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Alison Gail Smith

October 25, 2023

For other people named Alison Smith, see Allison Smith.

Alison Gail Smith, Lady Hopper FRSB is Professor of Plant Biochemistry in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, UK.[2][3][4] Her research investigates the metabolism of plants, algae and bacteria, in particular vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis.[5][6][7][8]

Alison Smith

FRSB
Born
Alison Gail Smith
Alma mater
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
[1]
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
ThesisChlorosis induction in haloblight disease of bean: a biochemical study (1981)
Websitewww.plantsci.cam.ac.uk/research/alisonsmith

Education Edit

Smith was educated at the University of Bristol where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry in 1977.[9] She moved to the University of Cambridge, to do a Ph.D. 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.[10]

Research and career Edit

Smith's research[11] investigates the:

...metabolism of plants, algae and bacteria, in particular vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis, using a wide range of techniques from biochemistry through molecular biology to genomics, coupled with mathematical modeling approaches. The knowledge gained from these studies is being used to explore the potential for metabolic engineering of high value products in plants and algae, and other biotechnological uses of algae, such as for biodiesel production. In parallel, studies of symbiotic interactions between algae and bacteria are providing insights into algal communities in natural ecosystems, and in dense cultures necessary for industrial cultivation.[4]

Research in Smith's group is also investigating the potential for exploitation of algae for carbon capture and storage, algae fuel and algaculture.[12] Her research has been funded by the European Union,[13] the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council.[14]

She is a council member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom and as a member of the board of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany.[4]

Awards and honours Edit

Smith was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Fellowship in 2001 and a best scientific paper award from the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research in 2009 for research on Tetrapyrrole profiling in seedlings of the Arabidopsis (rockcress).[15] In 2009, she was awarded an Erskine Fellowship from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, and she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) in 2012.[3]

Smith was interviewed by Jim Al-Khalili on The Life Scientific, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017.[16]

Personal life Edit

Smith is married to computer scientist Andy Hopper (Sir Andrew Hopper), with whom she has two children.[1][17]

References Edit

  1. ^ a b Anon (2018). "Hopper, Prof. Andrew". Who's Who. Vol. 1998 (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U20751. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Alison Gail Smith publications from Europe PubMed Central
  3. ^ a b Smith, Alison (2016). (PDF). University of Cambridge. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Anon (2015). "Plant Metabolism at the University of Cambridge". University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ Scott, Stuart A; Davey, Matthew P; Dennis, John S; Horst, Irmtraud; Howe, Christopher J; Lea-Smith, David J; Smith, Alison G (2010). "Biodiesel from algae: challenges and prospects". Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 21 (3): 277–286. doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2010.03.005. PMID 20399634.
  6. ^ Croft, Martin T.; Lawrence, Andrew D.; Raux-Deery, Evelyne; Warren, Martin J.; Smith, Alison G. (2005). "Algae acquire vitamin B12 through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria". Nature. 438 (7064): 90–93. Bibcode:2005Natur.438...90C. doi:10.1038/nature04056. PMID 16267554. S2CID 4328049.
  7. ^ Stephenson, Anna L.; Kazamia, Elena; Dennis, John S.; Howe, Christopher J.; Scott, Stuart A.; Smith, Alison G. (2010). "Life-Cycle Assessment of Potential Algal Biodiesel Production in the United Kingdom: A Comparison of Raceways and Air-Lift Tubular Bioreactors". Energy & Fuels. 24 (7): 4062–4077. doi:10.1021/ef1003123.
  8. ^ Ciulli, Alessio; Williams, Glyn; Smith, Alison G.; Blundell, Tom L.; Abell, Chris (2006). "Probing Hot Spots at Protein−Ligand Binding Sites: A Fragment-Based Approach Using Biophysical Methods". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 49 (16): 4992–5000. doi:10.1021/jm060490r. PMID 16884311.
  9. ^ Alison Gail Smith's ORCID 0000-0001-6511-5704
  10. ^ Smith, Alison Gail (1981). Chlorosis induction in haloblight disease of bean: a biochemical study. ulmss-newton.lib.cam.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Cambridge.
  11. ^ Alison Gail Smith's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
    - Alison Gail Smith publications indexed by Google Scholar
  12. ^ Grant, Matthew AA; Kazamia, Elena; Cicuta, Pietro; Smith, Alison G (2014). "Direct exchange of vitamin B12 is demonstrated by modelling the growth dynamics of algal–bacterial cocultures". The ISME Journal. 8 (7): 1418–1427. doi:10.1038/ismej.2014.9. PMC 4069406. PMID 24522262.
    - Davey, M. P.; Horst, I.; Duong, G.-H.; Tomsett, E. V.; Litvinenko, A. C. P.; Howe, C. J.; Smith, A. G. (2014). "Triacylglyceride Production and Autophagous Responses in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Depend on Resource Allocation and Carbon Source". Eukaryotic Cell. 13 (3): 392–400. doi:10.1128/EC.00178-13. PMC 3957581. PMID 24413660.
    - Kazamia, Elena; Aldridge, David C.; Smith, Alison G. (2012). "Synthetic ecology – A way forward for sustainable algal biofuel production?". Journal of Biotechnology. 162 (1): 163–169. doi:10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.03.022.
  13. ^ Ghosh, Pallab (2016). . London: BBC. Archived from the original on 21 July 2016.
  14. ^ Anon (2016). . gtr.rcuk.ac.uk. Swindon: Research Councils UK. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017.
  15. ^ Moulin, M.; McCormac, A. C.; Terry, M. J.; Smith, A. G. (2008). "Tetrapyrrole profiling in Arabidopsis seedlings reveals that retrograde plastid nuclear signaling is not due to Mg-protoporphyrin IX accumulation". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105 (39): 15178–15183. Bibcode:2008PNAS..10515178M. doi:10.1073/pnas.0803054105. PMC 2567511. PMID 18818314.  
  16. ^ Al-Khalili, Jim (2017). "Alison Smith on algae". London: BBC.

    Alison Smith, Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge, is a world expert on algae, which range in size from giant kelp to microscopic cyanobacteria. They are found all over the world from the Arctic to the Tropics, live in water and make energy from the sun by photosynthesis. She talks to Jim al-Khalili about their biology and their many uses, such as biofuels.
  17. ^ Lean, Thomas (2010). (PDF). sounds.bl.uk. London: British Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2012.

October 25, 2023
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For other people named Alison Smith see Allison Smith Alison Gail Smith Lady Hopper FRSB is Professor of Plant Biochemistry in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge UK 2 3 4 Her research investigates the metabolism of plants algae and bacteria in particular vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis 5 6 7 8 Alison SmithFRSBBornAlison Gail SmithAlma materUniversity of Bristol BSc University of Cambridge PhD SpouseSir Andrew Hopper m 1988 wbr 1 Children2Scientific careerFieldsBiochemistryThesisChlorosis induction in haloblight disease of bean a biochemical study 1981 Websitewww wbr plantsci wbr cam wbr ac wbr uk wbr research wbr alisonsmith Contents 1 Education 2 Research and career 3 Awards and honours 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEducation EditSmith was educated at the University of Bristol where she was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry in 1977 9 She moved to the University of Cambridge to do a Ph D 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 10 Research and career EditSmith s research 11 investigates the metabolism of plants algae and bacteria in particular vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis using a wide range of techniques from biochemistry through molecular biology to genomics coupled with mathematical modeling approaches The knowledge gained from these studies is being used to explore the potential for metabolic engineering of high value products in plants and algae and other biotechnological uses of algae such as for biodiesel production In parallel studies of symbiotic interactions between algae and bacteria are providing insights into algal communities in natural ecosystems and in dense cultures necessary for industrial cultivation 4 Research in Smith s group is also investigating the potential for exploitation of algae for carbon capture and storage algae fuel and algaculture 12 Her research has been funded by the European Union 13 the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council the Economic and Social Research Council and the Natural Environment Research Council 14 She is a council member of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom of the United Kingdom and as a member of the board of the National Institute of Agricultural Botany 4 Awards and honours EditSmith was awarded a Leverhulme Trust Study Abroad Fellowship in 2001 and a best scientific paper award from the Rebeiz Foundation for Basic Research in 2009 for research on Tetrapyrrole profiling in seedlings of the Arabidopsis rockcress 15 In 2009 she was awarded an Erskine Fellowship from the University of Canterbury in Christchurch New Zealand and she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology FRSB in 2012 3 Smith was interviewed by Jim Al Khalili on The Life Scientific first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017 16 Personal life EditSmith is married to computer scientist Andy Hopper Sir Andrew Hopper with whom she has two children 1 17 References Edit a b Anon 2018 Hopper Prof Andrew Who s Who Vol 1998 online Oxford University Press ed Oxford A amp C Black doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 U20751 Subscription or UK public library membership required Alison Gail Smith publications from Europe PubMed Central a b Smith Alison 2016 Alison Smith CV PDF University of Cambridge Archived from the original PDF on 26 June 2022 a b c Anon 2015 Plant Metabolism at the University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Scott Stuart A Davey Matthew P Dennis John S Horst Irmtraud Howe Christopher J Lea Smith David J Smith Alison G 2010 Biodiesel from algae challenges and prospects Current Opinion in Biotechnology 21 3 277 286 doi 10 1016 j copbio 2010 03 005 PMID 20399634 Croft Martin T Lawrence Andrew D Raux Deery Evelyne Warren Martin J Smith Alison G 2005 Algae acquire vitamin B12 through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria Nature 438 7064 90 93 Bibcode 2005Natur 438 90C doi 10 1038 nature04056 PMID 16267554 S2CID 4328049 Stephenson Anna L Kazamia Elena Dennis John S Howe Christopher J Scott Stuart A Smith Alison G 2010 Life Cycle Assessment of Potential Algal Biodiesel Production in the United Kingdom A Comparison of Raceways and Air Lift Tubular Bioreactors Energy amp Fuels 24 7 4062 4077 doi 10 1021 ef1003123 Ciulli Alessio Williams Glyn Smith Alison G Blundell Tom L Abell Chris 2006 Probing Hot Spots at Protein Ligand Binding Sites A Fragment Based Approach Using Biophysical Methods Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 49 16 4992 5000 doi 10 1021 jm060490r PMID 16884311 Alison Gail Smith s ORCID 0000 0001 6511 5704 Smith Alison Gail 1981 Chlorosis induction in haloblight disease of bean a biochemical study ulmss newton lib cam ac uk PhD thesis University of Cambridge Alison Gail Smith s publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database subscription required Alison Gail Smith publications indexed by Google Scholar Grant Matthew AA Kazamia Elena Cicuta Pietro Smith Alison G 2014 Direct exchange of vitamin B12 is demonstrated by modelling the growth dynamics of algal bacterial cocultures The ISME Journal 8 7 1418 1427 doi 10 1038 ismej 2014 9 PMC 4069406 PMID 24522262 Davey M P Horst I Duong G H Tomsett E V Litvinenko A C P Howe C J Smith A G 2014 Triacylglyceride Production and Autophagous Responses in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Depend on Resource Allocation and Carbon Source Eukaryotic Cell 13 3 392 400 doi 10 1128 EC 00178 13 PMC 3957581 PMID 24413660 Kazamia Elena Aldridge David C Smith Alison G 2012 Synthetic ecology A way forward for sustainable algal biofuel production Journal of Biotechnology 162 1 163 169 doi 10 1016 j jbiotec 2012 03 022 Ghosh Pallab 2016 UK scientists speak about Brexit pain London BBC Archived from the original on 21 July 2016 Anon 2016 UK government grants awarded to Alison Gail Smith gtr rcuk ac uk Swindon Research Councils UK Archived from the original on 26 January 2017 Moulin M McCormac A C Terry M J Smith A G 2008 Tetrapyrrole profiling in Arabidopsis seedlings reveals that retrograde plastid nuclear signaling is not due to Mg protoporphyrin IX accumulation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 39 15178 15183 Bibcode 2008PNAS 10515178M doi 10 1073 pnas 0803054105 PMC 2567511 PMID 18818314 nbsp Al Khalili Jim 2017 Alison Smith on algae London BBC Alison Smith Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge is a world expert on algae which range in size from giant kelp to microscopic cyanobacteria They are found all over the world from the Arctic to the Tropics live in water and make energy from the sun by photosynthesis She talks to Jim al Khalili about their biology and their many uses such as biofuels Lean Thomas 2010 Professor Andy Hopper Interview PDF sounds bl uk London British Library Archived from the original PDF on 9 October 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alison Gail Smith 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