New Zealand partnering award: Pathogenesis and effector delivery in Phytophthora infections of woody host plants

Lead Research Organisation: University of Dundee
Department Name: School of Life Sciences

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Publications

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Description Collaborators secured a Catalyst travel and collaboration grant 
Organisation University of Canterbury NZ
Country New Zealand 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We co-wrote the Catalyst travel and collaboration grant
Collaborator Contribution Partners acted as principal investigators for the Catalyst travel award
Impact the catalyst grant proposal was successful. A student has visited Dundee for 4 months from Massey university
Start Year 2023
 
Description Student visits from Canterbury university to identify RXLR effector targets 
Organisation University of Canterbury NZ
Country New Zealand 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Myself and members of my team (Hazel McLellan, Petra Boevink and Steve Whisson) supervised two PhD students (Sophie Eccersall and Claudia Allen) from Canterbury University, Christchurch. Sophie screened Y2H libraries with Phytophthora RXLR effectors to identify targets. She performed bioassays in model plants and she learned to transform Phytophthora. Claudia developed a lab-on-a-chip proteocol to study Phytophthora zoospore behaviour.
Collaborator Contribution Two PhD students (Sophie Eccersall and Claudia Allen) from Canterbury University, Christchurch, supervised by Claudia Meissrimler, brought Phytophthora pluvialis effectors to Dundee to study their behaviour in nonhost plants and to identify their host targets
Impact Targets and functions of RXLR effectors were identified and verified
Start Year 2023
 
Description collaboration on RXLR effector function 
Organisation Massey University
Country New Zealand 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution We aim to help characterise the function of some Phytophthora RXLR effectors using some of the tools and ap[proaches we have develoiped in Dundee
Collaborator Contribution Professor Rosie Bradshaw has sent us expression constructs to test in our bioassays in Dundee.
Impact There are no outcomes as yet
Start Year 2022
 
Description Collaborative New Zealand Seminar series 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Industry/Business
Results and Impact With our New Zealand collaborators at the Universities of Cantebury and Massey, and Scion, we have led a monthly seminar and discussion to ensure that the engagement associated with the award can take place
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2021,2022