Kim Findlay
Platform Manager Head of Bioimaging
Manager of the Bioimaging facility at the John Innes Centre, Kim graduated from King’s College, London, with a degree in Biology and Physics and joined the John Innes Centre in 1987.
Her expertise is in both scanning and transmission electron microscopy and sample preparation of biological specimens for EM, especially cryo methods, with specific knowledge of how to handle a wide variety of plants and microbes.
Selected Publications
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Lewis C. M., Persoons A., Bebber D. P., Kigathi R. N., Maintz J., Findlay K., Corredor-Moreno P., Harrington S. A., Kangara N., Berlin A., Garcia R., German S. E., Hanzalova A., Hodson D., Hovmoller M. S., Huerta-Espino J., Imtiaz M., Iqbal Mirza J., Justesen A. F., Niks R. E., Omarani A., Patpour M., Pretorius Z. A., Roohparvar R., Sela H., Singh R. P., Steffenson B., Visser B., Fenwick P. M., Thomas J., Wulff B. B., Saunders D. G. O. (2018)Potential for re-emergence of wheat stem rust in the United KingdomCommunications BiologyPublisher's version: .
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Tschowri N., Schumacher M. A., Schlimpert S., Chinnam N. B., Findlay K. C., Brennan R. G., Buttner M. J. (2014)Tetrameric c-di-GMP Mediates Effective Transcription Factor Dimerization to Control Streptomyces Development.Cell (158)Publisher's version: 0092-8674
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Hayles M. F., Stokes D. J., Phifer D., Findlay K. (2007)A technique for improved focused ion beam milling of cryo-prepared life science specimensJournal of Microscopy (3)