Camille Eicher, a researcher at the IUVV, wins the Amorim Academy’s Grand Prize for Science and Research

Every year, the Amorim Academy awards its ‘Science and Research’ Grand Prize to a researcher whose doctoral thesis has improved knowledge of wine and its environment. This year, the winner of the Grand Prix is Camille Eicher, a researcher at the IUVV (Institut Universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin Jules Guyot) at the Université Bourgogne Europe.

The aim of her thesis was to understand the mechanisms of resistance and tolerance to acid stress in Oenococcus oeni, by assessing the role of citrate metabolism. The results of her work show that ‘the hypothesis of a link between citrate consumption and the acid tolerance of the strains is confirmed, and citrate metabolism has been studied in greater depth’.

Read the Amorim Academy press release (french).

Camille wrote her thesis in English and then defended it before an international jury, who congratulated her and awarded her the ‘Cum Laude’ distinction for her work. Her work is of interest not only to doctoral students, as it will also provide professionals with a better understanding of malolactic fermentation by Œnococcus œni.

Congratulations on this wonderful award, which highlights her research work.