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Miriam Louise Gifford, PhD

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2009- School of Life Sciences University of Warwick, Coventry, England, United Kingdom 
Area:
Nodulation, cell type specific root analysis, transcriptomics, systems biology, nitrogen responses
Website:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/research/systemsdev/
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We are interested in how an organism interacts with its environment. The mechanisms that facilitate this interaction are particularly important for plants since they are sessile yet still cope with environmental extremes.

Our work investigates the evolution of cell types in determining plant plasticity. This includes using systems analysis to understand the nitrogen-fixing symbiosis of nodulation, with the long-term aim of transferring it from legumes to staple crop species.

We use Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) in combination with genomics and gene network inference to analyse the specific root cell types involved in symbiosis and environmental responses. We will use this information to identify how synthetic biology could be used to rewire plant responses to develop crops that can adapt to a changing climate.

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Parents

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Gwyneth Ingram grad student 2001-2004 Edinburgh
Kenneth D. Birnbaum post-doc 2005-2009
Gloria M. Coruzzi post-doc 2005-2009 NYU

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Mingkee Achom grad student
Daire P Carroll grad student
Bethany L Richmond grad student
Proyash Roy grad student
Liam S. Walker grad student
Matthew John Teft grad student 2014-2018 University of Warwick
Helen Wilkinson grad student 2018-2022
Beatriz Lagunas post-doc 2014- School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick

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Wilkinson H, Coppock A, Richmond BL, et al. (2023) Plant-Environment Response Pathway Regulation Uncovered by Investigating Non-Typical Legume Symbiosis and Nodulation. Plants (Basel, Switzerland). 12
Lagunas B, Richards L, Sergaki C, et al. (2023) Rhizobial nitrogen fixation efficiency shapes endosphere bacterial communities and Medicago truncatula host growth. Microbiome. 11: 146
Parkinson SJ, Tungsirisurp S, Joshi C, et al. (2022) Polymer nanoparticles pass the plant interface. Nature Communications. 13: 7385
Richmond BL, Coelho CL, Wilkinson H, et al. (2022) Elucidating connections between the strigolactone biosynthesis pathway, flavonoid production and root system architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana. Physiologia Plantarum. e13681
Baxter L, Roy P, Picot E, et al. (2021) Comparative Genomics across Three Ensifer Species Using a New Complete Genome Sequence of the Medicago Symbiont () WSM1022. Microorganisms. 9
Achom M, Roy P, Lagunas B, et al. (2021) Plant circadian clock control of Medicago truncatula nodulation via regulation of Nodule Cysteine-Rich peptides. Journal of Experimental Botany
Walker L, Lagunas B, Gifford ML. (2020) Determinants of Host Range Specificity in Legume-Rhizobia Symbiosis. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11: 585749
Carroll D, Holden N, Gifford ML, et al. (2020) Framework for Quantification of the Dynamics of Root Colonization by Isolate SBW25. Frontiers in Microbiology. 11: 585443
Roy P, Achom M, Wilkinson H, et al. (2020) Symbiotic Outcome Modified by the Diversification from 7 to over 700 Nodule-Specific Cysteine-Rich Peptides. Genes. 11
Lagunas B, Dodd IC, Gifford ML. (2019) A 'nodemap' to sustainable maize roots: linking nitrogen and water uptake improvements. Journal of Experimental Botany
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