Plant Chemetics Laboratory
University of Oxford
Welcome to the Plant Chemetics Laboratory
The Plant Chemetics lab investigates the molecular mechanisms underpinning host manipulation by plant pathogens, with a particular focus on apoplast manipulation of Solanaceous plants by bacterial microbes. Our research activities also aim at improved molecular pharming of secreted (glyco)proteins through the depletion of extracellular proteases. Unique is our approach to display protein activities by pioneering activity-based protein profiling (ABPP), a powerful functional proteomics technology that offers an exciting platform for collaborations. Please contact us if you are interested to join or collaborate!
News
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April 2019
Our Science manuscript is online! An exciting discovery on the extracellular arms-race at the plant-bacterium interface. -
February 2019
We celebrate the acceptance of Pierre's manuscript! A great discovery made through a great collaboration involving many labmembers. Will be online soon. -
January 2019
Happy 2019! New year dinner at Somerville college. Looking back to a successful 2018 and forward to an exciting 2019. Cheers! -
December 2018
Best poster prize for Shivani Malik! Truly exceptional, out of 1300 posters! -
September 2018
Lab retreat in Wales! With fantastic weather for a long hike, fun games, and an excellent scientific brainstorm. -
September 2018
TWO best poster awards for Emma and Kyoko at the 4th conference on Plant Proteases and PCD in Ghent! Well done both!!! -
Juni 2018
A second BBSRC grant! This time on the role of substrates of immune protease Pip1 in the infections by Phytophthora infestans. -
Mei 2018
New BBSRC grant to study the role of extracellular glycosidases in immunity! -
April 2018
New probes to monitor active alpha-glycosidases in plants, applied to study anthesis and infection of saffron crocus. -
Maart 2018
We hosted the 11th International Conference on Activity-based Protein Profiling (ABPP2018) in Somerville College, Oxford: 104 participants, 30 presentations and 35 posters.
