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Ruairidh is a potato consultant at SRUC, with research interests in epidemiology and control of potato late blight; integrated control of potato diseases; elicitors of host resistance in potato; optimized efficacy of potato late blight fungicides; integrating control of Alternaria and Phytophthora blights of the potato crop.
Neil is Crop Protection Team Leader, wtih research interests in: Epidemiology, life cycle and control of Ramularia leaf spot in barley. Managing cereal and oilseed crops using Integrated Pest Management (including biopesticides and elicitors). Developing new risk forecasts for fungal pathogens and incorporating into disease control progammes. Developing new diagnostic assays for fungal pathogens. Monitoring the development of reduced sensitivity to fungicides in fungal pathogens. Monitoring the ear blight species complex in cereal crops and potential mycotoxin threat. Control of late blight
Ruth is a research assistant in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) group. Ruth works on projects about demographic change in remote areas, place-based policy and community resilience. Her current research interests include: Lived experiences of remote, rural and island societies and cultures Community dynamics, identity and belonging The relationship betwen technological and social change
"The SEFARI student showcase evidences the diversity and excellence of postgraduate research undertaken across all SEFARI research institutes" The SEFARI student showcase, an event which shows the diversity and excellence of postgraduate research undertaken across all SEFARI research institutes, took place between the 10th and 11th June, with James Hutton Institute student Aurélia Bézanger achieving second place with a presentation titled “My raspberry root rot quest: the story behind infection”. More information from: Bernardo Rodriguez-Salcedo, Media Manager, Tel: +44 (0)1224 395089 (direct
Baukje is an internationally recognised nutrition scientist with over 25 years of expertise in clinical and dietary intervention trials to assess how diets, foods and nutrients affect disease risk and resilience to disease development. Her research interests include: Clinical and dietary intervention trials assessing how diets, foods and nutrients affect disease risk and resilience to disease development. Personalised and precision nutrition and biomarker discovery. Modelling healthy, sustainable and affordable diets. Food systems and human health outcomes, especially in relation to sea food
Julie Fitzpatrick is the Scientific Director of the Moredun Research Institute and Chief Executive of the Moredun Foundation. Professor Fitzpatrick's research interests focus on livestock health and disease in the UK and in developing countries.
Gareth is Service Delivery Manager at James Hutton Limimted. Gareth has a keen interest in developing new analytical techniques and has been involved in analysing blood samples for Selenium (see publications). Future research work aims to look at the uncertainty involved with values approaching the limits of detection on both ICP techniques and the uncertainties of different sample matrices. Gareth has worked for the Institute since 1995 as head of Inorganic analysis within the analytical section specialising in the following analytical techniques: Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission