The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Miss Jade Smith
Molecular Plant Pathologist - PhD Student
Protecting Crops and the Environment
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Email
jade.smith@rothamsted.ac.ukLinkedIn
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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Biography
Jade is a PhD student working in collaboration with the University of Exeter as part of the UKRI-BBSRC funded SWBio doctoral training program.
Jade's PhD project, under the supervision of Professor Kim Hammond-Kosack (RRS) and Dr Hans-Wilhelm Nützmann (UoE), aims to identify the sub-cellular localization of effector proteins secreted by Fusarium graminearum utilising bioinformatics, molecular and microscopy techniques.
Previously, Jade completed her MSci in Biological Sciences at the University of Bristol where her research project aimed to improve the genetic manipulation toolkit available for Armillaria mellea under the supervision of Dr Kathryn Ford.