Nicolas Terrapon

Head of the Glycogenomics Group at Laboratoire AFMB

📍 Greater Marseille Metropolitan Area, France

Nicolas Terrapon is an Assistant Professor at Aix-Marseille University and Head of the Glycogenomics Group at Laboratoire AFMB. With a Ph. D. in Computer Science, his research focuses on carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), exploring their applications in gut microbiota and biofuel production. He also directs the first-year Masters program in Bioinformatics.

In November 2025, he was recognized for his significant scientific influence by being included in the prestigious Clarivate list of highly cited researchers.

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Experience

16 Years

Current Role

Head of the Glycogenomics Group

Job Level

Mid-senior

Location

Greater Marseille Metropolitan Area, France

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Priorities

Topics Nicolas cares about

Carbohydrate Enzymes (CAZymes)

He leads the Glycogenomics group, which establishes relationships between the amino acid sequence of CAZymes and their specific functions.

Bioinformatics

He holds a Ph. D. in Computer Science and is responsible for the Master's program in Bioinformatics, applying computational methods to biological data.

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Career

Work history

1-2019

Head of the Glycogenomics Group

Laboratoire AFMB

9-2016

Assitant Professor - Responsible for the 1st year of Master in BioInformatics

Aix-Marseille University

4-2013 - 8-2016

Post-doc

AFMB CNRS UMR6098

1-2011 - 2-2013

Post-doc

University of Muenster

9-2009 - 8-2010

ATER

Université Paul Valéry - Montpellier III

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Education

2000 - 2008

Doctor of Computer Science (Ph.D.)

Université Montpellier II

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