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Louis Chinnery has had a long time interest in mycorrhizas dating back to his undergraduate days at the then New University of Ulster. This interest was revived when he was asked to join a team conducting a USAID funded project on Citrus mycorrhizas in the Eastern Caribbean. Through this project he gained training at INVAM, then at the University of Florida, and Dr. Stan Nemec's lab, USDA, Orlando.
His main interests are in the use of VAM in sustainable agriculture.
A course taught - Crop Ecology
Richard Dales left the University of the West Indies at the end of January 1997.
My interest in VA mycorrhizal fungi began after I enrolled as a postgraduate at Cave Hill. I was and, still am to an extent, amazed by the prevalence of these fungi in soil and their tremendous benefits to plant health. This interest together with training in molecular biology techniques created my research goal to genetically manipulate these fungi and thus the relationship they have with their plant symbiont.
Research efforts have been concentrated on the genus Gigaspora, particularly the development of a transformation system for G. decipiens, G. rosea and G. margarita. In realising this goal the following findings have been made:
For one year, starting July 1996, I will be undergoing post-doctoral
training at Kings College, University of London in the Division of Life
Sciences.
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This page last updated 20 March 1997