Biography
With a career spanning seven years dedicated to antibiotic production in soil bacteria Streptomyces alongside the esteemed Prof. Mervyn Bibb FRS at the John Innes Centre, and an additional two decades delving into calcium signaling in legumes and cereals with Prof. Giles Oldroyd FRS at the John Innes Centre and the University of Cambridge, my journey has been one of continuous exploration and scholarly pursuit. Throughout my career, I have actively contributed to a myriad of research projects, each serving to deepen my comprehension of biological systems. This scholarly pursuit is underscored by my presence on platforms like Google Scholar, where my contributions are reflected in 38 publications with a citation index of 5401, an h-index of 28, and an i10-index of 30 as of 2024.
Currently, my focal point revolves around the intricate realm of calcium oscillation in cereals. This endeavor is driven by the aspiration to unravel the complexities of symbiotic signaling mechanisms. At the heart of this research lies a profound commitment to the ENSA program, aiming to engineer cereal crops capable of harnessing nitrogen from bacteria. As I navigate the frontiers of scientific inquiry, my passion lies in contributing to advancements that hold the potential to revolutionize agriculture and foster sustainable solutions for the future.
Qualifications
1999 | PhD | Department of Genetics, University of East Anglia via John Innes Centre
Key Publications
'Nutrient regulation of lipochitooligosaccharide recognition in plants via NSP1 and NSP2', (2022), Nature communications 13 (1), 6421.
'Constitutive activation of a nuclear-localized calcium channel complex in Medicago truncatula', (2022), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (34), e2205920119.
'Nuclear-localized cyclic nucleotide–gated channels mediate symbiotic calcium oscillations', (2016), Science 352 (6289), 1102-1105
'Activation of symbiosis signaling by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in legumes and rice', (2015), The Plant Cell 27 (3), 823-838
'Green fluorescent protein as a reporter for spatial and temporal gene expression in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)', (1999), Microbiology 145 (9), 2221-2227
