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Me hugging the base the trunk of a of a large Sitka spruce in the Lake District UK. The tree is over 2m in diameter.
PhD Project
PhD Project
‘Biological defences of Sitka spruce against the weevil Hylobius abietis: Investigation of genetic variability and molecular basis to facilitate resistance breeding’
Supervisors: Professor John Mackay and Dr Roger Moore
Aims: The project aims to investigate and compare resistance of Sitka spruce from a wide range of genetic backgrounds to Hylobius abietis (the large pine weevil). The results will then demonstrate if there is any potential to develop a weevil resistance breeding program in Sitka spruce.
Gif of me in a seed orchard collecting needle samples from Douglas Fir.
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Develop user-friendly DNA finger-printing for traceability of Forest Reproductive Materials and verification of pedigree in commercial forest species.
Supervisors: Professor John Mackay
Aims: To develop and expand DNA finger-printing capabilities and pipelines in three key commercial forest species in the UK - Douglas Fir, Scots Pine, and Sitka Spruce.
A Nicotinaa benthamiana leaf with a purple pigment being expressed on the left hand side and yellow one on the right hand side.
Undergraduate Project
Undergraduate Project
‘How the transgenic expression of betalain pigments in Nicotiana benthamiana affects their response to the pathogen Phytophthora infestans.’
Supervisor: Dr Sam Brockington
Aims: The project aimed to see if transiently expressed betalain pigments in Nicotiana benthamiana changed response to infection of Phytophthora infestans. The project was used to help understand the evolutionary biosynthesis of the unique betalain pigments in Caryophyllales.
Many Arabidopsis thaliana plants being grown in a controlled environment room.
Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Part of the ERC-funded collaborative project called MEXTIM ‘Measurement of temperature exposure and integration over time’
Supervisors: Professor Caroline Dean and Dr Jo Hepworth
Aims: To compare how different accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana respond to winter in field conditions in different areas in Europe. In order to investigate the contribution of known pathways to temperature sensing, and how these pathways have been locally adapted.
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