Development of a UK-Brazil partnership to tackle fungal food spoilage and improve food security
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Nottingham
Department Name: School of Life Sciences
Abstract
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Organisations
- University of Nottingham (Lead Research Organisation, Project Partner)
- Universidade de São Paulo (Project Partner)
- Mologic Ltd (Project Partner)
- Suntory (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Apis Flora (Brazil) (Project Partner)
- Edinburgh Napier University (Project Partner)
- University (State) of Campinas (Unicamp) (Project Partner)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Simon Avery (Principal Investigator) | |
| Ian Singleton (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
| Description | Researcher exchange from Uni Sao Paulo to Uni Nottingham, Sept-Dec 2017. Novel antifungal synergies, mentioned in the preceding section. Researcher exchange from Uni Nottingham to Uni Sao Paulo , Sept 2018; Evidence for role of Hog1 kinase (and other kinases) in sorbic acid resistance of fungi. Researcher Links proposal funded related to this proposal, to support a workshop on the fungal threat to food security, taking place in Sao Paulo September 2018 |
| Exploitation Route | Potential to inform new food preservation strategies. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Healthcare |
| Description | Some novel antifungal synergies with sorbic acid have been identified, which could potentially be exploited for food preservation. Novel role for Hog1 in weak acid resistance also identfiied. Linked to this grant, we ran a workshop for UK-Brazil researchers in Sept 2018 |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Healthcare |
| Description | Agri-Food Seeding Catalyst |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 510883 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 02/2018 |
| Description | EPSRC-GCRF Pump Priming |
| Amount | £11,940 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/R512849/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Newton Fund Researcher Links |
| Amount | £60,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2017-RLWK8-10388 |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Description | BBSRC-FAPESP workshop Sao Paulo, Understanding and managing resistance, including novel methods, for pathogen and pest control |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBSRC funded participation in this workshop in Brazil, to establish new partnerships |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Conference organiser |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conference organiser, British Mycological Society Main Meeting |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Tackling fungal food spoilage and crop disease, Brazil relevance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Supporting a new collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Water resilience and food security in Ghana |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Intended to promote new research collaborations towards future funding opportunities, e.g., GCRF |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I co-organised a UK-Brazil researcher links 3-day workshop on the fungal threat to food security, which took place at Univ. Sao Paulo in Sept 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.britishcouncil.org.br/events/researcher-links-workshop-food-security |