Dr. Jan Schmid
Senior Lecturer
Institute of Fundamental Sciences
Massey University
New Zealand
Biography
Dr. Jan Schmid is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Fundamental Sciences, Massey univesity , Newzealand. His research interests includes Molecular biology, epidemiology and population biology of pathogenic microbe-host interactions (Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa). He is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Jan Schmid is the member of many international affiliations. He has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He has authored of many research articles/books related to Molecular biology, epidemiology and population biology of pathogenic microbe-host interactions (Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa).
Research Interest
Molecular biology, epidemiology and population biology of pathogenic microbe-host interactions (Candida albicans, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa), Molecular biology, epidemiology and population biology of mutualistic microbe-host interactions (Neotyphodium endophytes), The pros and cons of fungal sex, The role of tandem DNA repeats in protein evolution.
Publications
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Schmid, J., Magee, PT., Holland, BR., Zhang, N., Cannon, RD., & Magee, BB. (2016). Last hope for the doomed? Thoughts on the importance of a parasexual cycle for the yeast Candida albicans. Current Genetics. 62(1), 81-85
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Schmid, J., Day, R., Zhang, N., Dupont, PY., Cox, MP., Schardl, CL., . . . Zhou, Y. (2017). Host tissue environment directs activities of an Epichloë Endophyte, while it induces systemic hormone and defense responses in its native perennial ryegrass host. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions. 30(2), 138-149
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Zhou, Z., Jordens, Z., Zhang, S., Zhang, N., & Schmid, J. (2017). Highly mutable tandem DNA repeats generate a cell wall protein variant more frequent in disease-causing Candida albicans isolates than in commensal isolates. PLoS ONE. 12(6)
