Julianna Piat

PhD Candidate

I am a UKRI-BBSRC-funded PhD student in Professor Gail Preston’s lab.

Bacterial diseases are an increasing threat to both commercial and subsistence crop production. Plant immunity is strongly dependent on environmental factors. Despite this, little is known about the impact of environmental conditions on disease development and severity. In particular, temperature is rarely studied. I study the effects of temperature on Pseudomonas pathogens of common bean, a staple crop worldwide.

I am funded by UKRI-BBSRC as part of the Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Programme, and BSPP.

Education/Academic Qualifications and Experience

Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Oxford
University of Strathclyde
Investigating the effects of temperature on bacterial pathogens of common bean.
2017 - 2022

Science communication
Harcourt Arboretum, Oxford
British Society for Plant Pathology
The impact of Dutch Elm Disease on Oxford More details here
2019-2021

Academic Tutor
University of Oxford Oxford styled tutorials with undergraduate students reading biology.
2019-2020

Laboratory Demonstrator
University of Oxford
Department of Plant Sciences
2018-2019

Bachelor of Arts - BA - Biology/Biological Sciences (Hons)
University of Oxford
2014 - 2017

Supervisors

  • Gail Preston (University of Oxford)
  • Nick Kruger (University of Oxford)
  • Leighton Pritchard (University of Strathclyde)

Email: julianna.piat@biology.ox.ac.uk
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