I then completed a postdoc at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany on microalgal hydrogen production. My research focus is the development of environmentally-friendly RNA vaccines to protect Australian crops and native plants from aggressive fungal and oomycete pathogens including Phytophthora root rot of avocados and pineapples, and myrtle rust of native Myrtaceae species including lemon myrtle and tea tree.
Double-stranded RNA prevents and cures infection by rust fungi. Communications Biology 6 1 RNA-based control of fungal pathogens in plants.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24 15 , Molecular Plant Pathology, 24 3 , Journal of Integrative Plant Biology, 64 11 , Contrasting epigenetic control of transgenes and endogenous genes promotes post-transcriptional transgene silencing in Arabidopsis.
Nature Communications, 12 1 , Plant Methods, 16 1 Dr Anne Sawyer is a molecular plant biologist passionate about the development of plant-based solutions to global problems. Her current research focus is the development of RNA sprays to protect plants from fungal pathogens. Following this, she carried out postdoctoral research at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany on microalgal hydrogen production. Dr Sawyer has research experience in the fields of biotechnology, molecular biology, microalgal biology, synthetic biology, biochemistry and structural biology.
Skip to menu Skip to content Skip to footer. School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences. Dr Anne Sawyer. BSc Hns , PhD. Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow. View researcher profile. Research focus and collaborations My research focus is the development of environmentally-friendly RNA vaccines to protect Australian crops and native plants from aggressive fungal and oomycete pathogens including Phytophthora root rot of avocados and pineapples, and myrtle rust of native Myrtaceae species including lemon myrtle and tea tree.
