John Allan Downie#
| Membership Number: | 4299 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2016 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.jic.ac.uk/directory/allan-downie |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2015 - present Emeritus Fellow, Department of Molecular Microbiology John Innes Centre
- 2001 - 2015 Department of Molecular Microbiology, John Innes Centre, Norwich (2005 Individual Merit Promotion)
- 2007 - 2012 Chair of Faculty, and Member of Management Board John Innes Centre
- 1988 - 2001 Department of Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich (1988 Principal Scientific Officer; 1990 Individual Merit)
- 1986 - 1988 Division of Plant Industry, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia (Principal Scientist)
- 1981 - 1986 Department of Genetics, John Innes Institute, Norwich (1981 Senior Scientific Officer; 1984 Principal Scientific Officer)
- 1976 - 1981 Department of Biochemistry, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra
- 1974 - 1976 Department of Radiation Biology and Biophysics, University of Rochester, New York (Postdoctoral fellow, UK funded)
- 1971 - 1974 Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, UK (Ph.D student)
- 1967 - 1971 Department of Microbiology, University of Strathclyde, UK (Undergraduate student, B.Sc. First Class Honours)
Fields of Scholarship
- Rhizobium genetics and biochemistry
- Quorum-sensing regulation
- Rhizobial biofilms
- Legume molecular genetics
- Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
- Calcium-mediated signaling in legume nodulation
Honours and Awards
- 1986 New Zealand Microbiology Society; Overseas Prize Lecturer
- 1990 Individual Merit award BBSRC
- 1992 D.Sc. awarded by University of Dundee:
- 1995 Stapleton Lecture: Institute of Grasslands and Environmental Research, Aberystwyth
- 1998 Honorary Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia
- 2005 Individual Merit award (Band 2) BBSRC
- 2007 Russell Lecture: Rothamsted Research, Harpenden
