Molecular mechanisms of antibiotic production and plant pathogenicity in the genus Streptomyces
Dawn R. D. Bignell, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biology
Memorial University
St. John's, NL A1B 3X9
Office: SN-1011 Science Building
Lab: SN-1008 Science Building
Telephone: 709-864-4573 (Office); 709-864-7518 (Lab)
Fax: 709-864-3018
Email: dbignell@mun.ca
B.Sc. (Honours Biotechnology), University of Manitoba, Canada (1998)
Ph.D. (Microbiology and Biotechnology), University of Alberta, Canada (2003)
Research Associate, Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, UK (2004-2005)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, USA (2006-2010)
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Memorial University, Canada (2010-present)
Research Overview
Research in the Bignell lab focuses on:
(1) Characterization of molecular determinants important for pathogenicity of Streptomyces scabies and other scab-causing Streptomyces species
(2) Regulation of tylosin production by Streptomyces fradiae
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