Dr Alex Reid
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Research interests/Areas of expertise
- Crop genotyping using various methods.
- Molecular taxonomy of nematodes.
- Development of high throughput detection systems.
Biography
- I joined SASA in 2002 and have worked on a variety of molecular biology projects including the development of a genotyping system for potato variety identification. With partners from the Netherlands, Poland, Germany and CPVO this work was extended across Europe to create a database contain over 900 varieties on the EU Common Catalogue. Current projects incluce barley variey identification, devlopment of a high throughput method for potato cyst nematode detection and aphid species identification.
- 1992 - 2002. CABI Bioscience working on molecular taxonomy of nematodes (especially entomopathogenic nematodes), fungal pathogens and invasive weeds.
- 1987 – 2002. Imperial College 1st as a PhD student followed by a post doc working on entomopathogenic nematode molecular taxonomy.
- 1983 – 1987. MRC, Mammalian Development Unit working on the discovery of sex determining genes, methylation as a mechanism for gene control.
Publications
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The Bees Needs: Using a molecular analysis of bee collected pollen to understand which plants play an important role in honey bee forage. Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2018. :37-42. . 2018.
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Genetic Diversity and Redundancy Among Potato Accessions in the Montenegrin Collection as Revealed by Microsatellite Markers. American Journal of Potato Research. 94(4):306–313. . 2017.
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Management of PCN – the potential for new diagnostics and resistant varieties. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2016. :251-256. . 2016.
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The potato cyst nematode: National distribution of mitotypes. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2016. :235-237. . 2016.
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A metagenetic approach to determine the diversity and distribution of cyst nematodes at the level of the country, the field and the individual. Molecular Ecology. 24(23):5842–5851.The data are also available to download.. 2015.
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Detection of Nepovirus Vector and Nonvector Xiphinema Species in Grapevine. Plant Pathology : Techniques and Protocols. :149-159. . 2015.
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High-Throughput Diagnosis of Potato Cyst Nematodes in Soil Samples. Plant Pathology : Techniques and Protocols. :137-148. . 2015.
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Development of real-time PCR assays for the identification of virus vector aphid species. 10th European Congress of Entomology. . 2014.
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Determining the diversity of European Globodera pallida populations. 31st International Symposium of European Society of Nematologists. . 2012.
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Influence of temperature on the life cycle of the potato cyst nematode. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012. :297-298. . 2012.
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Potato Cyst Nematodes: initial impressions of the impact of the new EU Directive in Scotland. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012. :227-232. . 2012.
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The impact of the new EU Potato Cyst Nematode Directive in Scotland. 31st International Symposium of European Society of Nematologists. . 2012.
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Using the mitochondrial genome of Potato Cyst nematodes to distinguish introductions. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2012. :239-242. . 2012.
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Construction of an integrated microsatellite and key morphological characteristic database of potato varieties on the EU Common Catalogue. Euphytica. 182(2):239-249. . 2011.
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Characterisation of viruses infecting potato plants from a single location in Shetland, an isolated Scottish archipelago. Journal of Phytopathology. 158(9):633-640. . 2010.
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Development of a high-throughput method for the detection and speciation of PCN. Proceedings Crop Protection in Northern Britain 2010. :201-206. . 2010.
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Development of a high-throughput method for the detection and species determination of PCN.. Aspects of Applied Biology. 103, 3rd Symposium on Potato Cyst Nematodes, Harper Adams University College, Newport, UK:11-14. . 2010.
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Evaluation of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers on the Canadian reference potato DNA collection. UPOV - Working Group on Biochemical and Molecular Techniques and DNA-Profiling in Particular (BMT/12). . 2010.
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Potato viruses: a snapshot from Shetland. SGM Conference, March 2010. . 2010.
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The use of temperature switch PCR for SNP genotyping in barley. UPOV - Working Group on Biochemical and Molecular Techniques and DNA-Profiling in Particular (BMT/12). . 2010.
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PCR detection of potato cyst nematode. Plant Pathology : Techniques and Protocols. 508:289-294. . 2009.
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Potato cultivar genome analysis. Plant Pathology : Techniques and Protocols. 508:295-308. . 2009.
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Potato cyst nematode: new legislation, new technology. SOL 2009. . 2009.
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A rapid SSR-based identification method for potato cultivars. Plant Genetic Resources. 5(1):7-13. . 2007.
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Molecular characterization of a morphologically unusual potato cyst nematode. EPPO Bulletin. 35(1):69-72. . 2005.
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Steinernema weiseri n. sp (Rhabditida, Steinernematidae), a new entomopathogenic nematode from Europe. Systematic Parasitology. 56(1):37-47. . 2003.
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Nick translation. Gene Probes: Principles and Protocols. :23-25. . 2001.
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Random primed labelling. Gene Probes: Principles and Protocols. :27-28. . 2001.
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Target format and hybridization conditions. Gene Probes: Principles and Protocols. :1-11. . 2001.