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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Exchanges at the Haustorial Interface: Cross-Kingdom Border Control
Birch, P. (Investigator) & Hemsley, P. (Investigator)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/07/25 → 30/06/30
Project: Research
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MARVEL-ous Extracellular Vesicles Carry RXLR Effectors Into Host Plant Cells (Joint with James Hutton Institute)
Birch, P. (Investigator)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
3/01/24 → 2/01/27
Project: Research
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Phosphatidylinositides Defining Effector Protein Delivery in Phytophthora (Joint with James Hutton Institute)
Birch, P. (Investigator)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/10/23 → 1/11/26
Project: Research
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Control of Temperature Dependent Plant Development Through RNA Thermoswitches (University Research Fellowship)
Balcerowicz, M. (Investigator) & Birch, P. (Investigator)
1/01/22 → 1/04/27
Project: Research
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Keeping the leaves on: investigating disease threats to trees
Birch, P. (Investigator)
Project: Research
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Isolation and proteomic analysis of intracellular vesicles from the potato late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans
Pham, J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Whisson, S. C., Hurst, C. H., Chapman, S. & Birch, P. R. J. (Lead / Corresponding author), 13 Feb 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 6185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of MARVELous Protein Markers for Phytophthora infestans Extracellular Vesicles
Breen, S., McLellan, H., Wang, W., Wang, S., Welsh, L., Pham, J., Whisson, S. C., Boevink, P. C. & Birch, P. R. J. (Lead / Corresponding author), 23 Sept 2025, In: Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 14, 9, e70101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Immunoisolation of Plant Endosomal Vesicles to Explore Uptake of Pathogen Effector Proteins During Infection of Nicotiana benthamiana
Wang, H., Boevink, P. C. & Birch, P. R. J. (Lead / Corresponding author), 2025, Phytophthora: Methods in Molecular Biology. Gerth, M. L. & Bradshaw, R. E. (eds.). 1 ed. New York: Humana Press, p. 187-196 10 p. (Methods in Molecular Biology; vol. 2892).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Potato β-aminobutyric acid receptor IBI1 manipulates VOZ1 and VOZ2 transcription factor activity to promote disease resistance
Yu, R., Jin, Y., Liu, L., Zhang, Y., Wu, X., Zuo, Y., Qi, Y., Yang, Z., Zhou, J., Xu, M., Nie, J., Ding, B., Birch, P. R. J. & Tian, Z. (Lead / Corresponding author), Jan 2025, In: Plant Physiology. 197, 1, 17 p., kiae561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Proteolytic processing of both RXLR and EER motifs in oomycete effectors
Xu, L., Wang, S., Wang, W., Wang, H., Welsh, L., Boevink, P. C., Whisson, S. C. & Birch, P. R. J. (Lead / Corresponding author), Feb 2025, In: New Phytologist. 245, 4, p. 1640-1654 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Source images-Uptake of oomycete RXLR effectors into host cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Wang, H. (Creator), Birch, P. (Creator), Wang, S. (Creator) & Boevink, P. (Creator), University of Dundee, 3 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.15132/10000193
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Proteomics data-Uptake of oomycete RXLR effectors into host cells by clathrin-mediated endocytosis
Wang, H. (Creator) & Birch, P. (Creator), University of Dundee, 3 Mar 2023
DOI: 10.15132/10000194
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Data from: Effector gene birth in plant parasitic nematodes: neofunctionalization of a housekeeping glutathione synthetase gene
Lilley, C. J. (Creator), Maqbool, A. (Creator), Wu, D. (Creator), Yusup, H. B. (Creator), Jones, L. M. (Creator), Birch, P. R. J. (Creator), Banfield, M. J. (Creator), Urwin, P. E. (Creator) & Eves-Van Den Akker, S. (Creator), Dryad, 19 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.7vd0160, https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.7vd0160
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Prizes
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British Society for Plant Pathology RKS Wood Prize
Birch, P. (Recipient), 9 Sept 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Delivery of RXLR effectors from haustoria into plant cells
Birch, P. (Speaker)
29 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Delivery of RXLR effectors from haustoria into plant cells
Birch, P. (Speaker)
9 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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The journey of Phytophthora effectors from haustoria into plant cells
Birch, P. (Speaker)
4 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Delivery of RXLR effectors from haustoria into plant cells
Birch, P. (Speaker)
31 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote
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