Harry Taylor

  • PhD Postgraduate Student
Harry Taylor

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Harry Taylor is a PhD Postgraduate Student at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Previous Positions

2022 to 2023 - Research Technician - University of Leeds, England

Qualifications

2022 - Msc Hons in Plant Science and Biotechnology - University of Leeds, England

2021 - BSc Hons in Biology (INT) - University of Leeds, England

Research

Research Group

Chromatin & Memory

Research Overview

I research chromatin dynamics under pathogen stress in plants, focusing on how these changes influence transcriptional stress memory to enhance immune responses, otherwise known as priming. My work explores the role of DNA methylation and histone modifications, particularly the self-reinforcing loop between CMT3 and SUVH4/KYP, in maintaining heterochromatin and its effect on transcriptional stress memory. By studying epigenetic processes like DNA methylation and chromatin remodelling, I aim to understand and engineer enhanced, long-lasting disease resistance in plants.