Biography
As a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate, I act as a bridge between academia and business. I am part of the De Vega group at the Earlham Institute, but I am based at the Tozer Seeds Innovation Centre, in Cobham, Surrey.
Embedded within Tozer’s Research and Development team, I apply genomic analysis alongside laboratory and field-based variety trials to accelerate and optimise the breeding process for celery and other vegetable crops.
My background includes a PhD funded by Waitrose-CTP at the University of Warwick, where I researched Fusarium wilt in fruit and vegetable crops.
My work focused on pathogen diversity, identifying virulence genes, and developing approaches for disease diagnostics. I also hold a BSc in Horticulture – Plant Science from the Eden Project in Cornwall.