights into the history of domesticated apples. PLoS Genetics, 8(5):e1002703. *Corresponding author.*
Lê Van A., Gladieux P., Lemaire C., Cornille A., Giraud T., Le Cam B. (2012). Evolution of pathogenicity traits in the apple scab fungal pathogen. Evolutionary Applications, 5:694–704.
Cornille A.*, Underhill J.G., Cruaud A., Hossaert-McKey M., Johnson S.D., Tolley K.A., Kjellberg F., van Noort S., Proffit M. (2012). Floral volatiles, pollinator sharing and diversification in the fig-wasp mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 279:1731–1739. *Corresponding author.*

📘 Book Chapters

Gayle V., Cornille A. (2018). Genetic Diversity and Domestication History in Pyrus. In: The Pear Genome. Compendium of Plant Genome. Springer. Springer Link
Volk G., Cornille A., Durel C.E., Gutierrez B. (2021). Botany, Taxonomy, and Origins of the Apple. In: The Apple Genome, pp. 19–32. Springer. Springer Link

🧪 Protocols

Maret T., Venon A., Cornille A. Apple Leaf Field Collection Protocol for Enzymatic Methyl-seq. View Protocol (2026)
Cornille A., Dadole R., Venon A. DNA extraction from apple leaves or apple buds. View Protocol (2025)
Venon A., Dadole R., Cornille A. High Molecular Weight (HMW) DNA extraction from apple leaves for nanopore long-read sequencing. View Protocol (2024)
Brisson M., Cornille A. FruitRescue! – Prunus phenotyping. View Protocol (2021)
Brisson M., Cornille A. FruitRescue! – Apple phenotyping. View Protocol (2021)

📣 Outreach & Public Engagement

📚 Comic Books & Educational Booklets

Cornille A. (supervisor), Huguet C. (writer), Bouilly H. (illustrator) (2026). À la rescousse des fruitiers : le pommier et les autres fruitiers face au changement climatique. Educational comic book produced as part of the FruitRescue project to explain how climate change affects apple and other fruit trees. Coming soon online.
Cornille A. & Kelis Pluton (2026). Sauvons les fruits. Illustrated educational booklet highlighting how scientists are working to conserve fruit diversity, featuring apple, peach, grape and apricot. Coming soon online.
Cornille A., Alix K., Peschoux M. (2020). Le verger de pommier sauvage du plateau de Saclay. Educational book.

🎨 Art & Science

Cornille A. & Mojito Fraise (2025). Portrait of Amandine Cornille at Amiens Train Station. Public artwork commissioned by the BNP Paribas Foundation as part of the 100 Female Spot initiative, celebrating women scientists and promoting scientific research through urban art.

📰 Outreach Publications

Cornille A., Hansart H., Lelièvre N. (2022). Biodiversity in the Orchard (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer). Series of educational posters. Available online: GitHub.
Cornille A., Alix K., Peschoux M. (2020). Three educational panels: A Wild Apple Orchard on the Saclay Plateau. Available online: GitHub – Wild Apple Orchard.
Giraud H., Cornille A., Giraud T. (2016). Pommiers sauvage et cultivé : ce que la génétique nous apprend... Forêt-Entreprise, No. 227.
Giraud H., Cornille A., Giraud T. (2014). Les pérégrinations du pommier domestique. Pour la Science.
Cornille A., Giraud T., Collin E. (2012). Conserver et utiliser les ressources génétiques du pommier sauvage. Forêt-Entreprise, No. 205, p. 40.

🗞️ Outreach Articles

Cornille A. (2024). Noah's arks for fruit trees: How conservation orchards preserve and boost biodiversity. The Conversation.
Cornille A. (2024). Des collections vivantes d'arbres fruitiers pour faire face au changement climatique. The Conversation.
Cornille A., Vazquez S. (2021). Une colonisation récente du puceron cendré du pommier révélée par la génétique. Passion Entomologie.
Cornille A. (2021). Pommiers sauvages : hier, aujourd'hui, demain…. La Garance Voyageuse.
Cornille A. (2021). Les tribulations du pommier cultivé en Eurasie. Jardins de France.

🎬 Film Report

Cornille A., Gaillard F.*, Lahiani M.* (2020). Un verger conservatoire et expérimental sur le plateau de Saclay. 10-minute documentary by On passe à l'Acte. Watch on YouTube.

🎤 Public Interventions

(2026) Press Conference – BNP Paribas Foundation – FruitRescue! Project Press Conference (9 July 2026).
(2025) Interview – France Culture (Radio France) – Nos arbres fruitiers pourront-ils s'adapter au réchauffement climatique ?.
(2021) Interview – Le Parisien: « Essonne : ces pommiers sauvages permettront d'en savoir plus sur le changement climatique ».
(2020) Live interview during the European Sustainable Development Week. Watch on YouTube.
(2018) Featured in the France 5 documentary Pauvres pommes.

✨ Extracurricular

Boating license – coastal option
Restricted Operator's Certificate
Driving license
PADI Advanced Open Water & NITROX certified
Selected for ESA Astronaut Selection Phase 2 (Oct. 2021 – 1,361/22,523 applicants)