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Education/Academic qualification
Life Sciences & Medicine, PhD, Molecular tools to unravel the role of genes from Phytophthora infestans., Wageningen University & Research
1 Dec 1993 → 1 Dec 1997
Award Date: 14 Jan 2000
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Cell death is a conserved innate disease response of brown algae against the oomycete Eurychasma dicksonii
Gachon, C. M. M. (Corresponding Author), Müller, D. G., Strittmatter, M., Murua Andrade, P. F., Beckmann, M. J., Tsirigoti, A., Wawra, S., Katsaros, C. I., van West, P. & Kuepper, F., Sept 2025, In: iScience. 28, 9, 17 p., 113195.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prevalence and seasonal variation of Olpidiopsis porphyrae (Oomycota) infecting red algal Bangiales from the Southern Pacific
Murúa, P. (Corresponding Author), Muñoz, L., Badis, Y., van West, P. & Gachon, C. M. M., Oct 2024, In: European journal of phycology. 59, 4, p. 436-445 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Saprolegnia parasitica
Apostolakis, K., Secombes, C. J. & van West, P., 27 Sept 2024, Fish Parasites: A Handbook of Protocols for their Isolation, Culture and Transmission. CABI International, p. 390-401 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Rediscovery of the rare Cladochroa chnoosporiformis Skottsberg from the Falkland Islands and its merger with Utriculidium durvillei Skottsberg
Mystikou, A., Asensi , A. O., Peters, A. F., Kytinou, E., Amin, S. A., Brickle, P., van West, P. & Kuepper, F. (Corresponding Author), 17 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Botanica Marina. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Macroalgal eukaryotic microbiome composition indicates novel phylogenetic diversity and broad host spectrum of oomycete pathogens
Timanikova, N., Fletcher, K., Han, J.-W., van West, P., Woodward, S., Kim, G.-H., Kuepper, F. (Corresponding Author) & Wenzel, M. (Corresponding Author), 1 Jun 2024, In: Environmental Microbiology. 26, 6, 17 p., e16656.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Saprolegnia diclina strain SEI-01 18S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence; internal transcribed spacer 1, 5.8S ribosomal RNA gene, and internal transcribed spacer 2, complete sequence; and 28S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.
Sarowar, M. N. (Creator), Van Den Berg, A. H. (Creator), McLaggan, D. (Creator), Young, M. R. (Creator) & van West, P. (Creator), GenBank, 2013
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/KF420267
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Press/Media
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Aberdeen expert leads project to increase stocks of farmed Scottish salmon
6/09/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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University of Aberdeen collaboration receives £2.1M for aquaculture research
27/05/17
1 Media contribution
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New centre to bring together experts on aquaculture
2/12/15
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Prizes
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
van West, P. (Recipient), 1 Oct 2024
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
van West, P. (Recipient), 27 Jan 2020
Prize: Election to learned society
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Fellow of the Scottish Crop Research Institute
van West, P. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: National/international honour
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Member of Advisory Group (RERAD) for The Scottish Government.
van West, P. (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Appointment