Diane Saunders

Deeply humbled and honoured to have received my OBE this week at the Investiture Ceremony at Windsor Castle. Thank you to all our incredible lab members (past & present), as well as our fantastic collaborators, supporters and colleagues who make our science possible!

MARPLE Diagnostics just trained the first researchers from Pakistan & Türkiye! Researchers can now use the mobile lab to track wheat rusts at the field, accelerating global surveillance 🌾 Thanks to @KALRONjoro for hosting & BMGF and FCDO for their support @CIMMYT @Saunders_Lab

VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Saunders group @Saunders_Lab, to decipher the role of epigenetic switching in supporting virulence gains for wheat rust fungi. okt.to/C6SzwR Closing date - 17 November 2024 Contract - 3 years, full-time

@ant_dodd @NRPBIODTP @dghilarov Join @Saunders_Lab for the @NRPBIODTP project: “#Epigenetic profiling of #cereal #fungal invaders” Want to apply for this exciting and interesting #PhD studentship? Find out more ➡️ uea.ac.uk/course/phd-doc…

Congratulations @CristobalUauy. Well deserved

Fantastic to see this paper published, big congrats to all involved!! 🥳🍾 @CarolIbe8 @SarahBailey_etc onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tp…

Wonderful dinner with our international participants for the Rosalind Franklin Women in Wheat Champions career development workshop starting tomorrow! 😀

@JohnInnesCentre @NorwichResearch Such a huge honour & privilege to be awarded an OBE in the #BirthdayHonours list. This reflects the hard work and dedication of my whole team (past and present) and our fantastic collaborators and colleagues that make our science possible. Thank you all for your kind messages!

PRESS RELEASE - King’s Birthday Honours recognition for Professor Diane Saunders Congratulations to @Saunders_Lab who has been recognised for her outstanding scientific achievements and dedication to women in STEM with the honour of OBE okt.to/2EP1xb @NorwichResearch

EVENT - Delivering Sustainable Wheat (@DSW_ISP) in Practice Applications are OPEN for this exciting two-day, online course providing an entry-level intro to #wheat research 🗓️ 13 - 14 November 2024 ⏰ Deadline - 17 July 2024 Find out more and apply: okt.to/BtMvEr

We know that plant pathologists are unsung heroes 🦸🏽‍♀️🕵️🦸. This new #OpenAccess review celebrates a history of strategies and a tapestry of triumphant tales in tackling plant fungal diseases: bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Resurgence of wheat stem rust infections in western Europe: causes and how to curtail them Lewis et al. @Saunders_Lab @JohnInnesCentre @UniofExeter 📖 ow.ly/uNWK50RXSOs

Three of our 2nd year #PhD students at @JohnInnesCentre delivered molecular biology training in Kenya and Nepal on their PIPS with MARPLE Diagnostics @Saunders_Lab @BBSRC @CIMMYT @kalromkulima biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/student-storie…

Wheat rust can devastate Kenyan wheat crops🌾 To fight this, KALRO and JIC, funded by the UK-CGIAR Centre, are developing rust-resistant wheat. Learn how they're using science to protect farmers' livelihoods. 👉 ow.ly/PWJj50RQNFe

We have a number of exciting @RoyalSocBio Plant Health Undergraduate Studentships 2024 available including: ✅ Investigating genetic resistance to pests in Oilseed Rape @OilseedRachel ✅ Investigating wheat stem rust in UK @Saunders_Lab Find out more: okt.to/7TPvW8

Sarah Bailey @JohnInnesCentre Explores the effects of disrupting wheat rust disease susceptibility factors #monogram24

Big congrats to Francesca Minter on her successful viva today!! We are so proud of you 🍾🥳@JohnInnesCentre

And the winner is @KamounLab @biouea @TheSainsburyLab for his work Improving global crop disease diagnosis to reduce economic loss and improve food security. Congratulations! #UEAIIAwards

One-year taught MSc in Global Plant Health. Apply now for 23 September 2024 entry. Learn from @talbotLabTSL @JonathanDGJones @KamounLab @WenboEffector @Frank_Menke Cyril Zipfel, Dan MacLean & guest lecturers. tsl.ac.uk/msc @BioUEA

Hats off to our Bright Stars! 🏆Congratulations to Swathy Puthanvila, Surendra Babu, @RobertHeal19, @DaNarinoR37, and @DrShannonGreer for claiming the coveted Best Presentation Prizes at #MBPP2023. Your passion and expertise shine bright in the world of #PlantPathology!

VACANCY - We're looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioinformatics to join the @Saunders_Lab, working in the field of plant disease diagnostics Closing date - 23 August 2023 Salary - £35,300 - £43,750 Contract - 2 years, full-time okt.to/4N8GFb @NorwichResearch