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Laura Ziems received her PhD in barley leaf rust genetics and pathology breeding from the University of Queensland in 2017. Her doctoral research centered on the characterization and mapping of the Rph24 gene, which confers adult plant resistance to Puccinia hordei, the causative agent of leaf rust in barley. In 2020, she was appointed as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in cereal molecular genetics as part of the Australian Cereal Rust Control Program (ACRCP) at the University of Sydney's Plant Breeding Institute. Ziems' research primarily focuses on managing, analyzing, and interpreting data from large-scale plant breeding experiments. Her key research interest lies in identifying, characterizing, and mapping new sources of rust resistance in wheat, barley, and oats through high-throughput genotyping technologies and mapping strategies. She aims to contribute to sustainable farming systems through genetic improvement.
The University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia
Appointed as part of the Australian Cereal Rust Control Program (ACRCP) focusing on cereal molecular genetics.
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