Research group
Plant-Parasite/Pathogen Interactions based at the Crop Science Centre
Research overview
The overarching theme of my research is to combine genomics and molecular biology to understand fundamental questions in host:parasite biology. My group primarily focus on plant-parasitic nematodes because: i) they are a threat to food security in developed and developing countries, and ii) underlying this threat is a wealth of fascinating biology that until very recently has been largely unexplorable.
School of Biological Sciences theme affiliations
Teaching
Natural Sciences Tripos: 1B Plant and Microbial Sciences
Previous positions
2021-present Ordinary Fellow, King’s College Cambridge
2018-present BBSRC David Phillips Fellow, University of Cambridge
2018-2021 Research Fellow, King’s College Cambridge
2015-2018 BBSRC Academic Future Leaders Fellow, University of Dundee
Qualifications
2010-2014 PhD in Plant Nematode Effectors, University of Leeds and The James Hutton Institute
2007-2010 BSc Biology, University of Leeds
Websites
Key publications
All publications
Awards and fellowships
- Schroth Faces of the Future Award, The American Phytopathological Society, 2021
- Ordinary Fellowship, King’s College Cambridge, 2021
- Crop Sciences Centre Fellowship, Cambridge Potato Growers Research Association, 2021
- New Lecturer Award in human/animal nutrition, or crop science, Rank Fund, 2018
- Research Fellow, King’s College Cambridge, 2018
- David Phillips Fellow, BBSRC, 2018
- Young Researcher in Crop Sciences, Society of Chemical Industry, 2016
- Peter Massalski Prize, Scottish Society of Crop Research, 2016
- Anniversary Future Leader Fellow, BBSRC, 2015
- David Miller Award, Society of Chemical Industry, 2014
Committees
2020-present Invited member of Faculty Opinions
2020-present Member of the Equality, Diversity and Wellbeing Committee
2019-2023 Appointment to BBSRC Pool of Experts
2018-present European Society of Nematologists Elected Board Member The Advancement of the Science
2014-present Society of Chemical Industry Horticultural Group committee member
Public engagement
- The Naked Scientists podcast and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, 2020
- Science on Sunday Seminar at the Cambridge Botanical Gardens, 2020
- Featured in The Vegetable Farmer November Issue, 2020
- Street Food public engagement event, University of Dundee, 2018
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Inspiration, Innovation, Implementation Presentation, 2016
