@Saunders_Lab
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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
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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
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Replying to @JohnInnesCentre @ant_dodd @NRPBIODTP @dghilarov
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…
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Diane Saunders retweeted
SAB_PAU@SAgBiotech_PAU3 Jul 2024
Congratulations @CristobalUauy. Well deserved
John Innes Centre@JohnInnesCentre1 Jul 2024
Congratulations to @CristobalUauy who has been nominated for the @FarmersWeekly Game Changers Award 👏 fwi.co.uk/events/awards/game…

Game Changers: Cristobal Uauy, the plant scientist - Farmers Weekly

Prof Cristobal Uauy has been nominated for our special Game Changers Award, which will be announced at Farmers Weekly Awards on 3 October 2024. An

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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
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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…

A history of strategies and a tapestry of triumphant tales in tackling plant fungal diseases

Here we review several major historical triumphs made by plant pathologists and breeders to tackle fungal diseases predominantly of the top five food crops—rice, wheat, maize, soybean and potato.

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Diane Saunders retweeted
New Phytologist@NewPhyt29 May 2024
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
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.

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.

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Diane Saunders retweeted
NRPDTP@NRPBIODTP31 May 2024
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…

Delivering molecular biology training in Kenya and Nepal | Doctoral Training Partnership

Cesaree Morier-Gxoyiya, Delfi Dorussen and Tom Lock, second year PhD students at the John Innes Centre (JIC) completed their PIPS with MARPLE diagnostics (Mobile And Real-time PLant disEase) in Kenya…

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Diane Saunders retweeted
CABI@CABI_News23 May 2024
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
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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
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Sarah Bailey @JohnInnesCentre Explores the effects of disrupting wheat rust disease susceptibility factors #monogram24
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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Fantastic to be back in Ethiopia running our latest MARPLE training workshop 🙌🏻 A highly successful two days, thank you to Ambo Research Station @InstituteEiar for hosting us!! @Saunders_Lab @CIMMYT
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Students can now apply to work on these projects for 8-10 weeks this summer. Successful students will receive £350-380 per week. More details here: rsb.org.uk/get-involved/gran…
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One-year taught MSc in Global Plant Health. Apply now for 25 September 2023 entry. @talbotLabTSLwww.tsl.ac.uk/msc @BioUEA
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NEWS - Wheat researcher receives major award in Mexico Marina Millan-Blanquez @BlanquezMarina, a 4th year PhD student in @CristobalUauy group, has received international recognition from @globalrust for her innovative and dedicated research jic.ac.uk/news/an-opportunit…
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