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Liz Beal, BSc, PhD
Research Assistent, Tree Health DivisionLiz joined Forest Research in 2001 as a PhD student with the pathology branch in collaboration with the University of Portsmouth. She has specialised in sapstaining fungi. She then worked as an Assistant Scientific Officer in the chemistry laboratory with Environmental and Human Sciences division. She now works within the Tree Health division as a research assistant specialising in Red Band Needle Blight and Phytophthora ramorum. Current roleResearch Assistant, Tree Health Division Working mainly with Red Band Needle Blight conducting surveys throughout the UK, analysing data and isolating cultures from pine needles. Maintaining existing cultures and also involved with mating type molecular work of P. ramorum and D. septasporum. Current programmesAffiliations and achievements- Postgraduate certificate in scientific research methods (Sept 2001- Jan 2002)
- Member of the Alice Holt Sports and Social Committee
- Member of the Alice Holt Greening Committee.
Research areas- Susceptibility of different conifer species to sapstain fungi
- Mycology
- Incidence of Red Band Needle Blight
Main recent publicationsYoung, E,J. (2005). Susceptibility of conifers to infection by sapstain fungi. PhD thesis. Young, E.J., Eaton, R.A. Webber J.F. and Hill, M.A.W. (2003). Factors affecting resistance to sapstain infection in freshly felled softwood logs. International Research Group on Wood Preservation IRG/WP 03- 10467. Young, E.J., Eaton, R.A. and Webber J.F. (2002). Susceptibility of harvested softwoods to infection by sapstain fungi. International Research Group on Wood Preservation IRG/WP 02-10435.
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