Director, New Biopesticides
PhD in Plant-Pathogen Interactions, by the John Innes Centre, University of East Anglia, UK
Areas of expertise:
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Plant-Pathogen Molecular Interactions
Previous positions:
Research Scientist at the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology (LMCB), University College London (UCL), UK
Post-doc Scientist at the Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Center, Norwich Research Park, UK (2004-2005)
26 scientific publications; h-index (Scopus): 18
Two relevant publications:
Azevedo, C. Livermore, T. and Saiardi, A. Protein polyphosphorylation of lysine residues by inorganic polyphosphate. Molecular Cell, Vol 58, Issue 1, 2 April 2015, 71-82
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.02.010
Azevedo, C. Sadanandom, A. Kitagawa, K. Freialdenhoven, A. Shirasu, K. Schulze-Lefert, P. The RAR1 interactor SGT1, an essential component of R gene-triggered disease resistance.Science15 Mar 2002: Vol. 295, Issue 5562, pp. 2073-2076
DOI: 10.1126/science.1067554
Responsible for the transformation of LMCB, University College London, into a sustainable centre