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Papayas and fungi, a biocontrol dream team!

During my second year of my PhD in the Alberti group, I had the pleasure to be awarded the Jim Brewster scholarship from the University...

My UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship application – what is it like to sit the interview?

In recent years, landing a fellowship (or two) has become a necessary step for those who decide to pursue a career in academia. In May...

Entangled Life

Being a mushroom enthusiast, I was very pleased to receive, for my birthday last year, the book Entangled Life, written by Merlin...

CRISPR/Cas9 and its applications

CRISPR technology is defined as genetic scissors because it allows one to cut the DNA at a specific location among all the million or...

The chemistry and biology of sourdough

As many others who work in the field of microbiology, I have always been keen on my home baking. My baking breakthrough happened 2.5...

Life in the UK Test - a step in my journey to British citizenship!

Shortly after lockdown kicked in, many academics went on to share on Twitter their lockdown projects. After resolving that baking cakes...