Name: Prof. Fergal O' Gara
Position: Professor & Chair of Microbiology; Director, BIOMERIT Research Centre (BRC)
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Biography
Academic Career
1967-1971: BSc (Hons) - Major in Microbiology, National University of Ireland, Galway.
1971-1974: PhD Microbiology - specialization in Bacterial Molecular Biology and Genetics, National University of Ireland, Galway.
1991: DSc - Microbiology and Molecular Biology, National University of Ireland (NUI) [awarded by NUI on the basis of my published research work].
Additional Positions and Awards
2004-’09: Head of Microbiology Department, UCC.
2002-: Professor & Chair of Microbiology, UCC.
1997-: Professor in Medicine Department (Joint Appointment), UCC.
1991-: Director, BIOMERIT Research Centre, UCC.
1987-‘90: Foundation Director, BioResearch Ireland, National Food Biotechnology Centre, UCC.
1987-‘02: Associate Professor in Microbiology, UCC.
1984-’87: Senior Lecturer, Microbiology Department, UCC.
1977-’84: Lecturer, Microbiology Department, UCC.
1975-’77; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Davis, USA.
1974-’75: Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego, USA.
1971-’74: Graduate Assistant and Predoctoral Fellow, Microbiology Department, UCG.
2010-: Invited to act as Referee of the Microbiology, Immunology and Infection Panel of the French Research Agency.
2009-: Invited member of Marine Board - ESF Working Group on Marine Microbial Diversity (WG MICROCEAN).
2008-‘10: Invited to sit on the Board of Directors for the FÁS Science Challenge (May-April) National Scholars Programme.
2008-: Invited member of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) External Advisory Board at University of Surrey, Guildford, UK (to advise on the strategic interests of Microbial Sciences division).
2008-: Appointed member of European Research Council (ERC) Evaluation Panel.
2008-: Appointed Vice-President of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
2008-: Appointed member of Academic Stakeholder Panel advising Irish Government on GMOs.
2008-: Appointed by the Board of the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to its GMO Advisory Committee.
2007-: Elected Council member of the RIA.
2007-: Appointed member of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Working Group on GMMs.
2005-’08: Member of HRB Infections, Immunity and Host Defence Committee.
2004-: Faculty 1000 Editorial Member.
2004-’08: Member of Academic Development Sub-Committee of the Arthritis Foundation of Ireland.
2003-’06: Appointed member and Vice-Chairperson of EFSA GMO Panel.
2003-: Elected member of International Board of Ambassadors of the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME).
2003-: Elected member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA).
2002-’06: Member of Irish Council for Bioethics.
2001-’04: Member of HRB Microbiology, Mechanisms of Infectious Diseases and Host Defence Committee.
2001-’04: Director/Co-ordinator, EU Biotechnology ECO-SAFE Project.
2000-’03: Member of EU Working Group on Quantitative Microbiological Risk Assessment.
2000-’03: Member of EU Scientific Committee on Plants’ Plant Protection Products Working Group on Microorganisms.
1999-’03: Member of Scientific Advisory Committee of the Irish BioIndustries Association.
1999: Nominated expert in National Consultation Debates on GMOs and the (May-June) Environment - Government initiative leading to policy on GMOs in Ireland.
1999-’01: Appointed Chairperson of Life Sciences Evaluation Panel for the Research Training Networks Activity within the European Commission’s Research Directorate-General.
1997-’03: Appointed Vice-Chairperson of the Scientific Committee on Plants within the European Commission’s Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General (SANCO).
1997-’03: Appointed Chairperson of EU Scientific Committee on GMOs.
1997-’01: Member of the RIA National Commission for Microbiology.
1996-’98: Chairperson, EU Training and Mobility of Researchers Programme (TMR) Life Sciences Panel.
1996-’97: Member of EU Study Panel for Access to Large-Scale Facilities in the field of Biological Sciences.
1996-: Elected member of the European Environmental Research Organisation (EERO).
1993-’99: Director/Co-ordinator, EU Biotechnology IMPACT I and II Projects.
1980-: Scientific assessor for research proposals for national and international agencies; Member of EU Science and Technology Panels (Biotechnology and Life Sciences); Participated as Biotechnology advisor to UNIDO and a number of international government agencies.
Teaching Areas
- Molecular Microbiology and Genetics.
- Environmental and Marine Biotechnology.
- Microbial Ecology.
- Microbial Physiology.
Research Interests and Expertise
- Microbial Genetics and Genomics.
- Microbe-host Interactions Applied to Environment and Health Sectors.
- Microbial Pathogenesis.
- Molecular Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions.
- Molecular Microbial Ecology of Microbes.
Research interests centre on understanding the molecular basis of microbe-host interactions. Functional genomic and molecular-microbial ecology technologies are being applied to directing pathogen-host interactions in medical microbiology and plant-bacterial interactions applied to environmental biotechnology in sustainable agriculture and biofuel crops.
Research
Research Overview
The core research theme of the BIOMERIT Research Centre (BRC) is Environment and Health. This thematic area encompasses the broad study of Microbial-Host Interactions, principally in relation to Functional Genomics and signalling of Prokaryotes applied to Microbial Pathogenesis and Environmental Biotechnology. This thematic research incorporates a number of related programmes under the leadership of two Principal Investigators (PIs) within the BRC, Prof. Fergal O’Gara (Director) and Dr. Max Dow and in collaboration with associated PIs - Dr. John Morrissey (Microbiology Department) and Prof. Alan Dobson (Microbiology Dept. / Environmental Research Institute, ERI).
ENVIRONMENT and HEALTH - Thematic Research Areas:
· Microbe-Host Interactions;
· Functional Genomics in Gram-negative Bacteria;
· Pathogenicity;
· Environmental / Molecular Ecology;
· Bacterial Signalling and Pathogenesis (Max Dow, PI).
Collaborative Programmes:
· Fungal Genomics and Signalling (John Morrissey, PI - Microbiology Dept.)
· Marine Biodiscovery (Alan Dobson, PI - ERI).
Research in the BRC is fully funded from external agencies including the Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF), the Department of Communication, Marine and Natural Resources (DoCMNR), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Higher Education Authority (HEA), the Health Research Board (HRB), the Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology (IRCSET), Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), the European Union (EU) and National and International industry.
Overview of Research Strategy and Programmes in the BRC
Basic and translational research carried out in Prof. O’Gara’s group in the BRC utilises a Systems Microbiology approach within the thematic area of ‘Environment and Health’ and is structured around three core programmes, Microbial-Host Interactions, Functional Genomics in Gram negative bacteria and Environmental Biotechnology. In practice, there is considerable overlap, both in concepts and in methodology, and researchers actively collaborate across the programmes. In addition, there is a strong interest in the applications of the research in biotechnological and biomedical fields with relevant industrial collaborations developed (Fig. 1).
The ability of microbes to sense and adapt to their changing environments through molecular signalling is the basis of many microbe-host interactions and a Systems Biology approach to the integrated analysis of this signalling is a unifying theme in our research programmes. In general, the models we use are Pseudomonas fluorescens, a beneficial species associated with the plant rhizosphere, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen of immune-compromised humans.
Within the Functional Genomics programme, we investigate sensory and regulatory networks, including post-transcriptional regulation, controlling the production of secondary metabolites and virulence factors, QS and PQS signal molecule production, motility and biofilm formation in human and rhizosphere important microorganisms. The impact of altered membrane composition in response to environmental stress signals in Pseudomonas species is also studied in the programme. In addition to classical molecular techniques, extensive use is made of modern genomic and proteomic technologies to facilitate our research in this area.
The major focus in the Environmental Biotechnology programme is on the complex signalling between bacteria, fungi and plants in the plant rhizosphere and in biodiversity in marine biotechnology. This signalling has profound implications for plant disease and microbial biodiversity. Several biotechnology projects in the areas of Biofertilization and Biodiversity are also pursued as part of this research programme. Furthermore, a Marine Biodiscovery programme, in collaboration with Prof. Alan Dobson (ERI) and Dr. John Morrissey (Microbiology Dept.), has recently been funded by the DoCMNR Beaufort Marine Research Award scheme, while a second marine-related project (Discovery + Application of Novel Bioactive Substances from Marine Sponges for the Control of Major Food Pathogens) has been funded by DAFF.
The origins of our Biomedical Programme lie with studies on the interaction between P. aeruginosa and the lungs of people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Molecular signalling and virulence-related functions in P. aeruginosa, including antibiotic resistance and Type Three secretion of exotoxins, which contribute to a diseased state, are intricately regulated in response to changing host environments. How these pathogenic traits are regulated in the host environment, and their impact on host cells are important components of the research work. It is significant, however, that the host cells also contribute to the milieu of signals, and increasingly, we are exploring the host-cell contribution to the interaction. In order to enhance our studies of microbial pathogenesis, a Zebra Fish model system and holding facility has recently been established in the BRC. This facility was funded by a EU TOK initiative (TRAMWAYS) in collaboration with Prof. Dobson and Dr. Morrissey.
Recent Publications (2005-2009)
Burrowes, E., Abbas, A., O’Neill, A., Adams, C., and O’Gara, F. (2005). Characterisation of the regulatory RNA RsmB from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Res. in Microbiol. 156: 7-16.
Larrainzar, E., O’Gara, F., and Morrissey, J.P. (2005). Applications of autofluorescent proteins for in situ studies in microbial ecology. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 59: 257-277.
Mulcahy, H., Adams, C., Molloy, M.G., and O’Gara, F. (2005). Transcriptome expression profiling of whole blood samples from RA patients identifies novel genes associated with disease pathogenesis. EULAR 2005 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria. Ann. Rheum. Dis. 64: Suppl. 3 (July), p.116.
Mark, G.L., Abbas, A., Kiely, P., Haynes, J., Higgins, H., Morrissey, J., and O’Gara, F. (2005). Systems biology approaches to investigate plant-microbe interactions relevant to biocontrol inoculants. In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology – Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology Vol. 141(3): Suppl. 1 (July), p.S219. Abstracts of the Annual Main Meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology, July 2005, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Baysse, C., Cullinane, M., Denervaud, V., Burrowes, E., Dow, J.M., Morrissey, J.P., Tam, L., Trevors, J.T., and O'Gara, F. (2005). Modulation of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through alteration of membrane properties. Microbiology 151: 2529-2542.
Cullinane, M., Baysse, C., Morrissey, J.P., and O’Gara F. (2005). Identification of two lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase genes with overlapping function in Pseudomonas fluorescens. Microbiology 151: 3071-3080.
Mark, G.L., Dow, M.J., Kiely, P., Higgins, H., Haynes, J., Baysse, C., Abbas, A., Foley, T., Franks, A., Morrissey, J., and O’Gara, F. (2005). Transcriptome profiling of bacterial responses to root exudates identifies novel genes involved in microbe-plant interactions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA) 102(48): 17454-17459.
Wen, J., Nan, B.Y., O’Gara, F., and Wang, Y. (2005). The induction of Sinorhizobium meliloti C4-dicarboxylate transport system (Dct) is regulated by oxygen concentration. Chinese Science Bulletin 50: 1891-1895.
Dandie, C.E., Larrainzar, E., Mark, G.L., O’Gara, F., and Morrissey, J.P. (2005). Establishment of DsRed.T3_S4T as an improved autofluorescent marker for microbial ecology applications. Environmental Microbiology 7(11): 1818-1825.
M ulcahy, H., O’Rourke, K.P., Adams, C., Molloy, M.G., and O’Gara, F. (2006). LST1 and NCR3 expression in autoimmune inflammation and in response to IFNg, LPS and microbial infection. Immunogenetics 57(12): 893-903.
Maunsell, B., Adams, C., and O’Gara, F. (2006). Complex regulation of AprA metalloprotease in Pseudmonas fluorescens M114: evidence for the involvement of iron, the ECF sigma factor, PbrA, and pseudobactin M114 siderophore. Microbiology 152: 29-42.
B urrowes, E., Baysse, C., Adams, C., and O’Gara, F. (2006). Influence of the regulatory protein RsmA on cellular functions in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, as revealed by transcriptome analysis. Microbiology Feb . 152(Pt.2): 405-418.
Mulcahy, H., O’Callaghan, J., O’Grady, E.P., Adams, C., and O’Gara F. (2006). The Post-transcriptional Regulator RsmA plays a Role in the Interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Human Airway Epithelial Cells by Positively Regulating the Type III Secretion System. Infect. Immun. 74: 3012-3015.
Mark, G.L., Morrissey, J.P., Higgins, P., and O’Gara, F. (2006). Molecular-based strategies to exploit Pseudomonas biocontrol strains for environmental biotechnology applications. FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 56: 167-177.
Franks, A., Ryan, R., Abbas, A., Mark, L., and O'Gara, F. (2006). Molecular tools for studying plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). In: The Molecular Approaches to Soil, Rhizosphere and Plant Microorganisms. Cooper and Rao (eds). CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK, pp.116-131.
O’Grady, E.P., Mulcahy, H., O’Callaghan, J., Adams, C., and O’Gara, F. (2006). Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection of airway epithelial cells modulates expression of Kruppel-like factors 2 and 6 via RsmA-mediated regulation of type III exoenzymes S and Y. Infect. Immun. 74(10) : 5893-5902.
Cummins, J., Michel, L., O’Gara, F., and Baysse, C. (2006). Envelope-mediated stress signalling in bacteria. In: New research in signal transduction (Ed. G. McAlpine). Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp.123-144.
Kiely, P.D., Haynes, J.M., Higgins, C.H., Franks, A., Mark, G.L., Morrissey, J.P., and O'Gara, F. (2006). Exploiting New Systems-Based Strategies to Elucidate Plant-Bacterial Interactions in the Rhizosphere. Microb. Ecol. 51(3): 257-266.
Baysse, C., and O'Gara F. (2007). Role of membrane structure during stress signalling and adaptation in Pseudomonas. In: Pseudomonas: a model system in biology. Vol. V. (Eds. J. Ramos and A. Filloux). Springer-Verlag, New York, pp.193-224.
O’Grady, E.P., Mulcahy, H., Adams, C., Morrissey, J.P., and O’Gara, F. (2007). Manipulation of host Kruppel-like factor (KLF) function by exotoxins from diverse bacterial pathogens. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 5(5): 337-341.
Abbas, A., Adams, C., Scully, N., Glennon, J., and O'Gara, F. (2007). A role for TonB1 in biofilm formation and quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 274(2): 269-278.
Riedel, C.U., Casey, P.G., Mulcahy, H., O’Gara, F., Gahan, C.G., and Hill, C. (2007). Construction of p16Slux, a novel vector for improved bioluminescent-labelling of Gram negative bacteria. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 73(21): 7092-7095.
Franks, A., Mark-Byrne, G.L., Dow, M.J., and O’Gara, F. (2008). A putative RNA-binding protein has a role in virulence in Ralstonia solanacearum GMI1000. Mol. Plant Pathol. 9(1) : 67-72.
Mulcahy, H., O’Callaghan, J., O’Grady, E.P., Maciá, M.D., Borrell, N., Gómez, C., Casey, P.G., Hill, C., Adams, C., Gahan, C.G.M., Oliver, A., and O’Gara, F. (2008). Pseudomonas aeruginosa RsmA plays an important role during murine infection by influencing colonization, virulence, persistence, and pulmonary inflammation. Infect. & Immunity 76(2) : 632-638.
Lawongsa, P., Boonkerd, N., Wongkaew, S., O’Gara, F., and Teaumroong, N. (2008). Molecular and phenotypic characterization of potential plant growth-promoting Pseudomonas from rice and maize rhizospheres. World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 24(9) : 1877-1884.
O’Rourke, K.P., O’Donoghue, G., Adams, C., Mulcahy, H., Molloy, C., Silke, C., Molloy, M., Shanahan, F., and O’Gara, F. (2008). High levels of Lymphotoxin-Beta (LT-Beta) gene expression in rheumatoid arthritis synovium: clinical and cytokine correlations. Rheumatol. Int. 28(10): 979-986.
McAlester, G., O’Gara, F., and Morrissey, J.P. (2008). Signal-mediated interactions between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida albicans. J. Med. Microbiol. 57: 563-569.
Miller, S.H., Mark, G.L., Franks, A., and O'Gara, F. (2008). Pseudomonas-Plant Interactions. In: Pseudomonas: Model organism, pathogen, cell factory. (Ed. B.H.A. Rehm). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA: Weinheim, Germany, pp.353-376.
Kiely, P.D., O’Callaghan, J., Abbas, A., and O’Gara, F. (2008). Genetic analysis of genes involved in dipeptide metabolism and cytotoxicity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. Microbiology 154(8): 2209-2218.
Kennedy, J., Baker, P., Piper, C., Cotter, P.D., Walsh, M., Mooij, M.J., Bourke, M.B., Rea, M.C., O‘Connor, P.M., Ross, R.P., Hill, C., O’Gara, F., Marchesi, J.R., and Dobson, A.D. (2009). Isolation and analysis of bacteria with antimicrobial activities from the marine sponge Haliclona simulans collected from Irish waters. Marine Biotechnol. (NY) May-Jun, 11(3): 384-396.
Moynihan, J.A., Morrissey, J.P., Coppoolse, E.R., Stiekema, W.J., O’Gara, F., and Boyd, E.F. (2009). Evolutionary history of the phl gene cluster in the plant-associated bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 75(7): 2122-2131.
Cummins, J., Reen, F.J., Baysse, C., Mooij, M.J., and O’Gara, F. (2009). Subinhibitory concentrations of the cationic antimicrobial peptide colistin induce the Pseudomonas quinolone signal in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Microbiology 155(9): 2826-2837.
Browne, P., Rice, O., Miller, S.H., Burke, J., Dowling, D.N., Morrissey, J.P., and O’Gara, F. (2009). Superior inorganic phosphate solubilization is linked to phylogeny within the Pseudomonas fluorescens complex. Applied Soil Ecology 43(1): 131-138.
Tian, Z-X., Mac Aogáin, M., O’Connor, H.F., Fargier, E., Mooij, M.J., Adams, C., Wang, Y-P., and O'Gara, F. (2009). MexT modulates virulence determinants in Pseudomonas aeruginosa independent of the MexEF-OprN efflux pump. Microb. Pathogenesis 47(4): 237-241.
Tian, Z-X., Fargier, E., Mac Aogáin, M., Adams, C., Wang, Y-P., and O'Gara, F. (2009). Transcriptome profiling defines a novel regulon modulated by the LysR-type transcriptional regulator MexT in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Nucleic Acids Res. [PMID: 19846594].
Baker, P.W., Kennedy, J., Morrissey, J., O’Gara, F., Dobson, A.D.W., and Marchesi, J.R. (2009). Endoglucanase activities and growth of marine-derived fungi isolated from the sponge Haliclona simulans. J. Appl. Microbiol. (in press).
Miller, S.H., Browne, P., Prigent-Combaret, C., Combes-Meynet, E., Morrissey, J.P., and O’Gara, F. (2009). Biochemical and genomic comparison of inorganic phosphate solubilization in Pseudomonas species. Environ. Microbiol. Reports. (in press).
Mac Aogáin, M., Mooij, M.J., Adams, C., Clair, J., and O’Gara, F. Emergence of ESBL and fluoroquinolone resistance genes among Irish multidrug resistant isolates. Diagn. Micr. Infec. Dis. (accepted).
Research Funding and Grants
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF)
· Discovery and Application of Novel Bioactive Substances from Marine Sponges for the Control of Major Food Pathogens. [2008-2011].
· Microbially-mediated solubilisation of phosphate (P) for sustainable agriculture: influence of low-input decision-based management practice. [2006-2009].
· Elucidation of the potential contribution of biocontrol and biofertiliser inoculants to low-input crop production using genomic, metabolomic and conventional research methodologies. [2006-2009].
Department of Communication, Marine and Natural Resources (DoCMNR)
· Marine Biodiscovery. [2007-2014]. With Prof. A. Dobson.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
· Assessing the impact of conventional and decision-based inputs on rhizosphere microbial diversity and activity of three commercial crops. [2008-2011].
· Assessing the impact that plant species may have on the diversity and activity of phosphate-solubilising soil microbes. [2006-2009].
European Commission
· Transfer of Knowledge in Microbial Signal Transduction Pathways and Metagenomics. [2006-2010]. With Prof. A. Dobson.
· Management of plant-beneficial microbes to balance fertiliser inputs in maize monoculture. [2006-2009].
Health Research Board (HRB)
· Cheating nature; identifying novel targets for antimicrobial treatment of human Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. [2009-2012].
· The role of subinhibitory concentrations of Colistin in Biofilm Development. [2007-2010].
· Investigating the mechanism and clinical significance of RsmA regulation of antibiotic resistance in P . aeruginosa . [2006-2009].
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)
· Functional genomics approaches to elucidate the role of novel genes in Pseudomonas -plant interactions. [2006-2009].
· Interplay between plant genetic diversity and functional microbial biodiversity (INTERPAM). [2006-2009].
· Investigating the mechanism and clinical significance of RsmA. [2006-2009].
Science
Foundation Ireland (SFI)
· An investigation of the molecular interactions between statins and microbial pathogens, and their combined impact on the human immune response. [2009-2013].
· Functional Genomics of Novel Regulon Co-ordinating Virulence Phenotypes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa -host Interactions. [2008-2011].
· An Integrated Systems Biology Approach to Elucidating the Nature of Molecular Signalling in Microbial-Host Interactions. [2007-2011].
Research
Groups and Collaborators
BIOMERIT Research Centre Staff
Research Scientists
Claire Adams
Dr. Matthieu Barret
Dr. Andrea Campisano
Dr. Emilie Fargier
Dr. Claire Legendre
Dr. Ruth Nevin
Dr. John O’Halloran
Dr. Jerry Reen
Dr. Olivia Rice
Dr. Marlies van der Wal-Mooij
Research Assistants
Hazel Higgins
Julie O’Callaghan
David Woods
Postgraduate Students
Patrick Browne
Frank Egan
Jill Haynes
Emma Hennessy
Micheál Mac Aogáin
Elisabeth Montoya
Jennifer McCarthy
Hazel O’Connor
Robert Phelan
Hao Tan
Key Internal Collaborating Groups (on funded projects)
Professor Alan Dobson, Environmental Research Institute, UCC.
Dr. Max Dow, Microbiology Department, UCC.
Dr. Cormac Gahan, Microbiology Department, UCC.
Dr. John Morrissey, Microbiology Department, UCC.
Key External Collaborating Groups (on funded projects)
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Microbially mediated solubilisation of phosphate for sustainable agriculture: Influence of low-input decision-based management practice. |
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Prof. Jimmy Burke, Teagasc, Oak Park, Carlow. |
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Dr. David Dowling, Carlow Institute of Technology. |
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Elucidation of the potential contribution of biocontrol and biofertiliser inoculants to low-input crop production using genomic, metabolomic and conventional research methodologies. |
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Dr. Fiona Doohan, University College Dublin. |
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Management of plant-beneficial microbes to balance fertilizer inputs in maize monoculture. |
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Prof. Yvan Moënne-Loccoz, University of Lyon, France. |
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Dr. Gaspard Lépine, Cylnatis, Villeurbanne, France. |
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Prof. Geneviève Défago, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland. |
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Prof. Zoltán Berzsenyl, Agricultural Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Martonvásár Hungary. |
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Dr. Jesús Caballero-Mellado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Mexico. |
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Eng. Petr Kotyza, Symbio-M, Czech Republic. |
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Dr. Pierre Castillon, Arvalis, France. |
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Dr. Anne-Lise Fiard, Alma Consulting Group, France. |
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Interplay between plant genetic diversity and functional microbial biodiversity (INTERPAM). |
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Prof. A. Pühler, University of Bielefeld, Germany. |
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Prof. J. Prosser, University of Aberdeen, Scotland. |
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Transfer of knowledge in microbial signal transduction pathways and metagenomics. |
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Dr. Julian Marchesi, Cardiff University, Wales. |
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Prof. Mark Bailey, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environment Research Council, Wallingford, U.K. (Advisor) |
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Dr. Catherina Becker, The University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Advisor) |
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China-Ireland Programme |
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Prof. Yiping Wang and Dr. Zhe-Xian Tian, University of Peking, Beijing, China. |
Current Research Projects in the Group
See ‘Research Overview’.
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