Jeremy Murray, Ph.D.

David Phillips Fellow

Principal Investigator

Member of the Centre of Excellence Plant and Microbial Sciences (CEPAMS), a joint initiative between the Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) and the John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK.

I have studied legumes for over 21 years. The main thrust of my research has been to understand how legumes interact with the legume host plant, particularly the mechanisms of intracellular infection by rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhiza. My interests include the potential involvement of cell-cycle components in infection, mechanisms of attachment and rhizosphere colonization, and whether touch sensing is important for symbiotic infection, and common elements of both rhizobial and mycorrhizal infection. Recently I have expanded our research to include mechanisms for nitrogen fixation. Here we are interested in the special adaptations of legume nodules for N-fixation, such as the creation of the microaerobic environment, and the role of nitrate in nodule energetics. These molecular level studies of will show us how these symbioses evolved and how they were integrated into the physiology of their hosts.

Email: jeremy.murray@jic.ac.uk

Email: jmurray@cemps.ac.cn

Employment

2020-present Project Leader, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science (CEMPS), Shanghai, China

2018-2020 Project Leader, Shanghai Institutes for Plant Physiology and Ecology (SIPPE), Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, China

2015-2017 Project Leader, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

2010-2015 David Phillips Fellow, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK

2008-2009 Research Scientist, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Plant Biology Division, USA

2006-2008 Postdoctoral Fellow, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, USA

2003-2006 Postdoctoral Fellow, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Southern Crop Protection and Research Centre, Canada

Education

1998-2003 PhD, Dept. of Plant Genetics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

1993-1997 MSc, Dept. Biochemistry, U. of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

1989-1993 BSc, Honours in Biochemistry & Microbiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

Awards

2010 David Phillips Fellowship

2000 G.W. Friars Scholarship for Quantitative Genetics

1999-2000 Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology

1993 Harry F. Patterson Undergraduate Bursary

1993-1995 Harry F. Patterson Undergraduate Scholarship