Deeply humbled and honoured to have received my OBE this week at the Investiture Ceremony at Windsor Castle. Thank you to all our incredible lab members (past & present), as well as our fantastic collaborators, supporters and colleagues who make our science possible!
Diane Saunders retweeted
MARPLE Diagnostics just trained the first researchers from Pakistan & Türkiye!
Researchers can now use the mobile lab to track wheat rusts at the field, accelerating global surveillance 🌾
Thanks to @KALRONjoro for hosting & BMGF and FCDO for their support @CIMMYT @Saunders_Lab
Diane Saunders retweeted
VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Saunders group @Saunders_Lab, to decipher the role of epigenetic switching in supporting virulence gains for wheat rust fungi.
okt.to/C6SzwR
Closing date - 17 November 2024
Contract - 3 years, full-time
Diane Saunders retweeted
Join @Saunders_Lab for the @NRPBIODTP project: “#Epigenetic profiling of #cereal #fungal invaders”
Want to apply for this exciting and interesting #PhD studentship? Find out more ➡️ uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doctora…
Diane Saunders retweeted
Congratulations @CristobalUauy.
Well deserved
Congratulations to @CristobalUauy who has been nominated for the @FarmersWeekly Game Changers Award 👏
fwi.co.uk/events/awards/game…
Fantastic to see this paper published, big congrats to all involved!! 🥳🍾 @CarolIbe8 @SarahBailey_etc
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
Wonderful dinner with our international participants for the Rosalind Franklin Women in Wheat Champions career development workshop starting tomorrow! 😀
Diane Saunders retweeted
EVENT - Delivering Sustainable Wheat (@DSW_ISP) in Practice
Applications are OPEN for this exciting two-day, online course providing an entry-level intro to #wheat research
🗓️ 13 - 14 November 2024
⏰ Deadline - 17 July 2024
Find out more and apply: okt.to/BtMvEr
Diane Saunders retweeted
We know that plant pathologists are unsung heroes 🦸🏽♀️🕵️🦸. This new #OpenAccess review celebrates a history of strategies and a tapestry of triumphant tales in tackling plant fungal diseases: bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.w…
Diane Saunders retweeted
Resurgence of wheat stem rust infections in western Europe: causes and how to curtail them
Lewis et al. @Saunders_Lab @JohnInnesCentre @UniofExeter
📖 ow.ly/uNWK50RXSOs
ALT Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (Pgt) urediniospores migrating along the west European tract likely led to the large-scale outbreak of highly diverse Pgt infections in the UK in 2022.
Diane Saunders retweeted
Three of our 2nd year #PhD students at @JohnInnesCentre delivered molecular biology training in Kenya and Nepal on their PIPS with MARPLE Diagnostics
@Saunders_Lab @BBSRC @CIMMYT @kalromkulima
biodtp.norwichresearchpark.a…
Diane Saunders retweeted
Wheat rust can devastate Kenyan wheat crops🌾
To fight this, KALRO and JIC, funded by the UK-CGIAR Centre, are developing rust-resistant wheat.
Learn how they're using science to protect farmers' livelihoods.
👉 ow.ly/PWJj50RQNFe
Diane Saunders retweeted
We have a number of exciting @RoyalSocBio Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships 2024 available including:
✅ Investigating genetic resistance to pests in Oilseed Rape @OilseedRachel
✅ Investigating wheat stem rust in UK @Saunders_Lab
Find out more: okt.to/7TPvW8
Diane Saunders retweeted
Sarah Bailey @JohnInnesCentre Explores the effects of disrupting wheat rust disease susceptibility factors #monogram24
Big congrats to Francesca Minter on her successful viva today!! We are so proud of you 🍾🥳@JohnInnesCentre
Diane Saunders retweeted
And the winner is @KamounLab @biouea @TheSainsburyLab for his
work Improving global crop disease diagnosis to reduce economic loss
and improve food security.
Congratulations!
#UEAIIAwards
Diane Saunders retweeted
One-year taught MSc in Global Plant Health. Apply now for 23 September 2024 entry. Learn from @talbotLabTSL @JonathanDGJones @KamounLab @WenboEffector @Frank_Menke Cyril Zipfel, Dan MacLean & guest lecturers. tsl.ac.uk/msc @BioUEA
Diane Saunders retweeted
Hats off to our Bright Stars! 🏆Congratulations to Swathy Puthanvila, Surendra Babu, @RobertHeal19, @DaNarinoR37, and @DrShannonGreer for claiming the coveted Best Presentation Prizes at #MBPP2023. Your passion and expertise shine bright in the world of #PlantPathology!
Diane Saunders retweeted
VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioinformatics to join the @Saunders_Lab, working in the field of plant disease diagnostics
Closing date - 23 August 2023
Salary - £35,300 - £43,750
Contract - 2 years, full-time
okt.to/4N8GFb
@NorwichResearch
Diane Saunders retweeted
BLOG - Inspiring future female leaders in wheat research
This summer, 31 female #wheat researchers took part in the third annual cross-institute Rosalind Franklin #WomenInWheat workshop
okt.to/FUZmYL
@NorwichResearch @Saunders_Lab @TheSainsburyLab @royalsociety @BBSRC
