Staff
James Snowden
BSc (Hons), MbyRes
BSc (Hons), MbyRes
James is Laboratory Manager for the Tree Health Pathology, Entomology, and Advisory laboratories in the Science Block at Alice Holt. He oversees the smooth functioning of the laboratory environment, providing fundamental facilities and support for research and responsive diagnostic services that contribute to Forest Research. He works closely with other Laboratory Managers, Health & Safety, and Facilities to ensure laboratories are operated safely with a focus on sustainability.
He has graduated from the Forestry Commission’s Professional Manager Programme and completed the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research (ISTR) – Biosafety Practitioner Level 1.
He joined Forest Research as a Pathology Diagnostic Research Assistant in the Tree Health Research Group in 2017 working on Phytophthora ramorum. Until 2022, he worked as a Research Scientist on Dothistroma needle blight and Heterobasidion going on fieldwork surveys and using molecular analysis techniques.
James completed his Master of Science by Research with the University of Exeter, whilst working at Forest Research. He graduated from the University of the West of England, Bristol, with a BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences after working on the influenza C virus at APHA using molecular and serological assay techniques during his placement year.
Alice Holt
Alice Holt Lodge
Wrecclesham
Farnham
Surrey
Tubby, K., Forster, J., Mullett, M., Needham, R., Smith, O., Snowden, J. and McCartan, S. (2023) Can the Seed Trade Provide a Potential Pathway for the Global Distribution of Foliar Pathogens? An Investigation into the Use of Heat Treatments to Reduce Risk of Dothistroma septosporum Transmission via Seed Stock. J. Fungi, 9, 1190, 2023 DOI: 10.3390/jof9121190
Snowden, J.C., Studholme, D. and Tubby, K. (2020) Molecular and Behavioral Characterization and Identification of Dothistroma Species in Britain and New Zealand, Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2020, Edinburgh
Daudu, J., Snowden, J.C., Tubby, K., Coutts, R and Kotta-Loizou, I. (2019) Studying a mycovirus from Dothistroma septosporum, causative agent of pine needle blight. Access Microbiology, 1:1A https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.ac2019.po0502
Daudu, J., Snowden, J.C., Tubby, K., Coutts, R and Kotta-Loizou, I. (2019) Studying a mycovirus from Dothistroma septosporum, causative agent of pine needle blight. Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2019. Paper A076. Belfast. April 2019.
Snowden, J.C. and Tubby, K. (2019) Review of diagnostic research on Dothistroma (red) needle blight in the UK. U.K. Forest Pathology Meeting 2019. John Innes Centre. Lanivet, Cornwall UK.
Nash, B., Coward, V., Hill, H., Kelly, M., Snowden, J., Brookes, S.M., Webby, R., Eckard, L., Brown, I.H. (2015) Influenza C in the UK bovine population and its correlation with cases of bovine pneumonia as a possible causative agent. International Society for Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Diseases, 3rd International Symposium on Neglected Influenza Viruses. Athens, GA USA.