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Born Nicholas Jose Talbot
5 September 1965
Haslemere, Surrey, England ( 1965-09-05 ) Fields Molecular genetics
Plant pathology
Developmental biology Institutions University of Exeter
Purdue University Alma mater University of Wales, Swansea (BSc)
University of East Anglia (PhD) Thesis Genetic and genomic analysis of Cladosporuim fulvum (syn. Fulvia fulva) (1990) Doctoral students Luigi Cibrario
Yasin Dagdas
Romain Huguet
Muhammad Islam
Thomas Mentlak
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Nicholas José Talbot FRS FRSB (born 5 September 1965) is a Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Exeter.
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- Education
- Career
- Research
- Awards and honours
- Personal life
- References
Education
Talbot was educated at Midhurst Grammar School. He went on to study at the University of Wales, Swansea for a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology graduating in 1986. Following his undergraduate degree, he trained at the University of East Anglia (UEA) where he was awarded a PhD in 1990 for genetic and genomic analysis of the leaf mould Cladosporuim fulvum.
Career
After postdoctoral research at Purdue University from 1990 to 1993, Talbot was appointed a Lecturer at the University of Exeter in 1993, and has been Professor of Molecular Genetics since 1999. He was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Transfer in 2010.
Research
Talbot's research investigates plant pathology and developmental biology, especially the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe grisea, one of the world's most devastating diseases. Talbot is the editor of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Filamentous Fungi and Plant-Pathogen Interactions.
Talbot's research has been funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).
Awards and honours
Talbot was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) in 2010, a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2013, and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2014. His nomination reads:
Personal life
Talbot is married to Catherine Ann Walsh, with two sons and one daughter.