Hi, We have a PhD opportunity available: 'Foliar pathogens of pine: are there common triggers for resistance?’. We’d be grateful if you can bring this opportunity to the attention of any good students you know of who are looking for a PhD position. The project involves a collaboration between Massey University and Scion. It will include bioinformatic analyses to find common invasion patterns in three foliar pine pathogens (2 fungal and 1 oomycete), screening for avirulence and virulence functions using both Nicotiana spp. and pine (using a screening system developed in our lab as part of a previous Massey-Scion collaborative project) and identification of potential plant immune receptors. The ultimate aim is to identify broad spectrum resistance in pine. A flyer is attached, or prospective students can go to the findaphd link: https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=99935 Professor Rosie Bradshaw Institute of Fundamental Sciences College of Sciences Massey University Palmerston North 4410 NEW ZEALAND Phone (+64) 6 356 9099 ext 84735 Direct Dial (+64) 6 951 7735 FAX (+64) 6 355 7953 Rebecca McDougal Molecular Forest Pathologist Scion 49 Sala Street, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand DDI +64 7 343 5534 [Scion logo] [Scion Website]<http://www.scionresearch.com/> [Twitter] <https://twitter.com/scion_research> [LinkedIn] <https://www.linkedin.com/company/39462> [YouTube] <https://www.youtube.com/user/ScionResearch> [Flickr] <https://www.flickr.com/photos/scionnz> This email and any attachments are intended solely for the addressees named above. It may contain information which is legally privileged, confidential or subject to copyright. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please delete it. As part of Scion’s cyber security policy, Scion’s IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity logging and auditing, and may include 3rd party monitoring on our behalf.