Research, education & policy in plant pathology Please note we will no longer be posting on X. Follow us on LinkedIn & Insta: BritishSocietyPlantPathology

Joined October 2012
Student vlog: BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary Edward Holtom reflects on his time as a BSPP summer bursary student, working on membrane trafficking of plant immune receptors. Discover his experience here: buff.ly/YxJf1AZ #BSPP #PlantPathology
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BSPP Undergraduate Vacation Bursary vlog: Lidija Basic reflects on her summer project, which explored how a unique iron acquisition system impacts the virulence of Pectobacterium atrosepticum. Watch her experience as a BSPP bursary student buff.ly/m2Y3pZD #PlantPathology
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🎉 Congrats to our #PPATH2025 winners! 🏆 Athira Menon – Poster: RNA-binding proteins in plant immunity 🏆 Vanja Milenkovic – Talk: Drought & disease in Acute Oak Decline Inspiring plant pathology research! 🌱
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We close with the RKS Wood Prize lecture from Prof Paul Birch on RXLR effectors, twenty years of discovery distilled into one talk
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Helen Cockerton explores host and tissue-specific interactions in powdery mildew of hops, apples & strawberries. Genomics, QTL mapping & RNA-seq reveal resistance mechanisms, guiding disease management & breeding for resilient crops. #PPATH2025 #PowderyMildew @UniKent
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