Smith, Hazel Katherine - University of Southampton - Discipline of Biological Sciences

个人简介

Career History September 2016–Present: Research Fellow in plant genomics and genetics at The University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. February 2016–September 2016: Assistant Plant Breeder at Edward Vinson Ltd., Faversham, UK. January 2013–February 2016: Research Fellow in plant genomics and genetics at The University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. Academic Qualifications January 2009–December 2012: PhD in Plant Biology. The University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. October 2005–July 2008: BSc (Hons) Biology. The University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

研究领域

Thirty to forty percent of global food production occurs on artificially irrigated land and accounts for approximately 70% of freshwater abstractions. Climate change is leading to water resources becoming less predictable, while a growing human population is rapidly increasing energy and food demand. My research interests centre on improving the sustainability of both food and energy crop production using novel genomic and agronomic technologies. My primary focus is to improve our understanding of drought tolerance in the bioenergy species black poplar (Populus nigra). Leaf development in Populus is tightly linked to yield and so, by unravelling the relationship between leaf growth and drought in genotypes taken from diverse environments, we can better understand drought responses and adaptation. In WATBIO (www.watbio.eu), we are using state of the art next generation sequencing techniques to investigate how moderate drought impacts leaf and stomatal development. This approach is allowing us to identify the key regulatory networks which underpin development during drought. These hub and network genes will enable a predictive modelling approach, alongside controlled experiments using RNAi and OE plants.

近期论文

查看导师新发文章（温馨提示：请注意重名现象，建议点开原文通过作者单位确认）

Adaptive mechanisms and genomic plasticity for drought tolerance identified in European black poplar - Viger, Maud, Smith, Hazel K., Cohen, David, Dewoody, Jennifer, Trewin, Harriet, Steenackers, Marijke, Bastien, Catherine and Taylor, Gail Published:2016Publication:Tree PhysiologyVolume:36, (7)Page Range:909-928doi:10.1093/treephys/tpw017 Automatic detection of regions in spinach canopies responding to soil moisture deficit using combined visible and thermal imagery - Raza, Shan-e-Ahmed, Smith, Hazel K., Clarkson, Graham J.J., Taylor, Gail, Thompson, Andrew J., Clarkson, John and Rajpoot, Nasir M. Published:2014Publication:PLoS ONEVolume:9, (6)Page Range:1-10doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0097612