EMBO Member
The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich | United Kingdom
EMBO 2015
I study how plant pathogens, such as the Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans, infect plants, and the plant processes that are modulated by these pathogens. I aim to exploit state of the art findings on pathogen genomics and biology to develop disease resistant crops.
Keywords: Plant pathogens / pathogenomics / pathogen effectors / disease resistance / host-parasite coevolution / oomycetes
Subject area(s): Microbiology, Virology & Pathogens | Plant Biology | Evolution & Ecology