Dr HANNAH BLYTH

BIOGRAPHY

Hannah is a molecular plant pathology post-doctoral researcher studying the impact of heat and pathogenic stress on wheat, using phenotypic, metabolic, and transcriptomic approaches. She has expertise in genomics, biochemistry, bioinformatics, plant and fungal biology.

During her Ph.D. at the University of Nottingham and Rothamsted Research, Hannah focused on the genetic underpinnings of the virulence of Zymoseptoria tritici, the fungus causing Septoria Tritici Blotch in wheat. Post-Ph.D., she expanded her research scope, contributing to an investigation into iron homeostasis and protein degradation in Arabidopsis thaliana, and examining the effects of various herbicides on lipid and wax biosynthesis in 'Blackgrass' as part of an industry-linked project with Gowan. Hannah also has a keen interest in FAIR and Open Science principles and brings experience in science communication to her work.