Main Project

Aim: Investigation of localized responses to infection in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves.

We will investigate individual responses of cells to infection and select for the cells with higher response and regenerate whole plants to observe if increased resistance is heritable in this situation.

Side Project

Aim: Elucidation of role of Hag1 in Effector Triggered Immunity (ETI).

Using different mutants of the Hag1 gene, we will investigate function of Hag1 in presence of Avirulance factors with different origins.

Publications

• Top, O., Bar, C., Ökmen, B., Özer, D. Y., Rusçuklu, D., Tamer, N., Frary, A. & Doğanlar, S. (2014). “Exploration of Three Solanum Species for Improvement of Antioxidant Traits in Tomato.” HortScience, 49(8), 1003-1009.
• Bar, C., Doğanlar, S., & Frary, A. (2014) "Genetic relationships among Eurasian Puccinellia distans genotypes." Biochemical Systematics and Ecolology, 62, 20-24.

Main Supervisor:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vardis Ntoukakis

Tel: +44 (0)24 7615 1920
Email: V.Ntoukakis@warwick.ac.uk

Co-supervisors:

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Miriam Gifford

Tel: +44 (0)24 7657 5268
Email: M.L.Gifford@warwick.ac.uk