Susan Ross

Quality Manager

Telephone Number
+44(0)131 244 8809

 

Research interests/Areas of expertise

  • Detection of indigenous and non-indigenous pathogens of Solanum tuberosum via serological, virological and molecular diagnostics.
  • Transmission Electron Microscopy.
  • Quality Management.

Biography

  • In 2015 I became SASA’s Quality Manager having 8 years’ experience working to ISO 9001:2008 and 5 years’ experience working to ISO 17025:2005.
  • In 2009 I became the Deputy Potato Quarantine Unit Manager in Plant Biosecurity and Inspections Branch.
  • Joined SASA in 2005 to work as an Assistant Plant Pathologist within Plant Biosecurity and Inspections branch.
  • Awarded BSc (Hons) Animal Biology in 2004 from Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh.
Publications
Nisbet C, Monger WA, Ross S, Holmes RF, Nova Y, Thomson C, Goodfellow HA, Lacomme C, Jeffries CJ.  2019.  Biological and molecular characterization of Potato yellow blotch virus, a new species of the genus Potyvirus. Plant Pathology. 68(2):251-260.
Nisbet C, Ross S, Monger W, Highet F, Jeffries CJ.  2014.  First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' in commercial carrots in the United Kingdom. New Disease Reports . 30:16.
Nisbet C, Goodfellow S, Monger W, Ross S, Jeffries CJ.  2013.  HG12: a new potyvirus infecting potatoes. Proceedings of the 15th Triennial meeting of the virology section of the European Association of Potato Research, Antalya Turkey May 28-31 2013. PDF icon HG12: a new potyvirus infecting potatoes (176.16 KB)
Nisbet C, Ross S, Gray R, Jeffries CJ.  2010.  Validation of ELISA and bioassay used in potato quarantine to meet the requirements of ISO 17025. Bioforsk Fokus. 5(5):29.