Dr Eleanor Gilroy

Eleanor Gilroy

+44 (0)344 928 5428 

The James Hutton Institute
Invergowrie
Dundee DD2 5DA
Scotland UK

Biography

Current research interests

  • Investigating the virulence function of Avr2

  • Exploring crosstalk between development and plant disease resistance

  • Dissecting the role of light signalling in plant immunity

  • Phytophthora rubi: Insight into root rot of Raspberry

Leading Ideas

Crop and grassland production and disease control

Area of Strategic Research Programme

Further information the Scottish Government's Strategic Research Programme is available

Theme 2: Productive and sustainable land management and Rural Economies
2.1 - Crop and Grassland Production and Disease Control
2.1.3 Plant-pest interactions