Dr. Jessy Labbé is Staff Researcher, lead of the Fungal Systems Genetics and Biology Lab in the Biosciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is a molecular geneticist with expertise in medical and environmental mycology. He is also a faculty member at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in the Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology Department and the Genome Science and Technology program. Trained in infectious disease research (M.D.), Dr. Labbé also received in 2009 a Ph.D. in forest microbiology from the University of Lorraine, France. His research interests focus on microbiome and the interactions involving fungal systems in natural and synthetic environments. His laboratory uses a combination of cutting-edge technologies (from Next-Generation Sequencing, Post-Genomics, Molecular Genetics/Synthetic Biology to Microcosm Systems Biology) with specific emphases on understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms of the host – fungus and microbe - fungus interactions. His researches aim at tackling the scientific challenges of the U.S. DOE missions supporting the sustainable bioenergy and bioproduct development.