Professor Jurriaan Ton

School of Biosciences

Professor-Plant Environmental Signalling

Professor Jurriaan Ton
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j.ton@sheffield.ac.uk
C64, Alfred Denny Building

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Professor Jurriaan Ton
School of Biosciences
C64
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
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  • Professor of Plant Environmental Signalling, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, UK (2015-present)
  • Co-director of the of excellence for translational agricultural technologies (2014-present)
  • ERC Research Fellow (Consolidator grant and Proof-of-Concept), Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK (2012-2020)
  • Lecturer, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, UK (2011-2015)
  • Principal Investigator and BBSRC Research Fellow, Rothamsted Research Centre of Sustainable Pest and Disease Management, UK (2008-2011)
  • Principal Investigator and NWO-VENI Research Fellow, Department of Biology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (2004-2008)
  • Postdoctoral researcher, Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Entomology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (2004)
  • Postdoctoral researcher, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland (2001-2003)
  • Postdoctoral researcher, Section Phytopathology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (2001)
  • PhD in Biology, Section Phytopathology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (2001)
  • MSc in Biology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands (1996)
Research interests

Our lab investigates how plants employ their immune system to adapt to environmental stress (Wilkinson et al. 2019). Plants in relatively stress-free environments invest most of their resources in growth and reproduction. If plants live in hostile environments and are attacked by harmful microbes or insects, they activate inducible defence mechanisms. Activation of these defences is often costly, due to allocation of limited resources to defensive compounds, or toxicity of the defence response to the plant’s own metabolism. Plants are also capable of acquiring a less costly form of resistance, which can be activated after perception of environmental alarm signals that sensitise the plant’s immune system. This “defence priming” results in a faster and/or stronger defence reaction when the plant is attacked at a later stage.

We have a long-standing interest in the mechanisms by which priming-inducing chemicals, such beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA), are perceived in plants and trigger immune priming. This research has led to the discovery of the BABA receptor, which controls broad-spectrum disease resistance and plant growth via separate signalling pathways (Luna et al., 2014, Schwarzenbacher et al. 2020), and a novel structural analogue of BABA, R-beta-homoserine (RBH), which induces resistance in plants with fewer non-target effects on plant growth (Buswell et al. 2018).

The lab also investigates the epi-genetic basis of immune priming, which stems from our earlier discovery that heavily diseased Arabidopsis plants prime the immune systems of their progeny (Luna et al., 2012). Current research aims to gain a better mechanistic understanding about the role of DNA methylation in long-term immune priming, including transgenerational induced resistance (Lopez, Stassen et al., 2016, Stassen et al. 2018, Furci et al. 2019).

A third research component focuses on the function of root exudation chemistry in shaping disease suppressive microbial soil communities (Rolfe et al. 2019). This research examines the role of secondary metabolites in shaping the composition and disease-suppressive activities of root-associated microbial communities (Neal et al., 2012, Pétriacq et al. 2017, Cotton et al. 2019).

Across all these themes, we collaborate with agritech companies, such as ENZA Zaden, to translate our basic research and optimise crop protection through biological, chemical, and epigenetic strategies that boost the plant's own natural defences.

For more detailed information about current research activities in the lab, please visit:

Publications

Books

  • Alvey E, Ariza A, Bose D, Bailes E, Barnes R, Corns L, Cronshaw J, Durrant M, Heath C, Hornby D , Jones E et al (2025) . Sheffield: University of Sheffield Pressbooks.
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Journal articles

  • Howard NOA, Rodriguez-Morelos VH, Allen L, Chinoruma P, Cohen LD, Hoysted GA, Jungblut AD, Lamb I, Moeskjaer S, Pinzari F , Prout J et al (2025) . Journal Of Experimental Botany.
  • Cawood GL & Ton J (2025) . Trends in Plant Science, 30(2), 185-198.
  • Flors V, Kyndt T, Mauch-Mani B, Pozo MJ, Ryu C-M & Ton J (2024) . Frontiers in Science, 2, 1407410.
  • Field K, Carrillo Y, Campbell SA, Ton J & Frew A (2024) . Plants People Planet, 6(6), 1153-1158.
  • Liu Q, Ton J, Manavella PA, Komiya R & Zhai J (2024) . Plant Physiology, 194(4), 1925-1928.
  • Tao C-N & Ton J (2024) . iScience, 27(3).
  • Prout J, Williams A, Wanke A, Schomack S, Ton J & Field KJ (2023) . Trends in Plant Science.
  • Yao N, Zhang Z, Yu L, Hazarika R, Yu C, Jang H, Smith LM, Ton J, Liu L, Stachowicz JJ , Reusch TBH et al (2023) . Science, 381(6665), 1440-1445.
  • Furci L, Pascual‐Pardo D, Tirot L, Zhang P, Hannan Parker A & Ton J (2023) . Plant Direct, 7(8).
  • Harris CJ, Amtmann A & Ton J (2023) . Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 75, 102432-102432.
  • Wilkinson SW, Hannan Parker A, Muench A, Wilson RS, Hooshmand K, Henderson MA, Moffat EK, Rocha PSCF, Hipperson H, Stassen JHM , López Sánchez A et al (2023) . Nature Plants, 9(1), 81-95.
  • Perazzolli M, Ton J, Luna E, Mauch-Mani B, Pappas ML, Roberts MR, Vlot AC & Flors V (2022) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
  • Cooper A & Ton J (2022) . Essays in Biochemistry, 66(5), 635-646.
  • Tao C-N, Buswell W, Zhang P, Walker H, Johnson I, Ton J & Field K (2022) . Plant Cell, 34(12), 4840-4856.
  • Catoni M, Alvarez-Venegas R, Worrall D, Holroyd G, Barraza A, Luna E, Ton J & Roberts MR (2022) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 13.
  • Wilkinson SW, Dalen LS, Skrautvol TO, Ton J, Krokene P & Mageroy MH (2022) . Plant, Cell & Environment, 45(6), 1891-1913.
  • Oikonomou A, Bennett MH, Parker AAH, Ton J & Mansfield JW (2022) . Plant Pathology, 71(3), 611-620.
  • Parker AH, Wilkinson SW & Ton J (2022) . New Phytologist, 233(1), 66-83.
  • Furci L, Pascual-Pardo D & Ton J (2021) . Plant Methods, 17.
  • Naish M, Alonge M, Wlodzimierz P, Tock AJ, Abramson BW, Schmücker A, Mandáková T, Jamge B, Lambing C, Kuo P , Yelina N et al (2021) . Science, 374(6569).
  • Yassin M, Ton J, Rolfe SA, Valentine TA, Cromey M, Holden N & Newton AC (2021) . Pest Management Science, 77(9), 3900-3909.
  • López Sánchez A, Pascual-Pardo D, Furci L, Roberts MR & Ton J (2021) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 12.
  • De Kesel J, Conrath U, Flors V, Luna E, Mageroy MH, Mauch-Mani B, Pastor V, Pozo MJ, Pieterse CMJ, Ton J & Kyndt T (2021) . Trends in Plant Science, 26(7), 685-691.
  • Schwarzenbacher RE, Wardell G, Stassen J, Guest E, Zhang P, Luna E & Ton J (2020) . Molecular Plant, 13(10), 1455-1469.
  • Wilkinson SW & Ton J (2020) . Nature Plants, 6(8), 910-911.
  • De Lange ES, Laplanche D, Guo H, Xu W, Vlimant M, Erb M, Ton J & Turlings TCJ (2020) . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 46(3), 344-360.
  • Rolfe SA, Griffiths J & Ton J (2019) . Current Opinion in Microbiology, 49, 73-82.
  • Wilkinson SW, Magerøy MH, López Sánchez A, Smith LM, Furci L, Cotton TEA, Krokene P & Ton J (2019) . Annual Review of Phytopathology, 57(1), 505-529.
  • Dutton C, Hõrak H, Hepworth C, Mitchell A, Ton J, Hunt L & Gray JE (2019) . Plant, Cell and Environment, 42(8), 2411-2421.
  • Cotton TEA, Pétriacq P, Cameron DD, Meselmani MA, Schwarzenbacher R, Rolfe SA & Ton J (2019) . The ISME Journal, 13(-), 1647-1658.
  • Williams A, Ton J & Pétriacq P (2019) . BIO-PROTOCOL, 9(10).
  • Furci L, Jain R, Stassen J, Berkowitz O, Whelan J, Roquis D, Baillet V, Colot V, Johannes F & Ton J (2019) . eLife, 8.
  • Stassen JHM, López A, Jain R, Pascual-Pardo D, Luna E, Smith LM & Ton J (2018) . Scientific Reports, 8(1).
  • Ton J (2018) . Impact, 2018(8), 33-35.
  • Williams A, Pétriacq P, Beerling DJ, Cotton TEA & Ton J (2018) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 9.
  • Mallinson L, Russell J, Cameron DD, Ton J, Horton P & Barker ME (2018) . Food Security, 10(5), 1145-1161.
  • Beerling DJ, Leake JR, Long SP, Scholes JD, Ton J, Nelson PN, Bird M, Kantzas E, Taylor LL, Sarkar B , Kelland M et al (2018) . Nature Plants, 4(6), 392-392.
  • Buswell W, Schwarzenbacher ER, Luna E, Sellwood M, Chen B, Flors V, Pétriacq P & Ton J (2018) . New Phytologist, 218(3), 1205-1216.
  • Beerling DJ, Leake JR, Long SP, Scholes JD, Ton J, Nelson PN, Bird M, Kantzas E, Taylor LL, Sarkar B , Kelland M et al (2018) . Nature Plants, 4, 138-147.
  • Pérez-de-Luque A, Tille S, Johnson I, Pascual-Pardo D, Ton J & Cameron DD (2017) . Scientific Reports, 7.
  • Pétriacq P, Williams A, Cotton A, McFarlane AE, Rolfe SA & Ton J (2017) . The Plant Journal, 92(1), 147-162.
  • Horton P, Banwart SA, Brockington D, Brown GW, Bruce R, Cameron D, Holdsworth M, Lenny Koh SC, Ton J & Jackson P (2017) . Food Security, 1-16.
  • Bruce TJA, Smart LE, Birch ANE, Blok VC, MacKenzie K, Guerrieri E, Cascone P, Luna E & Ton J (2016) . Crop Protection.
  • López Sánchez A, H M Stassen J, Furci L, Smith LM & Ton J (2016) . Plant Journal.
  • Pétriacq P, Ton J, Patrit O, Tcherkez GG & Gakiere B (2016) . Plant Physiology , 172(3), 1465-1479.
  • Martinez-Medina A, Flors V, Heil M, Mauch-Mani B, Pieterse CMJ, Pozo MJ, Ton J, van Dam NM & Conrath U (2016) . Trends in Plant Science, 21(10).
  • Pétriacq P, Stassen JHM & Ton J (2016) . Plant Physiology, 170(4), 2325-2339.
  • Luna E, Beardon E, Ravnskov S, Scholes J & Ton J (2016) . PLANT DISEASE, 100(4), 704-710.
  • Erb M, Veyrat N, Robert CAM, Xu H, Frey M, Ton J & Turlings TCJ (2015) . Nature Communications, 6.
  • Schwarzenbacher RE, Luna E & Ton J (2014) . Front Plant Sci, 5, 304.
  • Luna E, López A, Kooiman J & Ton J (2014) . Front Plant Sci, 5, 184.
  • Luna E, van Hulten M, Zhang Y, Berkowitz O, López A, Pétriacq P, Sellwood MA, Chen B, Burrell M, van de Meene A , Pieterse CMJ et al (2014) . Nat Chem Biol, 10(6), 450-456.
  • D'Alessandro M, Erb M, Ton J, Brandenburg A, Karlen D, Zopfi J & Turlings TCJ (2014) . Plant Cell Environ, 37(4), 813-826.
  • Neal AL & Ton J (2013) . Plant Signal Behav, 8(1), e22655.
  • van Bel AJE, Helariutta Y, Thompson GA, Ton J, Dinant S, Ding B & Patrick JW (2013) . Frontiers in Plant Science, 4.
  • Pastor V, Luna E, Ton J, Cerezo M, Garcia-Agustin P & Flors V (2013) . MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, 26(11), 1334-1344.
  • Cameron DD, Neal AL, van Wees SCM & Ton J (2013) . Trends Plant Sci, 18(10), 539-545.
  • Pastor V, Luna E, Mauch-Mani B, Ton J & Flors V (2013) . Environmental and Experimental Botany, 94, 46-56.
  • Luna E & Ton J (2012) . Plant Signal Behav, 7(6), 615-618.
  • Neal J, Ahmad, S , Gordon-Weeks, R & Ton J (2012) . PLoS ONE, 7(4).
  • Luna E, Bruce TJA, Roberts MR, Flors V & Ton J (2012) . Plant Physiol, 158(2), 844-853.
  • Pastor V, Luna E, Mauch-Mani B, Ton J & Flors V (2012) Primed plants do not forget. Environmental and Experimental Botany.
  • Ahmad S, Veyrat N, Gordon-Weeks R, Zhang Y, Martin J, Smart L, Glauser G, Erb M, Flors V & Frey M (2011) . Plant physiology, 157, 317-327.
  • Luna E, Pastor V, Robert J, Flors V, Mauch-Mani B & Ton J (2011) . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 24, 183-193.
  • Ahmad S, Van Hulten M, Martin J, Pieterse CM, Van Wees SCM & Ton J (2011) , 34, 1191-1206.
  • Oluwafemi S, Bruce TJA, Pickett JA, Ton J & Birkett MA (2011) . Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37(1), 40-48.
  • Ahmad S, Gordon-Weeks R, Pickett J & Ton J (2010) , 11, 817-827.
  • Bechtold U, Lawson T, Mejia-Carranza J, Meyer RC, Brown IR, Altmann T, Ton J & Mullineaux PM (2010) .
  • Matthes MC, Bruce TJ, Ton J, Verrier PJ, Pickett JA & Napier JA (2010) . Planta, 232, 1163-1180.
  • Erb M, Gordon-Weeks R, Flors V, Camañes G, Turlings TCJ & Ton J (2009) . Plant Signaling & Behavior, 4(7), 639-641.
  • Erb M, Flors V, Karlen D, de Lange E, Planchamp C, D'Alessandro M, Turlings TC & Ton J (2009) . Plant Journal, 59(2), 292-302.
  • Erb M, Gordon-Weeks R, Flors V, Camanes G, Turlings TC & Ton J (2009) Belowground ABA boosts aboveground production of DIMBOA and primes induction of chlorogenic acid in maize. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 4(7), 636-638.
  • Van der Ent S, Van Hulten M, Pozo MJ, Czechowski T, Udvardi MK, Pieterse CM & Ton J (2009) , 183, 419-431.
  • Van Hulten M, Ahmad S, Luna-Diez E, Weeks RG, Pieterse CM & Ton J (2009) Natural variation in defence responsiveness amongst Arabidopsis acessions, 74, 801-807.
  • Ton J, Flors V & Mauch-Mani B (2009) , 14, 310-317.
  • Erb M, Ton J, Degenhardt J & Turlings TC (2008) , 146, 867-874.
  • Flors V, Ton J, van Doorn R, Jakab G, Garcia-Agustin P & Mauch-Mani B (2008) , 54, 81-92.
  • Heil M & Ton J (2008) , 13, 264-272.
  • Van der Ent S, Verhagen BW, Van Doorn R, Bakker D, Verlaan MG, Pel MJ, Joosten RG, Proveniers MC, Van Loon LC & Ton J (2008) , 146, 1293-1304.
  • TON JURRIAAN , VAN DER ENT SJOERD , VAN HULTEN MARIA HELENA ADRIANA & PIETERSE CORNELIS MARINUS JOZEF (2007) DEFENSE PRIMING IN PLANTS.
  • Glazebrook J & Ton J (2007) . Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 10(4), 331-334.
  • Ton J, D'Alessandro M, Jourdie V, Jakab G, Karlen D, Held M, Mauch-Mani B & Turlings TC (2007) , 49, 16-26.
  • Rostas M, Ton J, Mauch-Mani B & Turlings TC (2006) , 32, 1897-1909.
  • Conrath U, Beckers GJ, Flors V, Garcia-Agustin P, Jakab G, Mauch F, Newman MA, Pieterse CM, Poinssot B & Pozo MJ (2006) , 19, 1062-1071.
  • Turlings TC & Ton J (2006) . Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 9, 421-427.
  • Van Hulten M, Pelser M, van Loon LC, Pieterse CM & Ton J (2006) , 103, 5602-5607.
  • Flors V, Ton J, Jakab G & Mauch-Mani B (2005) , 153, 377-383.
  • Jakab G, Ton J, Flors V, Zimmerli L, Metraux JP & Mauch-Mani B (2005) , 139, 267-274.
  • Ton J, Jakab G, Toquin V, Flors V, Iavicoli A, Maeder MN, Metraux JP & Mauch-Mani B (2005) , 17, 987-999.
  • Ton J & Mauch-Mani B (2004) . The Plant Journal, 38, 119-130.
  • Pieterse CMJ, Van Pelt JA, Verhagen BWM, Ton J, Van Wees SCM, Léon-Kloosterziel KM & Van Loon LC (2003) Induced systemic resistance by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria. Symbiosis, 35, 39-54.
  • Ton J, De Vos M, Robben C, Buchala A, Metraux JP, Van Loon LC & Pieterse CM (2002) , 29, 11-21.
  • Ton J, Van Pelt JA, Van Loon LC & Pieterse CM (2002) , 15, 27-34.
  • Ton J, Van Pelt JA, Van Loon LC & Pieterse CMJ (2002) . Plant Biol., 4, 224-227.
  • Pieterse CMJ, Van Wees SCM, Ton J, Van Pelt JA & Van Loon LC (2002) . Plant Biol., 4, 535-544.
  • Ton J, Davison S, Van Loon LC & Pieterse CMJ (2001) . Eur J Plant Pathol, 107, 63-68.
  • Ton J, Davison S, Van Wees SC, Van Loon L & Pieterse CM (2001) , 125, 652-661.
  • Pieterse CMJ, Van Pelt JA, Van Wees SCM, Ton J, Léon-Kloosterziel KM, Keurentjes JJB, Verhagen BWM, Knoester M, Van der Sluis I & Bakker PAHM (2001) . Eur. J. Plant Pathol., 107, 51-61.
  • Pieterse CMJ, Ton J & Van Loon LC (2001) Cross-talk between plant defence signalling pathways: boost or burden?. AgBiotechNet, 3, ABN-068.
  • Pieterse CMJ, Van Pelt JA, Ton J, Parchmann S, Mueller MJ, Buchala AJ, Métraux J-P & Van Loon LC (2000) . Physiol. Mol. Plant Pathol., 57, 123-134.
  • Ton J, Pieterse CM & Van Loon LC (1999) Identification of a locus in arabidopsis controlling both the expression of rhizobacteria-mediated induced systemic resistance (ISR) and basal resistance against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, 12, 911-918.
  • Wilkinson S, Hannan Parker A & Ton J () . TheScienceBreaker, 9(4).
  • Williams A, Pétriacq P, Schwarzenbacher RE, Beerling D & Ton J () . New Phytologist.
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Book chapters

  • Beardon E, Scholes J & Ton J (2014) (pp. 232-248). Wiley
  • Van Hulten M, Ton J, Pieterse CMJ & Van Wees SCM (2010) , Signaling and Communication in Plants (pp. 43-60). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  • Heil, M & Ton J (2009) In Lüttge UE, Beyschlag W, Büdel B & Francis D (Ed.), Progress in Botany 71 (pp. 279-306). Springer
  • Flors, V , Ton J & Mauch-Mani, B (2009) The role of abscisic acid in disease resistance. In Yoshioka K & Shinozaki K (Ed.), Signal Cross Talk in Plant Stress Responses (pp. 1-22). Wiley Blackwell
  • Ton J, Pieterse, CMJ & Van Loon, LC (2006) The relationship between basal and induced resistance in Arabidopsis. In Bent E & Tuzun S (Ed.), Multigenic and Induced Systemic Resistance in Plants (pp. 197-224). Springer
  • Ton J & Mauch‐Mani B (2002) (pp. 99-109). Wiley
  • Pieterse CMJ, Van Wees SCM, Ton J, Léon-Kloosterziel KM, Van Pelt JA, Keurentjes JJB, Knoester M & Van Loon LC (2000) Rhizobacteria-mediated induced systemic resistance (ISR) in Arabidopsis: involvement of jasmonate and ethylene In Bisseling T, Stiekema WJ, Dewitt P & Witt PJGM (Ed.), Biology of Plant-Microbe Interactions (pp. 291-296). St. Paul, MN: The International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions.
  • Ton J, Pieterse CMJ & Van Loon LC (1998) Genetic analysis of induced systemic resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana: association between induced and basal resistance In Duffy BK, Rosenberger U & Défago G (Ed.), Molecular Approaches to Biological Control (pp. 111-115).
  • van der Ent S, Koornneef A, Ton J & Pieterse CMJ () (pp. 334-370). Wiley
  • van der Ent S, Koornneef A, Ton J & Pieterse CMJ () , Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance (pp. 334-370). Wiley-Blackwell
  • van der Ent S, Koornneef A, Ton J & Pieterse CMJ () , Molecular Aspects of Plant Disease Resistance (pp. 334-370). Wiley-Blackwell
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Conference proceedings

  • Tao CN & Ton J (2024) Priming of callose-related penetration resistance by beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) and R-beta-homoserine (RBH) is regulated by different pathways. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, Vol. 37(5) (pp 26-26)
  • Roberts MR, Worrall D, Holroyd G, Alvarez-Venegas R, Diez EL, Catoni M & Ton J (2019) . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 32(10S) (pp S1.203-S1.203). Glasgow, Scotland, 14 July 2019 - 18 July 2019.
  • Stassen J, Chatziavgerinos F, Ton J, Voigt C & Rolfe S (2019) . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 32(10S) (pp 26-26). Glasgow, Scotland, 14 July 2019 - 18 July 2019.
  • Yassin M, Moffat EK, Stassen J, Rolfe S, Cromey M, Holden N, Valentine TA, Newton AC & Ton J (2019) . Molecular plant-microbe interactions, Vol. 32(10) (pp S1.32-S1.32). Glasgow, Scotland, 14 July 2019 - 18 July 2019.
  • Stassen J, Furci L, Wilkinson SW, Lopez Sanchez A, Jain R, Smith LM & Ton J (2019) . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 32(10) (pp S1.17-S1.17). Glasgow, Scotland, 14 July 2019 - 18 July 2019.
  • Wilkinson SW, Wilson RS, Henderson MA, Stassen J, Lopez Sanchez A, Magerøy MH & Ton J (2019) . Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, Vol. 32(Suppl 10) (pp S1.142-S1.142). Glasgow, Scotland, 14 July 2019 - 14 July 2019.
  • Moffat EK, Yassin M, Rolfe S, Stassen J & Ton J (2019) The impacts of quantitative disease resistance on downy mildew epidemiology in mixed host populations. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, Vol. 32(10) (pp 19-19)
  • Schwarzenbacher RE, Pardo D, Wardell GE, Stassen J & Ton J (2019) Immune signals at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) control broad-spectrum acquired resistance.. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS, Vol. 32(10) (pp 119-119)
  • Schwarzenbacher R, Furci L, Buswell W, Lopez A, Jain R, Pardo D, Berkowitz O, Colot V, Petriacq P, Johannes F & Ton J (2018) . FEBS Open Bio, Vol. 8(Suppl 1) (pp 16-16). Prague, Czech Republic, 7 July 2018 - 7 July 2018.
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Theses

  • Ton J (2001) Rhizobacteria-mediated induced systemic resistance in Arabidopsis: molecular-genetic basis of induced resistance in relation to basal resistance.
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Preprints

  • Hannan Parker A, Zhang P, Man KY, Tirot L, Rolfe SA, Smith LM, Wilkinson SW & Ton J (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Bell DS, Leake JR, Beerling DJ, Ton J & Epihov DZ (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Zhang Z, Parker AH, Symeonidi A, Wilkinson SW, Stassen JHM, Smith LM, Ton J & Johannes F (2024) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Hõrak H, Rolfe SA, Ton J & Gray JE (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Yao N, Zhang Z, Yu L, Hazarika R, Yu C, Jang H, Smith LM, Ton J, Liu L, Stachowicz J , Reusch TBH et al (2023) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Tao C-N, Buswell W, Zhang P, Walker H, Johnson I, Schwarzenbacher R & Ton J (2022) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Wilkinson S, Dalen L, Skrautvol T, Ton J, Krokene P & Mageroy M (2021) , Wiley.
  • Sanchez AL, Pardo DP, Furci L, Roberts M & Ton J (2020) , Wiley.
  • Sanchez AL, Pardo DP, Furci L, Roberts M & Ton J (2020) , Wiley.
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Research group

Research fellows and postdoctoral workers

  • Dr. Roland Schwarzenbacher
  • Dr. Mamadou Cissoko

Technicians

  • David Pardo
  • Peijun Zhang

PhD students

  • Adam Parker
  • Chi-Nan Tao
  • Mustafa Yassin
  • Emma Moffat
  • Dave Rapley
  • Roberta Fabrizi
  • Samuel Wilkinson

Alumni

  • Dr. Joost Stassen, The Netherlands.
  • Dr. Leonardo Furci, Okinawa Institute of Science & Technology. Japan.
  • Dr. Alex Williams, University of Manchester, UK.
  • Dr. Will Buswell, BPP University, London.
  • Dr. Rituhree Jain, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Dr. Estrella Luna, University of Birmingham, UK.
  • Dr. Pierre Pétriacq, University of Bordeaux, France.
  • Dr. Ana Lopez, CNB-CSIC, Madrid, Spain.
  • Dr. Shakoor Ahmad, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Dr. Yuhua Zhang, Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients Corporation, Shanghai, China
  • Dr. Marieke van Hulten, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Sjoerd van der Ent, Koppert Biological Systems, The Netherlands
Teaching activities
  • APS 135 - Skills for Biologists and level 1 tutorials
  • APS 138 - Molecular and Cell Biology
  • APS 222 - Level 2 tutorials
  • APS 276 - Symbiosis
  • APS 216 - Plant, Cell & Environment
  • APS 355 - Future Plants
  • APS 330 - Level 3 Research Projects
  • APS 331 - Level 3 Dissertations
  • Research projects by MBiolSci, MRes and PhD students
Professional activities and memberships
  • Monitoring editor of Plant Physiology (2012-present)
Collaborators

Internal:

  • Dr. Stephen Rolfe, APS
  • Dr. Christian Voigt, APS
  • Prof. Julie Scholes, APS
  • Prof. Julie Gray, MBB
  • Dr. Lisa Smith, APS
  • Dr. Stuart Campbell, APS
  • Prof. Jonathan Leake, APS
  • Dr. Vincent Cunliffe, BMS
  • Prof. Duncan Cameron

External:

  • Prof. David Baulcombe, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Prof. Georg Jander, Cornell University, UK
  • Prof. Cathie Martin. JIC, Norwich
  • Dr. Mike Roberts, University of Lancaster, UK
  • Dr. Oliver Berkowitz, Murdoch University, Australia
  • Prof. Vincent Colot, INRA, France
  • Dr. Paal Krokene and Dr. Melissa Megeroy, NIBIO, Norway
  • Dr. Matthias Erb, Univeristy of Bern, Switzerland
  • Dr. Victor Flors, University of Jaume I, Spain
  • Prof. Corné Pieterse, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • Dr. Karin Posthuma, ENZA Seeds, Enkuizen, The Netherlands

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