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Geoffrey D. Robson was a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned several fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Engineering.

The scientist's work encompassed a variety of subfields, particularly in Plant Science, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

Robson's main research topics included:

  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Lichen and fungal ecology
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity

Frequent co-authors in their research included David Moore, Anthony P. J. Trinci, Jon K. Pittman, Mohammad Khalil Monjed, and Brahim Achour.

Robson published in multiple scholarly venues, including:

  • Algal Research
  • Biomass and Bioenergy
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robson included:

  • Improved saccharification of Chlorella vulgaris biomass by fungal secreted enzymes for bioethanol production, 2021, Algal Research
  • Isolation of fungal strains for biodegradation and saccharification of microalgal biomass, 2020, Biomass and Bioenergy
  • The Effect of Polycaprolactone Polymer Degradation in Compost on Seed Germination, 2024, IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science
  • Index, 2020, Cambridge University Press eBooks

Geoffrey D. Robson's scholarly contributions also included a book titled 21st Century Guidebook to Fungi, published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic filamentous fungus Aspergillus fumigatus

    William C. Nierman;William C. Nierman;Arnab Pain;Michael J. Anderson;Jennifer R. Wortman;Jennifer R. Wortman

  • Abiotic and biotic environmental degradation of the bioplastic polymer poly(lactic acid): A review

    Mehlika Karamanlioglu;Richard Preziosi;Geoffrey D. Robson

  • Fungal siderophores: structures, functions and applications

    Joanna C. Renshaw;Geoff D. Robson;Anthony P.J. Trinci;Marilyn G. Wiebe

  • The influence of biotic and abiotic factors on the rate of degradation of poly(lactic) acid (PLA) coupons buried in compost and soil

    Mehlika Karamanlioglu;Geoffrey D. Robson

  • Hydrocortisone-enhanced growth of Aspergillus spp.: implications for pathogenesis.

    Tony T. C. Ng;Geoffrey D. Robson;David W. Denning

  • 21st Century Guidebook to Fungi

    David Moore;Geoffrey D. Robson;Anthony P. J. Trinci

  • Fungal colonization and biodeterioration of plasticized polyvinyl chloride.

    Jeremy S. Webb;Marianne Nixon;Ian M. Eastwood;Malcolm Greenhalgh

  • Microbial degradation of four biodegradable polymers in soil and compost demonstrating polycaprolactone as an ideal compostable plastic

    Asma Said Khalid Al Hosni;Jon Pittman;Geoffrey Robson

  • Genomic analysis of the secretion stress response in the enzyme-producing cell factory Aspergillus niger

    Thomas Guillemette;Thomas Guillemette;Noël N M E van Peij;Theo Goosen;Karin Lanthaler

  • Glucoamylase::green fluorescent protein fusions to monitor protein secretion in Aspergillus niger

    Caroline L. Gordon;Vahid Khalaj;Arthur F. J. Ram;David B. Archer

  • CADRE: the Central Aspergillus Data REpository.

    J. E. Mabey;M. J. Anderson;Peter F. Giles;Crispin J. Miller

  • Comparative analysis of programmed cell death pathways in filamentous fungi

    Natalie D Fedorova;Jonathan H Badger;Geoff D Robson;Jennifer R Wortman

  • Fungi are the predominant micro‐organisms responsible for degradation of soil‐buried polyester polyurethane over a range of soil water holding capacities

    S.R. Barratt;A.R. Ennos;M. Greenhalgh;G.D. Robson

  • Interrogation of Related Clinical Pan-Azole-Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus Strains: G138C, Y431C, and G434C Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in cyp51A, Upregulation of cyp51A, and Integration and Activation of Transposon Atf1 in the cyp51A Promoter

    Ahmed M. Albarrag;Michael J. Anderson;Susan J. Howard;Geoff D. Robson

  • Oxidative and amphotericin B-mediated cell death in the opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus is associated with an apoptotic-like phenotype

    S. Amin A. Mousavi;Geoffrey D. Robson

  • A glucoamylase::GFP gene fusion to study protein secretion by individual hyphae of Aspergillus niger

    C.L Gordon;D.B Archer;D.J Jeenes;J.H Doonan

  • Comparative susceptibility of resident and transient hand bacteria to para-chloro-meta-xylenol and triclosan.

    S.A. Johnson;P.A. Goddard;C. Iliffe;Barry Timmins

  • Fungal succession in an in-vessel composting system characterized using 454 pyrosequencing

    Adrian Langarica-Fuentes;Urooj Zafar;Alan Heyworth;Thomas Brown

  • Transcriptome Analysis of Recombinant Protein Secretion by Aspergillus nidulans and the Unfolded-Protein Response In Vivo

    Andrew H. Sims;Manda E. Gent;Karin Lanthaler;Nigel S. Dunn-Coleman

  • Effect of branch frequency in Aspergillus oryzae on protein secretion and culture viscosity

    Sharon P. Bocking;Marilyn G. Wiebe;Geoffrey D. Robson;Kim Hansen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony P. J. Trinci
Anthony P. J. Trinci University of Manchester
David D. Moore
David D. Moore University of California, Berkeley
Stephen G. Oliver
Stephen G. Oliver University of Cambridge
David W. Denning
David W. Denning University of Manchester
David R. Moore
David R. Moore Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Richard F. Preziosi
Richard F. Preziosi Plymouth University
Geoffrey M. Gadd
Geoffrey M. Gadd University of Dundee
Pieter van West
Pieter van West University of Aberdeen
David B. Archer
David B. Archer University of Nottingham
Jennifer R. Wortman
Jennifer R. Wortman Broad Institute

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