Biorenewables / Disease resistance / Gene editing / Genetics / Imaging / Metabolomics / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Molecular breeding / Pathogen and pest biology / Phenomics / Plant cell walls / Plant physiology / Protein modification / Structural biology / Synthetic Biology / Valorisation / Wheat

Dr Christian Voigt (University of Sheffield)

Email: c.a.voigt@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/voigt
Expertise: Gene editing, Metabolomics, Microscopy, Molecular biology, Molecular breeding, Phenomics, Protein modification, Structural biology, Super-resolution disease imaging, Synthetic biology, Wheat
Research Areas: Biorenewables, Cell wall modification, Crop-pathogen interaction, Disease resistance, Genetics, Pathogen and pest biology, Physiology, Valorisation

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April 3, 2020

ABIOTIC STRESS / Biofumigation / Cassava / Disease resistance / Field trials / Molecular biology / Orphan crops / Pathogen and pest biology / Rhizosphere / Rice / Soil borne disease / Soybean / Tomato / Transcriptomics / Vegetables

Prof Peter Urwin (University of Leeds)

Email: p.e.urwin@leeds.ac.uk
Website: https://www.plants.leeds.ac.uk/people/groups_urw.php
Expertise: Cassava, Field trials, Molecular biology, Orphan crops, Rice, Soybeans, Tomato, Transcriptomics, Vegetables
Research Areas: Biofumigation, Disease resistance, Pathogen and pest biology, Rhizosphere, Soil borne disease

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November 1, 2019

Abiotic stress- Drought / Abiotic stress- Heat / Biopesticides / Disease resistance / Metabolomics / Molecular biology / Proteomics / Rhizosphere / Soil plant interactions

Dr Steve Chivasa (Durham University)

Email: stephen.chivasa@durham.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/biosciences/about/schoolstaff/academicstaff/?id=1028
Expertise: Metabolomics, Molecular biology, Proteomics
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Drought, Abiotic stress- Heat, Biopesticides, Disease resistance, Rhizosphere, Soil plant interactions

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October 25, 2019

Abiotic stress- Drought / Abiotic stress- Heat / Abiotic stress- Salt / Brassicas / Disease resistance / Field trials / Genetics / Molecular breeding / Pathogen and pest biology / Plant breeding / Plant development / Quantitative genetics / Tomato / Vegetables

Dr Peter Glen Walley (University of Liverpool)

Email: Peter.walley@liverpool.ac.uk
Website: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/integrative-biology/staff/peter-walley/
Expertise: Brassicas, Field trials, Molecular breeding, Quantitative genetics, Tomato, Vegetables
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Drought, Abiotic stress- Heat, Abiotic stress- Salt, Disease resistance, Genetics, Pathogen and pest biology, Plant breeding, Plant development, Post-harvest performance

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October 22, 2019

Bioinformatics / Biological control / Disease resistance / Gene editing / Genetics / Molecular biology / Molecular breeding / Orphan crops / Pathogen and pest biology / Plant breeding / Quantitative genetics / Transcriptomics / Vegetables

Prof Katherine Denby (University of York)

Email: katherine.denby@york.ac.uk
Website: https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/research/bioinformatics-biosystems/katherine-denby/
Expertise: Bioinformatics, Gene editing, Molecular biology, Molecular breeding, Orphan crops, Quantitative genetics, Transciptomics, Vegetables
Research Areas: Biological control, Disease resistance, Genetics, Pathogen and pest biology, Vegetable quality traits

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October 22, 2019

Agri-ecosystems / Barley / Biological control / Chemical biology / Field trials / Genetics / Greenhouse experiments / Molecular biology / Pathogen and pest biology / Rhizosphere / Root microbiome / Soil microbiome / Soil plant interactions / Symbiosis / Transcriptomics

Dr Sharon Zytynska (University of Liverpool)

Email: sharon.zytynska@liverpool.ac.uk
Website: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/integrative-biology/staff/sharon-zytynska/
Expertise: Barley, Chemical biology, Field trials, Greenhouse experiments, Molecular biology, Transcriptomics,
Research Areas: Agri-ecosystems, Biological control, Genetics, Pathogen and pest biology, Rhizosphere, Root microbiome, Soil microbiome, Soil plant interactions, Symbiosis

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October 22, 2019

Biological control / Enzymology / Molecular breeding / Pathogen and pest biology / Root microbiome / Soil microbiome / Soil plant interactions

Dr Fiona Cuskin (Newcastle University)

Email: Fiona.cuskin@newcastle.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/fionacuskin.html#publications
Expertise: Enzymology, Glycobiology, Molecular biology
Research Areas: Biological control, Pathogen and pest biology, Root microbiome, Soil microbiome, Soil plant interactions

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October 21, 2019

Agri-ecosystems / Bioinformatics / Chemical biology / Disease resistance / Field trials / Isotope tracing / Metabolomics / Molecular biology / Phenomics / Physiology / Plant Soil Interactions / Proteomics / Rhizosphere / Root microbiome / Root mycorrhiza / Science communication / Soil fertility / Soil structure / Symbiosis / Wheat

Prof Duncan Cameron (University of Sheffield)

Email: d.cameron@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/cameron
Expertise: Bioinformatics, Chemical biology, Field trials, Isotope tracing, Metabolomics, Molecular biology, Phenomics, Proteomics, Science communication, Wheat
Research Areas: Agri-ecosystems, Disease resistance, Physiology, Rhizosphere, Root microbiome, Root mycorrhiza, Soil fertility, Soil plant interactions, Soil structure, Symbiosis

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October 21, 2019

Abiotic stress- Cold / Abiotic stress- Drought / Abiotic stress- Heat / Bioinformatics / Breeding systems / Climate / Disease resistance / Field trials / Flowering time / Genetics / Orphan crops / Phenomics / Quantitative genetics / Shoot architecture / Transcriptomics / Vascular development / Wild crop relatives

Dr Adrian Brennan (Durham University)

Email: a.c.brennan@durham.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/biosciences/about/schoolstaff/academicstaff/?id=11637
Expertise: Bioinformatics, Field trials, Orphan crops, Phenomics, Quantitative genetics, Transcriptomics, Wild crop relatives
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Cold, Abiotic stress- Drought, Abiotic stress- Heat, Breeding systems, Climate, Disease resistance, Flowering time, Genetics, Shoot architecture, Vascular development

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October 21, 2019

Abiotic stress- Nutrients / Abiotic stress- Salt / Bioinformatics / Biological control / Biopesticides / Disease resistance / Molecular biology / Protein modification / Rice / Soil microbiome / Soil plant interactions / Synthetic Biology / Tomato / Transcriptomics / Wheat

Dr Martin Edwards (Newcastle University)

Email: martin.edwards@newcastle.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/martinedwards.html#background
Expertise: Bioinformatics, Molecular biology, Protein modification, Rice, Synthetic Biology, Tomato, Transcriptomics, Wheat
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Nutrients, Abiotic stress- Salt, Biological control, Biopesticides, Disease resistance, Soil microbiome, Soil plant interactions

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October 21, 2019

Agri-ecosystems / Barley / Biological control / Biopesticides / Environmentally friendly farming practices / Farmer-scientist interaction / Farming practices / Field trials / Knowledge exchange and co-production / Participatory research / Pathogen and pest biology / Science communication / Soil plant interactions / Tomato / Urban agriculture / Wheat

Dr Dave George (Newcastle University)

Email: david.george1@newcastle.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/davidgeorge1.html#research
Expertise: Barley, Field trials, Participatory research, Science communication, Tomato, Vegetables, Wheat
Research Areas: Agri-ecosystems, Biological control, Biopesticides, Environmentally friendly farming practices, Farmer-scientist interactions, Farming practices, Knowledge exchange and co-production, Pathogen and pest biology, Soil plant interactions, Urban agriculture

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October 21, 2019

Abiotic stress- Heat / Agri-ecosystems / Biological control / Climate / Complexity science / Ecological genomics / eDNA / Environmentally friendly farming practices / Field trials / Greenhouse gases / Landscape modelling / Mathematical modelling / Metabarcoding / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Rhizosphere / Root mycorrhiza / Science communication / Soil plant interactions / Soybean / Wheat

Dr Darren M Evans (Newcastle University)

Email: darren.evans@ncl.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/darrenevans.html
Expertise: Complexity science, Ecological genomics, eDNA, Field trials, Landscape modelling, Mathematical modelling, Metabarcoding, Microscopy, Molecular biology, Science communication, Soybean, Wheat
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- heat, Agri-ecosystems, Biological control, Building resilience into agro-ecosystems, Climate, Ecological restoration, Environmentally friendly farming practices, Farming practices, Greenhouse gases, Livestock grazing, Rhizosphere, Root mycorrhiza, Soil plant interactions

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October 21, 2019

Chemical biology / Crop protection / Disease resistance / Fungicide resistance / Herbicide resistance / Microscopy / Plant hormones / Synthetic chemistry

Prof Patrick Steel (Durham University)

Email: p.g.steel@durham.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/chemistry/staff/profile/?id=200
Expertise: Chemical biology, Synthetic chemistry
Research Areas: Crop protection, Disease resistance, Fungicide resistance, Herbicide resistance, Imaging technologies, Plant hormones

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October 21, 2019

Abiotic stress- Nutrients / Biorenewables / Disease resistance / Field trials / Fungicide resistance / Physiology- crop / Rhizosphere / Root mycorrhiza / Soil fertility / Soil nutrient cycling / Soil plant interactions / Wheat

Dr Paul Bilsborrow (Newcastle University)

Email: paul.bilsborrow@ncl.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/paulbilsborrow.html#background
Expertise: Field trials, Wheat
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Nutrients, Biorenewables, Disease resistance, Fungicide resistance, Physiology- crop, Rhizosphere, Root mycorrhiza, Soil fertility, Soil nutrient cycling, Soil plant interactions,

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October 21, 2019

Agri-ecosystems / Disease modelling / Disease resistance / Farmer decision-making / Farming practices / Fungicide resistance / Landscape modelling / Mathematical modelling / Pathogen and pest biology / Spatial analysis

Dr Roy Sanderson (Newcastle University)

Email: roy.sanderson@newcastle.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/roysanderson.html#background
Expertise: Landscape modelling, Mathematical modelling, Spatial analysis
Research Areas: Agri-ecosystems, Disease resistance, Disease modelling, Farmer decision-making, Farming practices, Fungicide resistance, Pathogen and pest biology

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October 21, 2019

Abiotic stress- heavy metals and xenobiotics / Biopesticides / Chemical biology / Farmer-scientist interaction / Herbicide selectivity / Metabolomics / Synthetic Biology / Wheat

Prof Robert Edwards (Newcastle University)

Email: robert.edwards@ncl.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/robertedwards.html
Expertise: Chemical biology, Metabolomics, Synthetic biology, Wheat
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- heavy metals and xenobiotics, Biopesticides, Farmer-scientist interaction, Herbicide selectivity

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October 21, 2019

Agri-ecosystems / Disease modelling / Environmentally friendly farming practices / Farmer decision-making / Farmer-policy interaction / Field trials / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Pathogen and pest biology / Pollination / Questionnaires/ Surveys / Science communication / Soil borne disease / Spatial analysis

Prof Giles Budge (Newcastle University)

Email: giles.budge@newcastle.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/research/biology/modelling-evidence-policy/#researchareas
Expertise: Field trials, Microscopy, Molecular biology, Pollination, Questionnaires/ Surveys, Science communication, Spatial analysis
Research Areas: Agri-ecosystems, Disease modelling, Environmentally friendly farming practices, Farmer decision-making, Farmer-policy interaction, Pathogen and pest biology, Soil borne disease

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October 21, 2019

ABIOTIC STRESS / Biopesticides / Biosafety / BIOTIC STRESS / Molecular biology / Pest and Pathogen Resistance / Plant-Pest Interactions / Proteomics / Rice / Transcriptomics / Wheat

Prof Angharad Gatehouse (Newcastle University)

Email: a.m.r.gatehouse@ncl.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/amrgatehouse.html#background
Expertise:  Molecular biology, Proteomics, Rice, Transcriptomics, Wheat
Research Areas: Biosafety, Biotic and Abiotic Stress, Biopesticides, Pest and Pathogen Resistance, Plant-Pest Interactions

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October 2, 2019

Agri-ecosystems / Environmentally friendly farming practices / Experimental Evolution / Farmer decision-making / Farming practices / Parasitic plants / Pathogen and pest biology / Weed Ecology / Weeds & herbicide resistance

Prof Robert Freckleton (University of Sheffield)

Email: r.freckleton@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8338-864X
Expertise:  Experimental evolution
Research Areas: Agri-ecosystems, Environmentally friendly farming practices, Farmer decision-making, Farming practices, Parasitic plants, Pathogen and pest biology, Weed Ecology, Weeds & herbicide resistance

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October 1, 2019

Bioinformatics / Brassicas / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Pathogen and pest biology / Phenomics / Physiology- crop / Plant Soil Interactions / Rhizosphere / Root microbiome / Soil borne disease / Soil microbiome / Soil pollution / Transcriptomics / Wheat

Dr Stephen Rolfe (University of Sheffield)

Email: s.rolfe@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/rolfe
Expertise: Bioinformatics, Brassicas, Microscopy, Molecular biology, Phenomics, Transcriptomics, Wheat
Research Areas: Pathogen and pest biology, Physiology- crop, Rhizosphere, Root microbiome, Soil borne disease, Soil microbiome, Soil plant interactions, Soil pollution

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October 1, 2019