Bioinformatician at NRI mining the genomes of fungal and oomycete pathogens to identify the basis of pathogenicity and resistance in plant disease.
Natural Resources Institute
Joined May 2013
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Funded #PhDposition in fungal genomics at
@NRInstitute - Focussed upon genomic analyses #biocontrol #fungi 🧬🖥️🍄
Check out the advert here 👉 findaphd.com/phds/project/br…
Full application instructions can be found in the person specification available at: gre.ac.uk/docs/rep/communica…
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📣 Exciting @NRPDTP PhD opportunities now open for applications!
Three fantastic projects available @TheSainsburyLab 🦠🌱 Explore molecular plant-microbe interactions
🧪🧬 Use cutting edge technologies
Apply before 25 Nov 2024 ⬇️ Oct 2025 intake
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.a…
ALT screenshot of the three TSL projects on the linked page: Using single cell transcriptomics to understand plant disease, Investigating host penetration by the rice blast fungus, Identification of novel virulence determinants in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae
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🚨 New Blog Post Alert! 🚨
🦠 A virulent milRNA, Foc-milR138, helps Fusarium oxysporum overcome banana defenses by silencing the immune-activating MaLYK3 receptor-like kinase! 🍌🛡️
🔬 Read the full article on the BSPP website: buff.ly/4hmsfom
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🆕 Applications are open for a new vacancy with @jjdeveg working on two core research projects on non-model crop species.
The role is fully #computational and involves analysing #croppopulations using #pangenome references.
🗓️ Apply by: 24 November
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Last week to apply for our PhD studentship 🧑🔬- Genomic analyses of biocontrol fungi 🧬🍄 Check out the project here 👉 findaphd.com/phds/project/br…
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I'm also recruiting for a senior technician role in molecular plant pathology, working on fungicide resistance projects with me and effector functional genetics projects with @KanyukaKostya . More details and application form: niab.com/niab_job_info/276
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🚨Job Alert: Are you a bioinformatics geek? familiar with ancient/historical DNA data? Do you want to join Kew Mycology to analyse fungal genomes of very old specimens? check our vacancies! careers.kew.org/vacancy/bioi…
careers.kew.org/vacancy/seni… #fungal #genomics #museomics
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Our faculty is looking to recruit a Full Professor (W3) in Plant Breeding!
Official advert text and translation below!
if you have questions about the position, I could probably provide some insights.
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Experienced researcher or evidence-led agronomist with a passion for potato and root-cropping systems? Then this is your chance to be at the forefront of sustainable crop production, delivering cutting-edge R&D, trials and services. Full info and apply➡️ow.ly/p3T050TFma7
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We just launched Circa 2.0!
Create beautiful circos plots in minutes, without a single line of code. You can try it for free with sample data now!
circa.omgenomics.com/
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6/7 Fun Fact 😃: ~1% of all plant proteins are NLRs! Wanna explore? Check this #OpenPlantNLR dataset of 113,684 NLRs from 180 NCBI RefSeq species. This dataset, built using NLRtracker, includes full proteome annotation by InterProScan.
zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenod…
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I'm excited to start a Junior Fellowship at @michiganstateu with the one and only @michhulin! Such a warm welcome! This would not be possible without the support of @BS_PP and @RobWJackson lab! Thank you! I'm looking forward to learning some protein work!!
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VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Charpentier Group, focusing on the complex plant signalling networks that govern interactions between soil microbes and crops
Closing date - 1 October 2024
Contract - 36 months, full-time
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VACANCY - We’re looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Arora Group @sanu_arora, exploring the natural diversity of Pisum species
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Closing date - 24 September 2024
Salary - £36,720 - £44,500 per annum
Contract - 3 years, full-time
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Standing tall and proud alongside my supervisor, mentor, friend, and an exceptional human being, @ADArmitage, at #PPATH2024.
Thanks @BS_PP for a great event at #PPATH24 - If anyone is inspired to work on #genomics of #biocontrol fungi - we are looking for a new PhD student 👉 findaphd.com/phds/project/br…
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Isabelle Sims @IsabelleSimsPhD @ADASGroup introduces the @DefraGovUK Survey of Crop Pest and Diseases.
Data from Winter Wheat and OSR from past 20 yrs is publically available for farmers, growers, researchers..... #PPATH24
pestanddiseasesurvey.co.uk/
Initial results indicate that viral prevalence was high, even when plant and bacterial reads were removed - Big Q = How might viral infection have impacted previous pathogenicity assays conducted using these isolates?
@AlexanderAllma2 develops new tools for #mycovirus detection in #Fusarium and other fungi at #PPATH24 - @BS_PP @NRInstitute
Great to see @Olaideorekelewa’s work out here on #colletotrichum diseases of #orphanlegumes - work performed @IITA_CGIAR in partnership with @NRInstitute #commonwealthscholarship
Which Colletotrichum species cause leaf, pod and flower diseases on the orphan legume African yam bean? #OpenAccess paper has the answers: bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.w…
