Carolyn Riddell joined Forest Research in 2016. Previously, she obtained a PhD at the University of Leicester (2009) in evolutionary biology and subsequently completed a post-doctoral position at the University of Edinburgh (2010-2012), validating next-generation sequencing data. After a period working at Edinburgh Genomics (2012-2014) she took up another role on the PROTREE project (2014-2016), where she worked on Dothistroma septosporum evolution in pine species, in conjunction with the University of Edinburgh and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh.
Carolyn manages the Forest Research Quality Management System underpinning work and research activities for our customers. She also undertakes work as part of team managing ISO17025 accreditation and ORETO certification.
Member of the British Society for Plant Pathology
Forests and woodlands worldwide are being severely impacted by invasive Phytophthora species, with initial outbreaks in some cases occurring on…
Lead Author: Carolyn Riddell
Whole genome resequencing of 25 isolates of the ascomycete pine pathogen Dothistroma septosporum revealed the presence of three genetically distinct…
Distribution and transmission of Phytophthora austrocedri
Providing research support
Piotrowska, M. J., Ennos, R. A., Riddell, C. and Hoebe, P. N. (2017), Fungicide sensitivity of Dothistroma septosporum isolates in the UK. For. Path., 47, e12314. DOI:10.1111/efp.12314
Carolyn E Riddell, Juan D Lobaton Garces, Sally Adams, Seth M Barribeau, David Twell and Eamonn B Mallon, (2014) Differential gene expression and alternative splicing in insect immune specificity, BMC Genomics 2014 15:1031
Riddell CE, Sumner S, Adams S, Mallon EB, (2011) Pathways to immunity: temporal dynamics of the bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) immune response against a trypanosomal gut parasite, Insect Molecular Biology, Aug;20(4):529-40
Carolyn Riddell, Sally Adams, Paul Schmid-Hempel, Eamonn B Mallon, (2009), Differential expression of immune defences is associated with specific host-parasite interactions in insects, PLoS ONE 4(10): e7621
Riddell CE, Mallon EB, (2006) Insect psychoneuroimmunology: Immune response reduces learning in protein starved bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Mar;20(2):135-8