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Antibodies / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Physiology / Plant cell walls / Plant development / Plant polysaccharides / Plant responses / Root development / Root microbiome / Soil microbiome

Prof William Willats (Newcastle University)

Email: william.willats@newcastle.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/williamwillats.html#background
Expertise: Microscopy, Molecular biology
Research Areas: Antibodies, Physiology, Plant cell walls, Plant development, Plant polysaccharides, Plant responses, Root microbiome, Root development, Soil microbiome

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September 30, 2019
Abiotic stress- Cold / Abiotic stress- Drought / Abiotic stress- Heat / Abiotic stress- Salt / Calcium signalling / Cell signalling / Chemical biology / Disease resistance / Molecular biology

Prof Marc Knight (Durham University)

Email: m.r.knight@durham.ac.uk
Website: https://tinyurl.com/mrk19
Expertise: Chemical biology, Molecular biology
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Cold, Abiotic stress- Heat, Abiotic stress- Drought, Abiotic stress- Salt, Calcium signalling, Cell signalling, Disease resistance (more…)

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September 30, 2019
Abiotic stress- Drought / Abiotic stress- Nutrients / Disease detection / Physiology- crop / Physiology- eco / Remote sensing / Spatial analysis

Dr Rachel Gaulton (Newcastle University)

Email: rachel.gaulton@ncl.ac.uk
Website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/nes/staff/profile/rachelgaulton.html#background
Expertise: Remote Sensing, Spatial analysis
Research Areas:  Abiotic stress- Drought, Abiotic stress-Nutrients, Agri-ecosystems, Disease detection, Physiology- crop, Physiology,-eco

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September 30, 2019
Chemical biology / Isotope tracing / Microscopy / Rhizosphere / Root architecture / Root mycorrhiza / Soil nutrient cycling / Soil plant interactions

Dr Angela Hodge (University of York)

Email: angela.hodge@york.ac.uk
Website: https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/research/ecology-evolution/angela-hodge/
Expertise:  Chemical biology, Isotope tracing, Microscopy
Research Areas: Rhizosphere, Root architecture, Root mycorrhiza, Soil nutrient cycling, Soil plant interactions

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September 30, 2019
Abiotic stress- heavy metals and xenobiotics / Agri-ecosystems / Biogeochemistry / Earthworms / Environmental chemistry / Fate and uptake of emerging contaminants / Geochemistry / Mineralogy / Soil carbon / Soil nutrient cycling / Soil physiochemistry / Soil plant interactions / Soil pollution / Soil science / Soil structure

Prof Mark Hodson (University of York)

Hodson, Mark

Email: mark.hodson@york.ac.uk
Website: https://www.york.ac.uk/environment/our-staff/mark-hodson/
Expertise: Biogeochemistry, Earthworms, Environmental chemistry, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Soil science
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- heavy metals and xenobiotics, Agri-ecosystems, Contaminant fate and transport, Soil carbon, Soil plant interactions, Soil pollution, Soil nutrient cycling, Soil physiochemistry, Soil science, Soil structure

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September 30, 2019
Biogeochemistry / Carbon concentrating mechanisms / Microscopy / Photosynthesis / Photosynthetic diversity / Physiology / Physiology- crop / Physiology- eco / Plant physiology / Root architecture / Shoot architecture / Stomatal development / Vascular development / Wheat

Dr Marjorie Lundgren (Lancaster University)

Marjorie Lundgren

Email: m.lundgren@lancaster.ac.uk
Website: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us/people/marjorie-lundgren
Expertise: Biogeography, Microscopy, Plant physiology, Wheat
Research Areas:  Carbon concentrating mechanisms, Improving photosynthesis, Photosynthetic diversity, Physiology, Physiology- crop, Physiology- eco, Root architecture, Shoot architecture, Stomatal development, Vascular development

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September 30, 2019
Analysis / Biorenewables / Downstream processing / Extraction / Gene editing / Microbiology / Molecular biology / Molecular breeding / Oil characterisation / Participatory technology assessment / Pretreatment / Protein biochemistry / Science communication / Speed breeding / Synthetic Biology / Transcriptomics

Gail Shuttleworth (University of York)

Email: gail.shuttleworth@york.ac.uk
Website: http://www.biorenewables.org/
Expertise: Analysis, Downstream processing, Extraction, Gene editing, Microbiology, Molecular breeding, Molecular biology, Oil characterisation, Participatory technology assessment, Pretreatment, Protein biochemistry, Science communication, Speed breeding, Synthetic Biology, Transcriptomics
Research Areas: Biorenewables, Business development and engagement, Genetics, High value chemicals and products from plants and residues, Knowledge exchange and co-production, Pretreatment, Soil borne disease, Soil microbiome, Valorisation, Waste stream analysis and valorisation
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September 30, 2019
Abiotic stress- Heat / Biochemistry / Cowpea / Crop yield / Molecular biology / Photosynthesis / Physiology / Rice / Soybean / Synthetic Biology / Wheat

Dr Elizabete Carmo-Silva (Lancaster University)

Email: e.carmosilva@lancaster.ac.uk
Website: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us/people/elizabete-carmo-silva
Expertise: Biochemistry, Cowpea, Molecular biology, Rice, Soybean, Synthetic biology, Wheat,
Research Areas: Abiotic stress- Heat, Crop yield, Photosynthesis, Physiology,

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September 25, 2019
Barley / Biorenewables / Gene editing / Genetics / Plant development / Plant hormones / Poplar / Quantitative analysis / Shoot architecture / Sorghum / Transcriptomics / Vascular development / Wood formation

Dr Peter Etchells (Durham University)

Email: Peter.Etchells@durham.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/biosciences/about/schoolstaff/profile/?id=11639
Expertise: Transcriptomics, Gene editing, Molecular biology, Barley, Sorghum, Poplar, Quantitative analysis
Research Areas: Shoot architecture, Plant development, Vascular development, Wood formation, Biorenewables, Genetics, Plant hormones

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September 25, 2019
Abiotic stress- heavy metals and xenobiotics / Agri-ecosystems / Fate and uptake of emerging contaminants / Irrigation / Plant development / Quantification of emerging contaminants / Soil pollution / Water quality

Dr Laura Carter (University of Leeds)

Email: L.J.Carter@leeds.ac.uk
Website: https://environment.leeds.ac.uk/geography/staff/1657/dr-laura-carter
Expertise: Quantification of emerging contaminants
Research Areas: Soil pollution, Water quality, Abiotic stress- heavy metals and xenobiotics, Plant development, Irrigation, Agri-ecosystems, Fate and uptake of emerging contaminants

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September 25, 2019
Biogeochemistry / Chemical biology / Effects of grazing / Environmentally friendly farming practices / Field trials / Grass-clover leys / Herbal leys / Isotope tracing / Participatory research / Root mycorrhiza / Soil carbon / Soil fertility / Soil nutrient cycling / Soil plant interactions / Soil structure / Tillage systems / Urban agriculture / Wheat

Prof Jonathan Leake (University of Sheffield)

Email: j.r.leake@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/aps/staff-and-students/acadstaff/leake
Expertise: Chemical biology, Isotope tracing, Field trials, Participatory research, Wheat, Environmental chemistry, Biogeochemistry, Tillage systems, Grass-clover leys, Herbal leys, Effects of grazing
Research Areas: Soil fertility, Soil carbon, Soil structure, Soil plant interactions, Soil nutrient cycling, Root mychorrhiza, Farming practices, Urban agriculture, Environmentally friendly farming practices

 

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September 25, 2019
Agri-ecosystems / Biofumigation / Bioinformatics / Biological control / Disease resistance / Experimental Evolution / Field trials / Microbiology / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Pathogen and pest biology / Soil microbiome / Soil plant interactions / Tomato / Transcriptomics

Dr Ville-Petri Friman (University of York)

Email: ville.friman@york.ac.uk
Website: https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/research/ecology-evolution/ville-friman/
Expertise: Transcriptomics, Bioinformatics, Microscopy, Molecular biology, Field trials, Tomato, Microbiology, Experimental Evolution
Research Areas: Soil microbiome, Soil plant interactions, Disease resistance, Pathogen and pest biology, Biological control, Biofumigation,Agri-ecosystems

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September 25, 2019
Abiotic stress- Nutrients / Agri-ecosystems / Barley / Isotope tracing / Metabolomics / Physiology- eco / Rhizosphere / Root mycorrhiza / Soil amendments / Soil carbon / Soil nutrient cycling / Soil plant interactions / Symbiosis / Wheat

Dr Katie Field (University of Leeds)

Email: k.field@leeds.ac.uk
Website: https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/school-of-biology/staff/65/dr-katie-j-field
Expertise: Metabolomics, Isotope tracing, Barley, Wheat
Research Areas: Soil carbon, Soil amendments, Soil plant interactions, Soil nutrient cycling, Rhizosphere, Root mycorrhiza, Abiotic stress- Nutrients, Symbiosis, Physiology- eco, Agri-ecosystems

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August 22, 2019
Abiotic stress- Drought / Barley / Genetics / Molecular biology / Physiology / Physiology- crop / Plant development / Plant hormones / Rice / Soybean / Stomatal development / Tomato / Wheat

Prof Julie Gray (University of Sheffield)

Email: j.e.gray@sheffield.ac.uk
Website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/mbb/staff/juliegray
Expertise: Barley, Soybean, Molecular biology, Rice, Tomato,  Wheat
Research Areas:  Abiotic stress- Drought, Genetics, Physiology, Physiology- crop, Plant development, Plant hormones,  Stomatal development

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August 22, 2019
Bioinformatics / Disease resistance / Gene editing / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Molecular breeding / Pathogen and pest biology / Plant hormones / Protein modification / Proteomics / Rice / Root architecture / Root development / Root microbiome / Root mycorrhiza / Root rhizosphere / Soil borne disease / Soil plant interactions / Transcriptomics

Prof Ari Sadanandom (Durham University)

Email: ari.sadanandom@durham.ac.uk
Website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/biosciences/about/schoolstaff/academicstaff/?id=9384
Expertise: Proteomics, Transcriptomics, Bioinformatics, Microscopy, Protein modification, Gene editing, Molecular breeding, Molecular biology, Rice, Wheat
Research Areas: Soil plant interactions, Soil borne disease, Root architecture, Root development, Root microbiome, Root rhizosphere, Root mycorrhiza, Disease resistance, Pathogen and pest biology, Plant hormones

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August 22, 2019
Barley / Bioinformatics / Farmer-scientist interaction / Farming practices / Field trials / Genetics / Microscopy / Molecular biology / Phenomics / Physiology- crop / Plant development / Plant hormones / Root architecture / Root development / Root rhizosphere / Shoot architecture / Wheat

Dr Tom Bennett (University of Leeds)

Email: t.a.bennett@leeds.ac.uk
Website: https://biologicalsciences.leeds.ac.uk/school-of-biology/staff/26/dr-tom-bennett
Expertise: Phenomics, Bioinformatics, Microscopy, Molecular biology, Field trials, Barley, Wheat
Research Areas: Root architecture, Root development, Root rhizosphere, Physiology- crop, Shoot architecture, Plant development, Farming practices, Genetics, Plant hormones, Farmer-scientist interaction

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August 22, 2019
Abiotic stress- Cold / Abiotic stress- Drought / Abiotic stress- Heat / Abiotic stress- Nutrients / Barley / Bioinformatics / Cassava / Circadian clock / Flowering time / Genetics / Molecular biology / Phenomics / Physiology / Plant development / Plant hormones / Quantitative genetics / Soybean / Speed breeding / Structural biology / Transcriptomics / Water

Prof Seth J Davis (University of York)

Email: seth.davis@york.ac.uk
Website: https://www.york.ac.uk/biology/research/plant-biology/seth-davis/
Expertise: Phenomics, Transcriptomics, Quantitative genetics, Bioinformatics, Structural Biology, Speed breeding, Molecular biology, Barley, Soybean, Cassava
Research Areas: Water, Abiotic stress- Nutrients, Abiotic stress- Cold, Abiotic stress- Heat, Abiotic stress- Drought, Physiology, Plant development, Genetics, Plant hormones, Circadian clock, Flowering time regulation

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August 22, 2019
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