Patricia Gil Diez
Research laboratory technician
Biography
My interest in plant science began when I was an undergrad in Biology at the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). After that, I was introduced to legume-bacteria symbiosis during my master's and Ph.D. at Polytechnique University of Madrid (Spain). The main topic of my Ph.D. was metal transport into the nodules of Medicago truncatula, resulting in the characterization of two molybdenum transporters involved in the delivery of this metal to the nodules. I moved to the UK after completing my Ph.D. and I worked as a research and image laboratory technician at Bertram Daum´s laboratory at Exeter University. We used cryo-electron microscopy to study the ribosomes of Spraguea lophii, a fungal spore-forming unicellular parasite. Before joining the Crop Science Centre I had a role as a postdoc in Vicki Gold´s laboratory also at Exeter University, exploring different functions of the type IV pili in the hyperthermophile bacteria Thermus termophilus.
Publications
Publication
In situ structure of a eukaryotic 100 S ribosome
Date: 30 April 2022
Contributors: Gil-Diez, P., McLaren, M. Isupov, M.N., Conners, R., Gambelli, L., Gold, V., Connell, S., Williams, B., and Daum, B.
Journal: Biorxiv
Publication
MtMTP2-Facilitated Zinc Transport Into Intracellular Compartments Is Essential for Nodule Development in
Date: 10 July 2018
Contributors: León-Mediavilla, J., Senovilla, M., Montiel, J., Gil-Díez, P., Saez, Á., Kryvoruchko, I. S., Reguera, M., Udvardi, M. K., Imperial, J. and González-Guerrero, M.
Journal: Frontiers of Plant Science
Publication
Medicago truncatula Molybdate Transporter type 1 (MtMOT1.3) is a plasma membrane molybdenum transporter required for nitrogenase activity in root nodules under molybdenum deficiency
Date: 14 August 2017
Contributors: Tejada-Jimenez, M., Gil-Diez, P., Leon-Mediavilla, J., Wen, J., Mysore, K. S., Imperial, J. and Gonzalez-Guerrero, M.
Journal: New Phytologist