Alison Gail Smith
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| Born | Alison Gail Smith |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
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| Thesis | Chlorosis induction in haloblight disease of bean: a biochemical study (1981) |
| Notable awards | Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (2012) |
| Spouse | Andy Hopper (m. 1988) |
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Alison Gail Smith FRSB is a Professor of Plant Biochemistry in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK. Her research investigates the metabolism of plants, algae and bacteria, in particular vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis.
Smith was educated at the University of Bristol where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry in 1977. She moved to the University of Cambridge, to do a PhD investigating the role of a toxin produced by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringae in causing the symptoms of halo blight of green beans, which she completed in 1981.
Smith's research investigates the:
Research in Smith's group is also investigating the potential for exploitation of algae for carbon capture and storage, algae fuel and algaculture. Smith's research has been funded by the European Union, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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