DrGrace Hoysted

I am an environmental biologist with interests spanning many areas which centre around plants and soil biodiversity.

I carried out my M.Sc. and Ph.D. in the plant nematology laboratory at the University of Leeds where I focussed on multitrophic interactions between above-ground pests (aphids) and below-ground pathogens (plant parasitic nematodes) of economically important crops.

Following my Ph.D., I carried out post-doctoral research at the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield. Here, my research portfolio expanded to include plant-fungal-rhizosphere interactions, specifically the evolution of diverse plant-fungal synergisms across ecosystems.

My research expertise includes plant-insect-soil pathogen interactions and plant mycology specifically the physiology, ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal interactions with diverse microbes in both natural and agro-ecosystems.