Currrent RI Fellows
| CONGO | |
| Lydie-Stella KOUTIKA, Environment Plus | |
Started A Fellowship in June 2009 for 12 months with Professor Phil Brookes (Soil Science Department) & Ian Clark (Plant Pathology & Microbiology Department). Project titled "Improving the efficiency of soluble fertiliser phosphate and rock phosphate utilisation in highly P-fixing african soils through manipulation of P cycling through the soil microbial biomass" |
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Future Fellows - appointed and awaiting arrival
| UZBEKISTAN | |
| Dilfuza EGAMBERDIEVA, National University of Uzbekistan | |
| Fellowship for 12 months with Penny Hirsh & Tony Milller (Plant Pathology & Microbiology Department). Project titled "Impact of soil history on the development of rhizosphere communities and root function in wheat" | |
| INDIA | |
| Dr Mahabaleshwar HEGDE, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad | |
| Fellowship for 6 months with Dr Mike Birkett (Biological Chemistry Department). Project titled "Enhancing cotton crop protection through induced plant defence". | |
| Dr Poluru PADMAJA, National Research Centre for Sorghum, Hyderabad | |
| Fellowship for 6 month with Dr Toby Bruce (Biological Chemistry Department). Project titled " The role of plant volatiles and leaf surface waxes in imparting resistance to shoot fly, 'Atherigona soccata' (Rondani) in sorghum". | |
| SOUTH AFRICA | |
| Mr Endale GEBRE KEDISSO, University of Pretoria | |
| Fellowship for 6 months with Dr Peter Hedden (Plant Science Department). Project titled "Induction of dwarfism towards developing lodging resistance in Tef (Eragrostis tef)". | |
| TUNISIA | |
| Dr Kamel CHARAABI, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis | |
| Fellowship for 6 months with Dr Ian Denholm (Plant & Invertebrate Ecology . Project titled "Insecticide resistance and genetic structure of Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in peach orchards and on potatoes in Tunisia". | |
| EGYPT | |
| Dr Elsherbiny ELSHERBINY, Mansoura University | |
| Fellowship for 12 months with Prof John Pickett, Dr Mike Birkett and Sarah Dewhirst (Biological Chemistry Department). Project titled "Identification of aphid-derived elicitors affecting plant performance". | |
| CHINA | |
| Dr Wenju LIU, Agricultural University of Hebei | |
| Fellowship for 12 months with Dr Fangjie Zhao. Project titled "Identification of factors influencing arsenic methylation in paddy soils and rice plants.". | |
| PAKISTAN | |
| Dr Gul Sanat SHAH, Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) | |
| Fellowship for 12 months with Martin Parry, with Dimah Habash & Richard Whalley (Plant Science Department). Project titled "Breeding and physiological techniques for developing drought tolerant genotypes in crops". | |
