Newcastle University

Qualifications

PhD, ecological genetics, University of Manchester, 2007.

BSc (Hons), biological sciences (with industrial experience), Salford University, 2003.

Previous Positions

Teaching assistant, Northumbria University (2008). Led a third year module in foresic botany, and taught on a MSc module in writing grant applications

Postdoctoral research associate, University of Manchester (2007). Ecological genetics of epiphytic bromeliad - tree associations in the tropical rainforests of Belize and Ecuador.

Esteem Indicators

Member of the editorial board for Agronomy - a multidisciplinary and open access journal.

Member of the editorial board for The Open Access Journal of Science and Technology. 

Reviewer for many subject related journals.  

Memberships

Society of Biology (MSB)

Honours and Awards

Small Ecological Project Grant (SEPG), British Ecological Society, 2006.

Languages

English, french.

Current Research Interests

• Sustainable crop production (mainly wheat and potato) to reduce our impact on the environment and maintain food security. This involves several areas of interest:

     o The effect of agronomic practices (fertilisation regime) and varieties on crop yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE). 

     o Identification of plant genes involved in NUE, particularly plant root genes involved in plant interactions    with rhizosphere micro-organisms that enhance nutrient availability and uptake.

• This research utilises molecular techniques (proteomic profiling, QTL mapping) to identify genes involved in plant performance over contrasting environments

Current Work

Leading the proteomic profiling work in the plant breeding team at NEFG (Nafferton Ecological Farming Group).

Postgraduate Supervision

Mr Leonidas Rempelos (PhD thesis: Effects of agronomic practices on yield, quality and protein expression patterns in multiple potato varieties).

Mr Mohammed Almuarifi (PhD thesis: Nutrient Use Efficiency in contrasting wheat varieties). Part supervision with Prof. C. Leifert and Dr J. Coopper

Undergraduate Teaching

ACE1013 Introduction to Genetics

Postgraduate Teaching

ACE8067 Ecological & Sustainable Fields Crop Production Systems

• Tétard-Jones C, Shotton PN, Rempelos L, Cooper J, Eyre M, Orr CH, Leifert C, Gatehouse AMR. Quantitative proteomics to study the response of wheat to contrasting fertilisation regimes. Molecular Breeding 2012. In Press.
• Tétard-Jones C, Edwards MG, Rempelos L, Gatehouse AMR, Eyre M, Wilcockson SJ, Leifert C. Effects of previous crop management, fertilization regime and watersupply on potato tuber proteome and yield. Agronomy 2013. In Press.
• Rempelos L, Cooper J, Wilcockson S, Eyre M, Shotton P, Volakakis N, Orr CH, Leifert C, Gatehouse AMR, Tétard-Jones C. Quantitative proteomics to study the response of potato to contrasting fertilisation regimes. Molecular Breeding 2012. In Press.
• Tetard-Jones C, Kertesz MA, Preziosi RF. Identification of Plant Quantitative Trait Loci modulating a rhizobacteria-aphid indirect effect. PLoS ONE 2012, 7(7), e41524.
• Tetard-Jones C, Kertesz MA, Preziosi RF. Quantitative Trait Loci mapping of phenotypic plasticity and genotype – environment interactions in plant and insect performance. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 2011, 366(1569), 1368-1379.
• Tetard-Jones C, Leifert C. Plasticity of yield components of winter wheat in response to cereal aphids. NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 2011, 58(3-4), 139-143.
• Cooper J, Sanderson R, Cakmak I, Ozturk L, Shotton P, Carmichael A, Haghighi RS, Tetard-Jones C, Volakakis N, Eyre M, Leifert C. Effect of Organic and Conventional Crop Rotation, Fertilization, and Crop Protection Practices on Metal Contents in Wheat (Triticum aestivum). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2011, 59(9), 4715-4724.
• Zytynska SE, Fleming S, Tetard-Jones C, Kertesz MA, Preziosi RF. Community genetic interactions mediate indirect ecological effects between a parasitoid wasp and rhizobacteria. Ecology 2010, 91, 1563-1568.
• Tetard-Jones C, Kertesz MA, Gallois P, Preziosi RF. Genotype-by-Genotype Interactions Modified by a Third Species in a Plant-Insect System. American Naturalist 2007, 170(3), 492-499.