Nick Talbot

Nick Talbot is Professor of Molecular Genetics and Executive Director of The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich Research Park.

Nick’s research is focused on the biology of plant diseases. He uses a range of cell biology, genetics and genomics approaches in his research and, in particular, investigates the biology of plant infection by the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. He is interested in fungal infection-related development and understanding how fungi are able to invade plant tissue and suppress plant immunity.His work has been continuously supported by BBSRC since 1994.