Dr Helen Bates

Research interests

Helen is a molecular biologist with an interest in plant – pathogen interactions, with a focus on the Fusarium oxysporum species complex in horticultural crops such as lettuce, and the emergence of new resistance-breaking races. Helen is experienced in nanopore long-read sequencing to produce high quality genomes, enabling deeper insights into both pathogen and plant biology. Helen is also experienced in developing and applying novel sequencing approaches to investigate problems such as fungicide insensitivity monitoring and soil microbiome analysis.

Research projects

Development of a high-throughput fungicide insensitivity monitoring platform using long-read nanopore sequencing
Duration: 2023-2026, 
Funding: BBSRC; Follow-on-Fund APP2457

Recent publications

Full publication list on ORCiD