Sarah Bryner
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Biodiversity and Conservation Biology
Phytopathology
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+41 44 7392 523
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+41 44 7392 215 |
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Bi MG C 33 |
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Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf
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Main interests
Biology and evolution of plant pathogenic fungi
Host - pathogen interactions
Integrated pest management
Current position
PhD student Plant Pathology and Population Genetics at WSL - Supervisor at WSL: Dr. Daniel Rigling; Professor at ETH Zurich: Prof. Dr. Bruce McDonald
PhD project: The interrelationship of temperature, genetic diversity and virulence in the chestnut - Cryphonectria - hypovirus pathosystem
Curriculum Vitae
Education and training
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2007 - 2009
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MSc in Agroecosystem Sciences at ETH Zurich, Switzerland: Major in Crop Sciences, Minor in Ruminant Sciences
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MSc Thesis: "Mapping of a QTL Conferring Resistance to the Clover Root-Knot Nematode", AgResearch, Palmerston North, New Zealand; supervision: Chris Mercer (AgResearch), Prof Bruce McDonald (ETH Zurich)
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2003 – 2006
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BSc in Agricultural Sciences at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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BSc Thesis: "Transfer of High Value Fatty Acids from Linseed into the Milk of Cows", Animal Nutrition Group of Professor Michael Kreuzer at ETH Zurich, Switzerland
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2003
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Matura at Literargymnasium Rämibühl Zurich, Switzerland with concentration in Ancient Greek and Latin
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Previous practical experience
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2004 – present
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Milker at the “Waidhof” farm, Switzerland (weekly)
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2005 – 2008
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Scientific assistant in the Plant Pathology Group of Professor Bruce McDonald at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (DNA extraction, PCR, DNA sequencing,development of molecular markers) (in total 15 months)
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2008
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Research placement at the Plant Pathology and Microbiology Department of Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK (3 weeks)
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2007
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Full time research placement in the Animal Production Group at the National Institute of Agricultural Technologies (INTA), Salta, Argentina (rearing of goat kids, feeding experiments with dairy goats, milk laboratory) (4 months)
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2006 – 2007
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Full time research placement in the Invasive Species Management Team of CABI Bioscience, UK centre Ascot (entomology laboratory, quarantine, greenhouse) (4 months)
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2005
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Scientific assistant in the Animal Nutrition Group of Professor Michael Kreuzer at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (4 months)
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2005
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Farm stay in Belgium (2 weeks)
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Publications
S.F. Bryner and D. Rigling. 2011. Temperature-Dependent Genotype-by-Genotype Interaction between a Pathogenic Fungus and Its Hyperparasitic Virus. American Naturalist 177:65-74.
S.F. Bryner, C.F. Mercer, M.Z.Z. Jahufer, A.G. Griffiths, and B.A. Barrett. 2009. Genetic mapping of quantitative resistance to the clover root-knot nematode in white clover. 14 APBC Cairns. SABRAO Journal of Plant Breeding and Genetics Vol. 41. Special Supplement August 2009. ISSN 1029-7073. 16 pp.
Khiaosa-Ard, R., S.F. Bryner, M.R.L. Scheeder, H.R. Wettstein, F. Leiber, M. Kreuzer, and C.R. Soliva. 2009. Evidence for the inhibition of the terminal step of ruminal alpha-linolenic acid biohydrogenation by condensed tannins. Journal of Dairy Science 92:177-188.
Shaw, R.H., S. Bryner, and R. Tanner. 2009. The life history and host range of the Japanese knotweed psyllid, Aphalara itadori Shinji: Potentially the first classical biological weed control agent for the European Union. Biological Control 49:105-113.
Hobbies
Travelling and photographing, farming, biking and jogging in the great outdoors
