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Dr Anna Gordon

Molecular Plant Pathologist
Tel: + 44 (0) 1223 342248
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I am a plant molecular biologist with an interest in the underlying mechanisms of disease resistance in plants.

I completed my PhD on the genetic basis of disease resistance to the Downy Mildew pathogen (Hyaloperonospora parasitica) in 2002 at Horticulture Research International (now Warwick-HRI). Following this I was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Manchester investigating programmed cell death in plants in response to stress.

I am putting my molecular skills to use by developing additional PCR-based diagnostic tests for NIAB. This will result in efficient and rapid services for our customers.

Our aim is to run a highly effective service for the identification of crop plant pathogens using a range of laboratory techniques.

 

Research Interests

  • Laboratory Services
  • Diagnostics

Selected Publications
Rehmany A.P., Gordon A., Rose L.E., Allen R.L., Armstrong M.R., Whisson S.C., Kamoun S., Tyler B.M., Birch P.R.J. and Beynon J.L. (2005) Differential recognition of highly divergent downy mildew avirulence gene alleles by RPP1 resistance genes from two Arabidopsis lines. Plant Cell 17, 1839-1850.
Danon A, Rotari V, Gordon A, Mailhac N, Gallois P (2004) UV-C overexposure induces a programmed cell death in Arabidopsis, which is mediated by caspase-like activities and can be suppressed by caspase inhibitors, p35 and defender against apoptotic death. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279(1), 779-87.