Maja Brus-Szkalej
Background
2015-2019 PhD Biology especially Plant Protection Biology, SLU, Alnarp, Sweden
2010 – 2012 MSc Genetic and Molecular Plant Biology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
2007 – 2010 BSc Molecular Biology, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, UK.
Selected publications
Resjö, S., Brus, M., Ali, A., Meijer, H. J. G., Sandin, M., Govers, F., Levander, F., Grenville-Briggs, L. & Andreasson, E. 2017. Proteomic Analysis of Phytophthora infestans Reveals the Importance of Cell Wall Proteins in Pathogenicity. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 16, 1958-1971.
Vetukuri, R.R.*, Masini, L., McDougal, R., de Zinger, L., Brus,-Szkalej M, Williams, N., Lankinen, Å., & Grenville-Briggs, L. J. 2020. The presence of Phytophthora infestans in the rhizosphere of a wild Solanum species may contribute to off-season survival and pathogenicity. Applied soil ecology, Vol. 148.
Clergeot, P.-H., Schuler, H., Mørtz, E., Brus, M., Vintila, S., & Ekengren, S. 2012. The corky root rot pathogen Pyrenochaeta lycopersici secretes a proteinaceous inducer of cell death affecting host plants differentially. Phytopathology, Vol. 102, No 9, pp.878-891.