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• A functional study of the Phytophthora infestans Avr3a alleles and paralogs

  Seman, Z. A. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor) & Hein, I. (Supervisor), 2013

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Alternative splicing in the regulation of the barley circadian clock

  Calixto, C. P. G. (Author), Brown, J. (Supervisor), 2013

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• A metabolomics-based approach to study abiotic stress in Lolium perenne

  Foito, A. (Author), Stewart, D. (Supervisor), Barth, S. (Supervisor) & Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2010

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• An investigation of gene expression, alternative splicing and nonsense-mediated decay in potato in response to Phytophthora infestans infection

  Domingo Torres, E. (Author), Brown, J. (Supervisor), Simpson, C. (Supervisor) & Hein, I. (Supervisor), 2019

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• A novel hypothesis for plant capacitance

  Dietrich, R. (Author), Jones, H. (Supervisor), 2013

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Applying effectoromics and genomics to identify resistance against Rhynchosporium commune in barley

  Griffe, L. L. (Author), Avrova, A. (Supervisor), Hein, I. (Supervisor) & Birch, P. (Supervisor), 2017

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Approaches to understanding diversity in rubber and carotenoid synthesis in Hevea brasiliensis latex

  Bahari, A. (Author), Marshall, D. (Supervisor), Taylor, M. (Supervisor), Chow, K.-S. (Supervisor), Campbell, R. (Supervisor) & Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2019

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• A Quantitative Exploration of Causes of False Positive Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Next-Generation Sequencing Data

  Bello Ribeiro, A. C. (Author), Flavell, A. (Supervisor), Bayer, M. (Supervisor) & Marshall, D. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Bioinformatics Analysis of Whole-Exome Sequencing Data for the Identification of Nuclear and Chloroplast Diversity in Barley

  Kyriakidis, S. (Author), Waugh, R. (Supervisor) & Russell, J. (Supervisor), 2018

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Characterisation of candidate effector proteins from barley pathogen Rhynchosporium commune

  Franco Orozco, B. (Author), Avrova, A. (Supervisor), Birch, P. (Supervisor) & Morales, J. (Supervisor), 2017

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Computational analysis and method development for high throughput transcriptomics and transcriptional regulatory inference in plants

  Guo, W. (Author), Zhang, R. (Supervisor), Brown, J. (Supervisor), Waugh, R. (Supervisor) & Lin, P. (Supervisor), 2018

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Computational Identification and Functional Characterisation of Candidate DNA Binding Effectors in Phytophthora

  Motion, G. B. (Author), Huitema, E. (Supervisor) & Jones, S. (Supervisor), 2015

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Computational Prediction of Transcription Factor Binding Sites in Bacterial Genomes

  Robert, C. (Author), Barton, G. (Supervisor), Wright, F. (Supervisor) & Pritchard, L. (Supervisor), 2010

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Deciphering the contribution of root hairs in barley to the structure and function of the rhizosphere bacterial microbiota

  Robertson-Albertyn, S. (Author), Bulgarelli, D. (Supervisor), 2020

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Defining the Host Genetic Control of the Barley Rhizosphere Microbiota

  Alegria Terrazas, R. (Author), Bulgarelli, D. (Supervisor), 2019

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Development and Implementation of a New National Warning System for Potato Late Blight in Great Britain

  Dancey, S. (Author), Cooke, D. (Supervisor), Skelsey, P. (Supervisor) & Birch, P. (Supervisor), 2018

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Discovering de-S-acylating enzymes in Arabidopsis thaliana

  Laurila, M. (Author), Hemsley, P. (Supervisor) & Birch, P. (Supervisor), 2020

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Discovery of a novel meiotic E3 ubiquitin ligase by characterisation of the barley desynaptic mutant DES12.W

  Mittmann, S. U. (Author), Waugh, R. (Supervisor), Colas, I. (Supervisor) & Ramsay, L. (Supervisor), 2017

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• DogTag – a novel genetically encoded proximity labeling strategy for problematic protein-protein interactions

  Myles, S. M. (Author), Hemsley, P. (Supervisor) & Birch, P. (Supervisor), 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Engineering durable late blight resistance to protect solanaceous plants

  Stevens, L. J. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor), Chapman, S. (Supervisor) & Hein, I. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Experimental and numerical analysis of behaviour of the myxospermous seeds of Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. (shepherd’s purse) in soil

  Deng, W. (Author), Jeng, D.-S. (Supervisor) & Iannetta, P. (Supervisor), 2012

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Exploiting crosstalk between growth and immunity in plants : the role of the Phytophthora infestans effector AVR2 in potato late blight

  Turnbull, D. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor), Gilroy, E. (Supervisor) & Hein, I. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Exploration of Alternative Proteases in Shotgun Proteomics to Increase Proteome and Splice Junction Coverage in Plants

  Puliasis, S. (Author), Zhang, R. (Supervisor), Hemsley, P. (Supervisor) & Lewandowska, D. (Supervisor), 2024

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Exploring the molecular basis of host specific dynamic adaptation in Phytophthora capsici

  Cummins, M. (Author), Huitema, E. (Supervisor) & Birch, P. (Supervisor), 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Exploring the role of the RXLR-EER motifs in the secretion and translocation processes of Phytophthora infestans cytoplasmic effectors

  Xu, L. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor), Whisson, S. (Supervisor) & Boevink, P. (Supervisor), 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Expression and analysis of high-value proteinaceous pharmaceuticals in edible plants

  Prokhorova, Y. (Author), Hemsley, P. (Supervisor) & Shcherbak, N. (Supervisor), 2025

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Functional Characterisation of APETALA-2 Like Transcription Factors in Barley

  Shoesmith, J. (Author), McKim, S. (Supervisor) & Houston, K. (Supervisor), 2021

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Generating barley plants with modified straw by suppressing HCT and C3H genes

  Magama, F. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2014

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Genetic Analysis of Ethiopian and Eritrean Barley Landraces

  Dinsa, G. (Author), Waugh, R. (Supervisor), Halpin, C. (Supervisor) & Russell, J. (Supervisor), 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Genetic networks controlling cuticle specialisations in barley

  McAllister, T. (Author), McKim, S. (Supervisor) & Waugh, R. (Supervisor), 2023

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Genetic profiling of potato resistances to Globodera pallida

  Wang, Y. (Author), Hein, I. (Supervisor) & Bayer, M. (Supervisor), 2025

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Genomic selection for accelerated barley breeding

  Hamilton, R. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor), Waugh, R. (Supervisor), Thomas, B. (Supervisor), Bull, H. J. (Supervisor) & Oakey, H. (Supervisor), 2020

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Identication of Candidate Resistance Genes against Rhynchosporium in Barley

  Coulter, M. (Author), Waugh, R. (Supervisor), Avrova, A. (Supervisor) & Looseley, M. E. (Supervisor), 2019

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Identification and characterisation of phytophthora capsici CRN effector proteins and their targets in planta

  Stam, R. (Author), Huitema, E. (Supervisor) & Boevink, P. C. (Supervisor), 2013

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Identification and Characterisation of the Barley Row-Type Gene VRS3

  Bull, H. J. (Author), Flavell, A. (Supervisor), Waugh, R. (Supervisor) & Thomas, B. (Supervisor), 2015

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Identification and molecular characterisation of elicitor-priming for resistance in tomato against Botrytis cinerea

  De Vega Perez, D. (Author), Newton, A. (Supervisor), Stanley-Wall, N. (Supervisor) & Holden, N. (Supervisor), 2018

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Identification of genes involved in (1,3;1,4)-β-glucan synthesis in barley (Hordeum vulgare)

  Schreiber, M. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor) & Waugh, R. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Identification of new functional resistance genes against P. infestans in Solanaceae species

  Van Weymers, P. S. M. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor), Hein, I. (Supervisor) & Cooke, D. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Identification of Phytophthora capsici nuclear effector targets to bolster host immune signalling and resistance pathways

  Kulagina, N. (Author), Huitema, E. (Supervisor), 2018

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Identifying candidate genes/loci influencing barley secondary cell wall properties

  Learmonth, A. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2019

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Identifying the protein partners of the flowering time regulator FPA by developing a proteomics-based approach

  Zacharaki, V. (Author), Simpson, G. (Supervisor), 2014

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Improving barley for biofuel production – efficient transformation for lignin manipulation

  Maluk, M. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2014

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Improving barley for biofuel production – investigating the role of 4CL and CCR in the lignin biosynthesis pathway

  Zwirek, M. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2013

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Influence of lignin in barley straw on agronomic traits and biofuel applications

  Grussu, D. (Author), Halpin, C. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Investigating the mechanism underlying epidermal patterning and cuticular wax deposition in barley cer-m mutants

  Zhou, Y. (Author), McKim, S. (Supervisor) & Bos, J. (Supervisor), 2023

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Science

• Investigating the role of Arabidopsis flowering regulator FPA in plant development and control of alternative polyadenylation

  Lishak, E. (Author), Brown, J. (Supervisor) & Simpson, G. (Supervisor), 2017

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy

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• Investigation into the function of Pi17316, a novel effector protein from Phytophthora infestans that compromises plant immunity

  Murphy, F. S. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor) & Gilroy, E. (Supervisor), 2017

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Investigation of the recognition and host target of the Phytophthora infestans effector PiAVR2

  Breen, S. A. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor) & Gilroy, E. (Supervisor), 2012

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Molecular and transcriptional characterisation of Phytophthora capsici – host interactions

  Jupe, J. (Author), Huitema, E. (Supervisor), 2014

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Molecular characterisation of the Rhynchosporium commune interaction with barley

  Gamble, M. (Author), Birch, P. (Supervisor), Avrova, A. O. (Supervisor) & Newton, A. C. (Supervisor), 2016

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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