Past Seminars
SCRI and the University of Dundee Division of Plant Sciences host a regular series of seminars with visiting speakers from across the UK and further afield. Details of past seminars are below.
- Spring 2011
- Winter 2010/2011
- Autumn 2010
- Summer 2010
- Spring 2010
- Winter 2009/2010
- Autumn 2009
- Summer 2009
- Spring 2009
- Winter 2008/2009
- Autumn 2008
- Summer 2008
- Spring 2008
- Winter 2007/2008
- Autumn 2007
- Summer 2007
- Spring 2007
- Winter 2006/2007
Spring 2011
Dr Amit Sharangi
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), Nadia, India
15 March 2011
'Issues of entrepreneurship in horticulture: a focus on spices and plantation crops'
Host: Gary Dobson
Professor Kim Hammond-Kosack
Rothamsted Research
8 March 2011
'Infection of wheat by non-biotrophic fungi'
Host: Vivian Blok
Dr Julia Ferrari
University of York
1 March 2011
'Evolutionary ecology of aphid-symbiont interactions'
Host: Ali Karley
Winter 2010/2011
Dr Silke Robatzek
The Sainsbury Lab
22 February 2011
'Cellular dynamics in plant immunity'
Host: Paul Birch
Dr Katherine Denby
University of Warwick
15 February 2011
'Gene regulatory networks governing Arabidopsis defence against Botrytis cinerea: a systems biology approach'
Host: Rob Hancock
Dr Rob Jackson
University of Reading
8 February 2010
'Life and Death in the Phytosphere: the challenges faced by plant pathogenic bacteria'
Host: Nicola Holden
Professor Iain Gordon
The James Hutton Institute
1 February 2011
'Linking Land and Ocean – Managing Agriculture to Protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef'
Host: Phil Taylor
Dr Steven Spoel
University of Edinburgh
18 January 2011
'The Redox Switch: cellular redox controls post-translational protein modification in plant immunity'
Host: Edgar Huitema
Autumn 2010
Dr Jeff Harvey
Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands
23 November 2010
'A walk on the wild side: Comparing direct and indirect defences in wild and cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea'
Host: Scott Johnson
Dr Paul O'Maille
Institute of Food Research
9 November 2010
'Evolutionary diversification of phytoalexins of the Solanaceae'
Host: Mark Taylor
Dr Thilo Eickhorst
University of Bremen, Germany
21 September 2010
'Micro-organisms in soil - in situ detection and characterisation'
Host: Paul Hallett
Dr Graham Rena
University of Dundee
14 September 2010
'Reading the Leaves: what tea compounds told me about insulin action'
Host: Gordon McDougall
Dr Martin Crespi
Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, France
7 September 2010
'Non coding RNAs in the environmental control of root architecture'
Host: John Brown
Summer 2010
Dr Robert Boddey
Embrapa Biologica, Brazil
24 August 2010
'Biological Nitrogen Fixation and its contribution to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions'
Host: Pete Iannetta
Dr Peter Ryan
CSIRO, Australia
29 June 2010
'Aluminium resistance in plants: recent progress and opportunities for the future'
Host: Glyn Bengough
Dr Noel Ellis
John Innes Centre
22 June 2010
'The ABC of Pea Genetics'
Host: Andy Flavell
Dr Eric Ober
Rothamsted Research
15 June 2010
'Breeding for improved drought tolerance and water use efficiency in wheat using morpho-physiological traits'
Host: Wolfram Meier-Augenstein
Dr Ian Henderson
University of Cambridge
8 June 2010
'Using RAD mapping to understand crossover frequencies'
Host: Isabelle Colas
Dr Rowan Mitchell
Rothamstead Research
1 June 2010
'Wheat Endosperm Cell Wall – A Model For Studying Grass Xylans'
Host: Claire Halpin
Spring 2010
Dr Veronica Reis
Embrapa Agrobiologia, Brazil
18 May 2010
'The use of plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculants in the production of biofuels in Brazil'
Host: Pietro Iannetta
Dr Henriette Lodberg Petersen
University of Copenhagen
12 May 2010
'Carbohydrate Microarrays - A versatile tool box for studing the plant cell wall'
Host: Nicola Holden
This was a rescheduled seminar due to volcanic ash travel disruption during April.
Dr Thierry Fourcaud
CIRAD, Montpellier
11 May 2010
'Models and software to study plant architecture and development'
Host: Lionel Dupuy
Professor Murray Grant
University of Exeter
4 May 2010
'The role of phytohormones in suppression of plant defense responses'
Host: Nick Birch
Dr Christopher West
Leeds University
13 April 2010
'Repair of the plant genome: the importance of keeping it together in times of stress'
Host: Abbey Barakate
Professor Caroline Dean
John Innes Centre
23 March 2010
'Vernalization: molecular basis and natural variation'
Host: Vivian Blok
Professor Felix Wackers
Lancaster Environment Centre
16 March 2010
'Landscape management to optimise biocontrol and pollination'
Host: Ali Karley
Dr Jonathan Jones
Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre
9 March 2010
'Using pathogen effectors to investigate plant resistance mechanisms'
Host: Ingo Hein
Professor Xavier Draye
Catholic University of Louvain
2 March 2010
'Which root architecture for optimal water capture? Model-assisted integration of genetic and environmental constraints'
Host: Lionel Dupuy
Winter 2009/2010
Dr Vinciane Tillemans
University of Liège, Belgium
23 February 2010
'Cellular dynamics of Arabidopsis thaliana SR splicing factors'
Host: John Brown
Dr Paul Fraser
Royal Holloway University of London
16 February 2010
'Metabolic engineering of Solanaceae species for nutritional and high value isoprenoid production'
Host: Mark Taylor
Professor Mike Fullen
University of Wolverhampton
2 February 2010
'Promoting sustainable agricultural and environmental development in tropics and sub-tropics'
Host: Barry Mulholland
Dr David Shuker
University of St Andrews
19 January 2010
'Understanding constraints on reproductive decision-making in insects'
Host: Scott Johnson
Dr Paul van Gardingen
University of Edinburgh
12 January 2010
‘Emerging global challenges for human development - can we deliver food security in isolation?’
Host: Peter Gregory
Professor Howard Griffiths
Cambridge University
8 December 2009
‘Photosynthetic pathways: concentrate the mind wonderfully!’
Host: Philip White
Dr Tiina Roose
Oxford University
1 December 2009
‘Modelling Plant Nutrient Uptake’
Host: Lionel Dupuy
Autumn 2009
Dr Nick Sotherton
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
10 November 2009
‘Does gamebird management contribute to nature conservation in the UK? The good news and the bad news’
Host: Ali Karley
Dr Phil Murray
North Wyke Research, Okehampton, Devon
6 October 2009
‘Are long-term changes in soil organic matter reflected in soil communities? (The Highfield Experiment)’
Host: Scott Johnson
Dr Glen Powell
Imperial College London
22 September 2009
‘Aphid-plant interactions: what determines compatibility?’
Host: Rob Hancock
Dr Andrew Challinor
University of Leeds
15 September 2009
‘Assessing crop genetic resources for climate change adaptation using crop and climate models’
Host: Peter Gregory
Dr Saskia Hogenhaut
John Innes Centre, Norwich
1 September 2009
‘AY-WB phytoplasma and its effector protein SAP11 increases the fecundity of the vector leafhopper Macrosteles quadrilineatus’
Host: Brian Fenton
Summer 2009
Dr Efraim Lewinsohn
Volcani Research Institute, Israel
18 August 2009
‘Genomic tools in plant aroma research. The sounds of silent metabolism’
Host: Mark Taylor
Dr Frederic Brunner
University of Tubingen
30 June 2009
‘Toward the identification of the RXLR "effectorome" that impedes Arabidopsis immunity’
Host: Paul Birch
Dr Gail Preston
Oxford University
16 June 2009
‘Acid, metal and punk bacteria: adaptation of Pseudomonas syringae to growth in plants’
Host: Ingo Hein
Dr Vivianne Vleeshouwers
University of Wageningen
9 June 2009
‘Effector genomics of Phytophthora infestans and resistance responses in Solanum species’
Host: Paul Birch
Dr Laj Ahuja
USDA – ARS, Fort Collins, USA
8 June 2009
‘Agricultural systems modelling’
Host: Paul Hallett
Please note this was an extra seminar on a Monday.
Spring 2009
Professor Dani Or
EPFL, Switzerland
26 May 2009
‘Life on partially-hydrated rough surfaces’
Host: Paul Hallett
Professor David Goulson
University of Stirling
19 May 2009
‘Do bee declines threaten crop pollination?’
Host: David Hopkins
Professor Anne Osbourn
John Innes Centre, Norwich
12 May 2009
‘Operon-like gene clusters in plants’
Host: Vivian Blok
Dr Ian Henderson
Cambridge University
5 May 2009
‘Influence of epigenetic information on meiotic recombination’
Host: Gordon Simpson
Dr Chian Kwon
Max Planck Institute
28 April 2009
‘From dusk till dawn: plant defence responses’
Host: John Brown
Dr Adelina Simova
University of Newcastle
7 April 2009
‘Investigating the role of insect saliva in the plant-insect interaction as a basis for development of novel methodologies for control of homopteran pests of cereals’
Host: Rob Hancock
Dr Stephane Blanc
INRA CIRAD-AgroM, Montpellier
31 March 2009
‘Non-circulative transmission of plant viruses by insect vectors: unravelling an increasing complexity’
Host: Lesley Torrance
Dr Stephen Mudge
University of Bangor
24 March 2009
‘Implementing the Environmental Liabilities Directive – the role of environmental forensics’
Host: Wolfram Meier-Augenstein
Dr Gail Ferguson
University of Aberdeen
17 March 2009
‘Investigating the role of bacterial cell envelope components in chronic intracellular infections’
Host: Nicola Holden
Professor Dianne Edwards
University of Cardiff
10 March 2009
‘Stress management in early land plants’
Inaugural lecture for SCRI - Distinguished Women in STEM seminar series
Host: Vivian Blok
Professor Gregory Tucker
University of Nottingham
3 March 2009
‘Maintaining quality in fruit and vegetables’
Host: Rob Hancock
Winter 2008/2009
Dr Sascha Laubinger
Max Planck Institute, Germany
24 February 2009
‘Expression analysis and novel transcript identification in Arabidopsis thaliana using whole genome tiling arrays’
Host: John Brown
Dr Simon Griffiths
John Innes Centre, Norwich
17 February 2009
‘Strategies and tools for the dissection of wheat QTL’
Host: Luke Ramsay
Dr Sylvie Derridj
INRA AgroParisTech
10 February 2009
‘Plant signalling involving sugar sensing : From ecological theory to developing practical IPM’
Host: Nick Birch
Dr Sandy McDonald
University of York
27 January 2009
‘Complex interactions, simply explored. Systems biology studies of the pea aphid-Buchnera symbiosis’
Host: Brian Fenton
Dr Wilfred Otten
SIMBIOS Centre, Abertay University
20 January 2009
‘Soil structure and soil-borne diseases: from fungal spread to plant epidemics’
Host: Paul Hallett
Dr Mark Dowton
School of Biological Sciences, Wollongong University, NSW, Australia
6 January 2009
‘Recombination and gene rearrangement in mitochondrial genomes’
Host: Vivian Blok
Dr John Carr
Department of Plant Sciences, Cambridge University
9 December 2008
‘Subversion of aphid resistance by a plant viral silencing suppressor’
Host: Michael Taliansky
Autumn 2008
Dr Wolfram Meier-Augenstein
SCRI
25 November 2008
‘CSI UK: Stable isotope forensics’
Host: Mark Taylor
Dr Glenn Iason
Macaulay Institute
28 October 2008
‘The multiple roles of monoterpenes in the ecology of Scots pine woodlands’
Host: Lyn Jones
Professor Jennifer Ames
Institute of Agri-food and Land Use, Queen's University, Belfast
21 October 2008
‘Upregulation of receptors of advanced glycation endproducts and proinflammatory markers by dietary components in human cell lines’
Host: Derek Stewart
Professor Mats Hansson
Carlsberg Research Center (CRC), Copenhagen
14 October 2008
‘Molecular dissection of Mg-chelatase - from barley mutants to 3D structures’
Host: Arnis Druka
Professor Mike Blatt
University of Glasgow
30 September 2008
‘Traffic at the intersection with signalling, defence and development’
Host: Eleanor Gilroy
Professor Christine Foyer
University of Newcastle
23 September 2008
‘Plant antioxidants: a new era for research into human nutrition and plant redox metabolism’
Host: Rob Hancock
Dr Marilyn Roossinck
Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
9 September 2008
‘Plant Virus Ecology: Mostly commensal, some mutualistic, and a few pathogens’
Host: Peter Palukaitis
Summer 2008
Dr Chris Jones
AgResearch, New Zealand
19 August 2008
‘Forage Plant Genomics and Related Technologies for New Zealand's Agricultural and Biotechnology Industries’
Host: Mark Taylor
John Love
University of Essex
17 June 2008
‘Organ and Single Cell Ca2+ Imaging During Photoperiodism in Arabidopsis’
Host: Rob Hancock
Professor Jean-Marc Deragon
University of Perpignan
10 June 2008
‘SINE RNA Induces Severe Developmental Defects in Arabidopsis Thaliana and Interacts with HYL1 (DRB1) a Key Member of the DCL1 Complex’
Host: Gordon Simpson
Professor Brian Forde
Lancaster University Environment Centre
3 June 2008
‘A question of taste: Understanding how nitrogen signals regulate Arabidopsis root architecture’
Host: Ali Karley and Lionel Dupuy
Spring 2008
Professor Mike Ferguson
Wellcome Trust Biocentre, University of Dundee
27 May 2008
‘Glycosylation in trypanosomes: basic and translational research’
Host: Ian Toth
Professor Peter Shaw
John Innes Centre
20 May 2008
‘The functional organisation of the nucleus’
Host: John Brown
Professor Beat Keller
University of Zurich
13 May 2008
‘Molecular analysis of fungal disease resistance in wheat’
Host: Glenn Bryan
Dr Anne McNeill
University of Adelaide
6 May 2008
‘Soil-Plant Interactions: Belowground Research 'Down Under' at The University of Adelaide, South Australia’
Host: Blair McKenzie
Dr Libby John
University of Sussex
29 April 2008
‘Too much of a good thing; nutrients interact with herbivores to make the world more dangerous for plants’
Host: Scott Johnson
Professor James Brown
John Innes Centre
22 April 2008
‘From genetics of Septoria resistance to resistant wheat varieties’
Host: Adrian Newton
Dr Anker Sorensen
Keygene NV, The Netherlands
15 April 2008
‘Association mapping in plant populations’
Host: Andy Flavell
Professor Pete Smith
Aberdeen University
8 April 2008
‘Soils and Climate Change: Impacts and Mitigation’
Host: Peter Gregory
Dr Andrew Thompson
Warwick University
25 March 2008
‘Genetic control of water use efficiency in crops and model plants: transgenes and natural variation’
Host: Philip White
Dr Mike Humphreys
IGER-Aberystwyth
18 March 2008
‘What on earth can grasses do?’
Host: Glyn Bengough
Dr Jon Pittmann
Manchester University
11 March 2008
‘Managing manganese: Identifying transport pathways for an essential nutrient’
Host: Philip White
Professor Graham Seymour
Nottingham University
4 March 2008
‘Developmental Regulation of Ripening in Fleshy Fruits’
Host: Philip White
Winter 2007/2008
Professor Fred van Eeuwijk
Wageningen University
29 January 2008
‘Statistical methods for the analysis of a series of plant breeding experiments’
Host: Bill Thomas
Dr Robin Buell
Michigan State University, USA
12 December 2007
‘Using rice to gain a better understanding of grass genomes’
Host: Glenn Bryan
Professor John Porter
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
11 December 2007
‘Energy, biomass and agriculture’
Host: Alison Karley
Professor Christine Williams
University of Reading
4 December 2007
‘Plants and health: from molecules to man’
Host: Peter Gregory
Autumn 2007
Anneke Prins
Newcastle University
20 November 2007
‘Acclimation of the maize transcriptome to CO2 enrichment’
Host: Rob Hancock
Sohail Hameed
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan
23 October 2007
‘Biofertiliser development for legume and cereal crops’
Host: Alison Roberts
Tracy Palmer
University of Dundee
16 October 2007
‘Secretion of folded proteins by the bacterial Tat pathway’
Host: Alison Lees
Professor Guy Poppy
Southampton University
18 September 2007
‘Assessing the risk of GM crops - a scientific and PR challenge’
Host: Scott Johnson
Professor Leo M Condron
Lincoln University, New Zealand
11 September 2007
‘New Zealand Biotron - establishment and development of a below-ground sampling system for in-situ investigation of rhizosphere processes‘
Host: Scott Johnson
Alan Richardson
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
4 September 2007
‘The rhizosphere and acquisition of soil phosphorus’
Host: Tim George
Summer 2007
Bruno Andrieu
INRA, France
3 July 2007
‘Functional Structural Modelling of Grasses: Introduction, applications and recent developments’
Host: Cathy Hawes
Karl Niklas
Cornell University, USA
19 June 2007
‘The Allometry of Plant Biomass Partitioning: Evolutionary Convergence or Constraint?’
Host: Bruce Marshall/Ali Karley
Dr Peter Toorop
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
12 June 2007
‘Seed quality aspects influenced by environmental factors’
Host: Pete Iannetta
Jeremy Spencer
University of Reading
5 June 2007
‘Dietary Flavonoids: modulators of brain ageing?’
Host: Derek Stewart
Spring 2007
Kay Denyer
John Innes Centre
22 May 2007
‘Understanding starch synthesis in cereal endosperms’
Host: David Leader
Ian Prosser
Rothamsted Research
15 May 2007
‘The smell of secondary metabolism: molecular, biochemical and biological aspects of sesquiterpene synthases’
Host: Mark Taylor
Jan de Boer
University of Wageningen, The Netherlands
24 April 2007
‘The physical map of potato and its application in genome-wide sequencing’
Host: Glenn Bryan
Christian Hermans
ULB, Belgium
17 April 2007
‘How do plants respond to nutrient shortage by biomass allocation?’
Host: Philip White
Ed Buckler
Cornell University, USA
10 April 2007
‘Association mapping of diverse maize’
Host: Gordon Simpson
Professor David Hall
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich
3 April 2007
‘The long and the short of pheromone research’
Host: Nick Birch
Marko Debeljak
Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
20 March 2007
‘Environmental applications of data mining’
Host: Geoff Squire
Edwin van der Vossen
University of Wageningen, The Netherlands
6 March 2007
‘Durable late blight resistance, dream or reality’
Host: Ingo Hein
Winter 2006/2007
Dr Lukas Schreiber
IZMB, University of Bonn, Germany
20 February 2007
‘Plant/environment interfaces of cutin and suberin: chemical composition, biosynthesis and function’
Host: Adrian Newton
Dr Richard Whalley
Rothamsted Research
13 February 2007
‘Physical stresses to plant growth’
Host: Glyn Bengough
Dr Martijn Bezemer
The Netherlands Institute of Ecology
23 January 2007
‘Linking above ground and below ground multitrophic interactions’
Host: Scott Johnson
