Colin Turnbull

Education

• PhD University of Cambridge (1979 — 1982)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours The University of Edinburgh (1976 — 1979)

Companies

• Professor Imperial College London (2019)
• Reader Imperial College London (2007 — 2019)
• Senior Lecturer Imperial College Wye (2000 — 2007)
• Senior Lecturer The University of Queensland (1992 — 2000)
• Senior Research Scientist CSIRO (1986 — 1991)
• Postdoctoral Research Assistant The University of Glasgow (1983 — 1985)

Current and Recent Grants

• Functions of a novel chitinase-like effector family unique to aphids (BBSRC 2022-2025)
• Can plant-fungal symbioses underpin plant diversity? (NERC 2022-25; Vincent Savolainen [PI], Martin Bidartondo)
• The molecular and genetic basis of aphid virulence (BBSRC 2016-2019; with Jorunn Bos, Dundee University)
• Controlling dormancy and sprouting in potato and onion (BBSRC Horticulture and Potato Initiative 2013-2017; with James Hutton Institute, Cranfield University and Greenwich University)
• The molecular and genetic basis of aphid virulence (BBSRC 2016-2019; with Dundee University)
• Disentangling the mechanisms of ecological speciation in sympatric palm species (NERC 2015-2018; led by Vincent Savolainen)

Selected PublicationsJournal Articles

• Antoniadi I, Novák O, Gelová Z, et al., 2020, Cell-surface receptors enable perception of extracellular cytokinins, Nature Communications, Vol:11, ISSN:2041-1723, Pages:1-10
• Kanvil S, Pham J, Lopez-Cobollo R, et al., 2017, Cucurbit extrafascicular phloem has strong negative impacts on aphids and is not a preferred feeding site., Plant Cell and Environment, Vol:40, ISSN:0140-7791, Pages:2780-2789
• Lopez-Cobollo RM, Filippis I, Bennett MH, et al., 2016, Comparative proteomics of cucurbit phloem indicates both unique and shared sets of proteins, The Plant Journal, Vol:88, ISSN:1365-313X, Pages:633-647
• Antoniadi I, Plackova L, Simonovik B, et al., 2015, Cell-Type-Specific Cytokinin Distribution within the Arabidopsis Primary Root Apex, Plant Cell, Vol:27, ISSN:1040-4651, Pages:1955-1967
• Kanvil S, Collins CM, Powell G, et al., 2015, Cryptic Virulence and Avirulence Alleles Revealed by Controlled Sexual Recombination in Pea Aphids, Genetics, Vol:199, ISSN:0016-6731, Pages:581-593
• Kanvil S, Powell G, Turnbull C, 2014, Pea aphid biotype performance on diverse Medicago host genotypes indicates highly specific virulence and resistance functions, Bulletin of Entomological Research, Vol:104, ISSN:1475-2670, Pages:689-701
• Young NF, Ferguson BJ, Antoniadi I, et al., 2014, Conditional Auxin Response and Differential Cytokinin Profiles in Shoot Branching Mutants., Plant Physiology, Vol:165, ISSN:0032-0889, Pages:1723-1736
• Turnbull CGN, Lopez-Cobollo RM, 2013, Heavy traffic in the fast lane: long-distance signalling by macromolecules, New Phytologist, Vol:198, ISSN:0028-646X, Pages:33-51
• Turnbull C, 2011, Long-distance regulation of flowering time, Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol:62, ISSN:0022-0957, Pages:4399-4413
• Zhang B, Tolstikov V, Turnbull C, et al., 2010, Divergent metabolome and proteome suggest functional independence of dual phloem transport systems in cucurbits, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol:107, ISSN:0027-8424, Pages:13532-13537
• Corbesier L, Vincent C, Jang S, et al., 2007, FT protein movement contributes to long-distance signaling in floral induction of Arabidopsis, Science, Vol:316, ISSN:0036-8075, Pages:1030-1033
• Foo E, Morris SE, Parmenter K, et al., 2007, Feedback regulation of xylem cytokinin content is conserved in pea and arabidopsis, Plant Physiology, Vol:143, ISSN:0032-0889, Pages:1418-1428
• Truman W, Bennettt MH, Kubigsteltig I, et al., 2007, Arabidopsis systemic immunity uses conserved defense signaling pathways and is mediated by jasmonates, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol:104, ISSN:0027-8424, Pages:1075-1080
• An HL, Roussot C, Suarez-Lopez P, et al., 2004, CONSTANS acts in the phloem to regulate a systemic signal that induces photoperiodic flowering of Arabidopsis, Development, Vol:131, ISSN:0950-1991, Pages:3615-3626
• Turnbull CGN, Booker JP, Leyser HMO, 2002, Micrografting techniques for testing long-distance signalling in Arabidopsis, Plant Journal, Vol:32, ISSN:0960-7412, Pages:255-262