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Dr Peter Mc Keown
M.Sc., M.A., Ph.D.
Contact Details
Lecturer (Above the Bar)
School of Biological & Chemical Sciences
E: peter.mckeown@universityofgalway.ie
School of Biological & Chemical Sciences
E: peter.mckeown@universityofgalway.ie
Biography
Research Interests
Research Projects
| Project | Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI-enabled satellite remote sensing for estimation of emissions intensity of rice cropping systems under different CSA mitigation approaches | 01-JAN-24 | ||
| The evolutionary paths by which newly evolved genes facilitate abiotic stress adaptation in plants | 01-SEP-23 | ||
| Evolutionary Genetics of Nitrogen-Use Efficiency | 01-MAR-22 | ||
| Climate-resilient agroecological transitions of food systems (EcoFoodSystems) | 03-JAN-22 | ||
| Legume-based agroecological intensification for water-food-energy nexus sustainability (LEG4DEV) | 02-AUG-21 | ||
| C-MINUS: Carbon negative farming with porous materials | 03-FEB-20 | ||
| Sexual Plant Reproduction Seed Formation (SexSeed) | 01-MAR-19 | ||
| European Consortium for Open Field Experimentation (ECOFE) | 09-JAN-19 | ||
| Decoding the Disciplines | 01-JAN-18 | ||
| Conservation of heritage Irish malting barley cultivars for use in craft brewing | 15-MAR-15 | 31-DEC-19 | |
| Screening of natural bioactives for plant and agricultural use | 31-JAN-13 | ||
| Harnessing Plant Reproduction for Agricultural Improvement (HAPRECI) | 04-JAN-10 | 31-DEC-13 |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2023) | 'PICKLE RELATED 2 is a neofunctionalised gene duplicate under positive Darwinian selection with antagonistic effects to the ancestral PICKLE gene on the seed transcriptome¿'
Dupouy G, Cashell R, Brychkova G, Tuteja R, McKeown PC, Spillane C (2023) 'PICKLE RELATED 2 is a neofunctionalised gene duplicate under positive Darwinian selection with antagonistic effects to the ancestral PICKLE gene on the seed transcriptome¿'. Genome Biology And Evolution, [Details] |
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| (2023) | 'Food mapping approaches for understanding food system transitions in rapid-growth city regions in the Global South'
Liddy H, Mowlds S, McKeown PC, Lundy M, Spillane C (2023) 'Food mapping approaches for understanding food system transitions in rapid-growth city regions in the Global South'. Frontiers In Sustainable Food Systems, [Details] |
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| (2023) | 'Evolutionary dynamics and adaptive benefits of deleterious mutations in genepools¿'
Dwivedi SL, Heslop-Harrison P, Spillane C, McKeown PC, Edwards D, Goldman I, Ortiz R (2023) 'Evolutionary dynamics and adaptive benefits of deleterious mutations in genepools¿'. Trends In Plant Science, [Details] |
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| (2022) | 'Climate change impacts on future availability of forage grass species for Ethiopian dairy systems'
Brychkova G, Kekae K, McKeown PC, Hanson J, Jones CS, Thornton P, Spillane C (2022) 'Climate change impacts on future availability of forage grass species for Ethiopian dairy systems'. Scientific Reports, [Details] |
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| (2022) | 'PLASTID RIBOSOME PROTEIN L5 is essential for post-globular embryo development in Arabidopsis thaliana'
Dupouy G, McDermott E, Cashell R, Scian A, McHale M, Ryder P, de Groot J, Lucca N, Brychkova B, McKeown PC, Spillane C (2022) 'PLASTID RIBOSOME PROTEIN L5 is essential for post-globular embryo development in Arabidopsis thaliana'. Plant Reproduction, [Details] |
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| (2022) | 'Unravelling the genetic architecture of grain quality traits under optimum and low-nitrogen stress conditions using tropical maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm'
Ndlovu N, Spillane C, McKeown PC, Cairns JE, Das B, Gowda M (2022) 'Unravelling the genetic architecture of grain quality traits under optimum and low-nitrogen stress conditions using tropical maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm'. Theoretical And Applied Genetics, [Details] |
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| (2022) | 'Comparative environmental footprints of lettuce supplied by hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture and field-based supply chains'
Casey L, Freeman B, Francis K, Brychkova G, McKeown PC, Spillane C, Bezrukov A, Zaworotko M, Styles D (2022) 'Comparative environmental footprints of lettuce supplied by hydroponic controlled-environment agriculture and field-based supply chains'. Journal Of Cleaner Production, [Details] |
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| (2022) | 'Parent-of-origin effects on seed size modify heterosis responses in Arabidopsis thaliana'
Castillo-Bravo R, Fort A, Cashell R, Brychkova G, McKeown PC, Spillane C (2022) 'Parent-of-origin effects on seed size modify heterosis responses in Arabidopsis thaliana'. Frontiers in Plant Science, [Details] |
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| (2021) | 'Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels in A. thaliana lines with reduced ribosomal gene copy number'
Lopez FB, Fort A, Tadini L, Probst AV, McHale M, Friel J, Ryder P, Pontvianne F, Pesaresi P, Sulpice R, McKeown PC, Spillane C (2021) 'Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels in A. thaliana lines with reduced ribosomal gene copy number'. Plant Cell, [Details] |
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| (2020) | 'Conservation of epigenetic resources: Epigenetic variation and transgenerational inheritance of DNA methylation in triploid East African Highland bananas'
Kitavi M, Cashell R, Ferguson M, Lorenzen J, Nyine M, McKeown PC, Spillane C (2020) 'Conservation of epigenetic resources: Epigenetic variation and transgenerational inheritance of DNA methylation in triploid East African Highland bananas'. Theoretical And Applied Genetics, [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Paternally Expressed Imprinted Genes under Positive Darwinian Selection in Arabidopsis thaliana'
Tuteja, R;McKeown, PC;Ryan, P;Morgan, CC;Donoghue, MTA;Downing, T;O'Connell, MJ;Spillane, C (2019) 'Paternally Expressed Imprinted Genes under Positive Darwinian Selection in Arabidopsis thaliana'. Molecular Biology And Evolution, 36 :1239-1253 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Transgenerational effects of inter-ploidy cross direction on reproduction and F2 seed development of Arabidopsis thaliana F1 hybrid triploids'
Duszynska D;Vilhjalmsson B;Castillo Bravo R;Swamidatta S;Juenger TE;Donoghue MTA;Comte A;Nordborg M;Sharbel TF;Brychkova G;McKeown PC;Spillane C; (2019) 'Transgenerational effects of inter-ploidy cross direction on reproduction and F2 seed development of Arabidopsis thaliana F1 hybrid triploids'. Plant Reproduction, 32 (3) [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2018) | 'Reduction in nutritional quality and growing area suitability of common bean under climate change induced drought stress in Africa'
Hummel M;Hallahan BF;Brychkova G;Ramirez-Villegas J;Guwela V;Chataika B;Curley E;McKeown PC;Morrison L;Talsma EF;Beebe S;Jarvis A;Chirwa R;Spillane C; (2018) 'Reduction in nutritional quality and growing area suitability of common bean under climate change induced drought stress in Africa'. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Agricultural biodiversity, the key to sustainable food systems in the 21st century INTRODUCTION'
Hunter, D;Guarino, L;Spillane, C;McKeown, PC (2017) 'Agricultural biodiversity, the key to sustainable food systems in the 21st century INTRODUCTION'. Routledge Handbook Of Agricultural Biodiversity, :1-12 [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'EDIBLE INSECT DIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION'
McGill, WL,Fiaboe, KKM,Ekesi, S,Subramanian, S,Hunter, D,Guarino, L,Spillane, C,McKeown, PC (2017) 'EDIBLE INSECT DIVERSITY FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION'. Routledge Handbook Of Agricultural Biodiversity, :364-376 [Details] |
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| (2017) | 'Allele-specific splicing effects on DKKL1 and ZNF419 transcripts in HeLa cells'
Martin, G,Selcuklu, SD,Schouest, K,Nembaware, V,McKeown, PC,Seoighe, C,Spillane, C (2017) 'Allele-specific splicing effects on DKKL1 and ZNF419 transcripts in HeLa cells'. Gene, 598 :107-112 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Disaggregating polyploidy, parental genome dosage and hybridity contributions to heterosis in Arabidopsis thaliana'
Fort, A,Ryder, P,McKeown, PC,Wijnen, C,Aarts, MG,Sulpice, R,Spillane, C (2016) 'Disaggregating polyploidy, parental genome dosage and hybridity contributions to heterosis in Arabidopsis thaliana'. New Phytologist, 209 :590-599 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'A Polynucleotide Repeat Expansion Causing Temperature-Sensitivity Persists in Wild Irish Accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana'
Tabib, A,Vishwanathan, S,Seleznev, A,McKeown, PC,Downing, T,Dent, C,Sanchez-Bermejo, E,Colling, L,Spillane, C,Balasubramanian, S (2016) 'A Polynucleotide Repeat Expansion Causing Temperature-Sensitivity Persists in Wild Irish Accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana'. Frontiers in Plant Science, 7 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2016) | 'Genome-wide identification and in silico characterisation of microRNAs, their targets and processing pathway genes in Phaseolus vulgaris L'
Cardoso, TCD,Portilho, LG,de Oliveira, CL,McKeown, PC,Maluf, WR,Gomes, LAA,Teixeira, TA,do Amaral, LR,Spillane, C,Gomes, MD (2016) 'Genome-wide identification and in silico characterisation of microRNAs, their targets and processing pathway genes in Phaseolus vulgaris L'. Plant Biology, 18 :206-219 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | 'Moving Toward a Comprehensive Map of Central Plant Metabolism'
Sulpice R, McKeown PC (2015) 'Moving Toward a Comprehensive Map of Central Plant Metabolism'. Annu Rev Plant Biol, [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Genomics in Agriculture and Food Processing'
McKeown, PC,Keshavaiah, C,Fort, A,Tuteja, R,Chatterjee, M,Varshney, RK,Spillane, C,Panesar, PS,Marwaha, SS (2014) 'Genomics in Agriculture and Food Processing'. Biotechnology In Agriculture And Food Processing: Opportunities And Challenges, :45-70 [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Inference of Allele-Specific Expression from RNA-seq Data'
Korir, PK,Seoighe, C,Spillane, C,McKeown, PC (2014) 'Inference of Allele-Specific Expression from RNA-seq Data'. Methods Mol Biol, 1112 :49-69 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Genomics in Agriculture and Food Processing'
McKeown, PC;Keshavaiah, C;Fort, A;Tuteja, R;Chatterjee, M;Varshney, RK;Spillane, C (2014) 'Genomics in Agriculture and Food Processing'. Biotechnology In Agriculture And Food Processing: Opportunities And Challenges, :45-70 [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Epigenetics and Heterosis in Crop Plants'
Ryder, P;McKeown, PC;Fort, A;Spillane, C (2014) 'Epigenetics and Heterosis in Crop Plants'. Epigenetics In Plants Of Agronomic Importance: Fundamentals And Applications: Transcriptional Regulation And Chromatin Remodelling In Plants, :13-31 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics Methods and Protocols Preface'
Spillane, C;McKeown, PC (2014) 'Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics Methods and Protocols Preface'. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1112 [Details] |
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| (2014) | 'Analysis of Genomic Imprinting by Quantitative Allele-Specific Expression by Pyrosequencing (R)'
McKeown, PC;Fort, A;Spillane, C (2014) 'Analysis of Genomic Imprinting by Quantitative Allele-Specific Expression by Pyrosequencing (R)'. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1112 :85-104 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Analysis of genomic imprinting by quantitative allele-specific expression by pyrosequencing'
Peter C. McKeown, Klaudia M. Sikora and Charles Spillane (2013) 'Analysis of genomic imprinting by quantitative allele-specific expression by pyrosequencing'. Methods Mol Biol, [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Emerging molecular mechanisms for biotechnological harnessing of heterosis in crops'
McKeown PC, Fort A, Duszynska D, Sulpice R, Spillane C (2013) 'Emerging molecular mechanisms for biotechnological harnessing of heterosis in crops'. Trends In Biotechnology, 31 (10):549-551 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Gamete fertility and ovule number variation in selfed reciprocal F1 hybrid triploid plants are heritable and display epigenetic parent-of-origin effects'
Duszynska, D,McKeown, PC,Juenger, TE,Pietraszewska-Bogiel, A,Geelen, D,Spillane, C (2013) 'Gamete fertility and ovule number variation in selfed reciprocal F1 hybrid triploid plants are heritable and display epigenetic parent-of-origin effects'. New Phytologist, 198 :71-81 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Landscaping plant epigenetics'
McKeown, Peter C. and Spillane, C. (2013) 'Landscaping plant epigenetics'. Methods Mol Biol, [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'CmCGG Methylation-Independent Parent-of-Origin Effects on Genome-Wide Transcript Levels in Isogenic Reciprocal F1 Triploid Plants'
Donoghue MT, Fort A, Clifton R, Zhang X, McKeown PC, Voigt-Zielinksi M, Borevitz JO, Spillane C (2013) 'CmCGG Methylation-Independent Parent-of-Origin Effects on Genome-Wide Transcript Levels in Isogenic Reciprocal F1 Triploid Plants'. Dna Research, [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Identification of imprinted genes subject to parent-of-origin specific expression in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds'
McKeown, PC,Laouielle-Duprat, S,Prins, P,Wolff, P,Schmid, MW,Donoghue, MTA,Fort, A,Duszynska, D,Comte, A,Lao, NT,Wennblom, TJ,Smant, G,Kohler, C,Grossniklaus, U,Spillane, C (2011) 'Identification of imprinted genes subject to parent-of-origin specific expression in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds'. Bmc Plant Biology, 11 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'The Structure of rDNA Chromatin'
Shaw, PJ;McKeown, PC (2011) 'The Structure of rDNA Chromatin'. Nucleolus, 15 :43-55 [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Chromatin: linking structure and function in the nucleolus'
McKeown P.C. and Shaw P.J. (2009) 'Chromatin: linking structure and function in the nucleolus'. Chromosoma, 118 (1):11-23 [Details] |
Books
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2014) | Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics.
Spillane C and McKeown PC (2014) Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics. Berlin: Springer Verlag. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2023) | 'Fixing our broken food system: the why and the how'
Meadu V, Challinor A, McKeown PC, Spillane C (2023) 'Fixing our broken food system: the why and the how' In: Transforming Global Food Systems Under Climate Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Bottlenecks in research training: case-study of an interdisciplinary taught postgraduate course'
McKeown PC (2019) 'Bottlenecks in research training: case-study of an interdisciplinary taught postgraduate course' In: Decoding the Disciplines Scholarly e-Journal 2019. Rome: Roma Tre University. [Details] |
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| (2019) | 'Epigenetics and Heterosis in Crop Plants'
Ryder P, McKeown PC, Fort A, Spillane C. (2019) 'Epigenetics and Heterosis in Crop Plants' In: Plants of Agronomic Importance: Fundamentals and Applications. Berlin: Springer. [Details] |
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| (2013) | 'Harnessing genomics to improve nutritional content and bioavailability of plant-derived foods'
McKeown P.C. Keshaviaiah C., Fort A., Tuteja R., Chatterjee M., Varshney R., Spillane, C. (2013) 'Harnessing genomics to improve nutritional content and bioavailability of plant-derived foods' In: Biotechnology in Agriculture and Food Processing: Opportunities and Challenges. USA: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. [Details] |
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| (2009) | 'Plant produced biopharmaceuticals'
Gerlach J.Q., Kilcoyne M., McKeown P., Spillane C., and Joshi L (2009) 'Plant produced biopharmaceuticals' In: Development and Deployment of Transgenic Plants. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. [Details] |
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| (2008) | 'Preparation of Arabidopsis nuclei and nucleoli'
McKeown P.C., Pendle A.F. Shaw P.J. (2008) 'Preparation of Arabidopsis nuclei and nucleoli' In: Methods in Molecular Biology. New York: Humana Inc, Springer. [Details] |
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| (2011) | 'Structure of rDNA chromatin'
Peter J. Shaw and Peter C. McKeown (2011) 'Structure of rDNA chromatin' In: The nucleolus. New York: Springer. [Details] |
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| (2012) | 'Genomic imprinting: Parental control of gene expression in higher plants'
Peter C. McKeown, Antoine Fort and Charles Spillane (2012) 'Genomic imprinting: Parental control of gene expression in higher plants' In: Plant Polyploidy and Hybrid Genomics. Unknown: 2012. [Details] |
Conference Publications
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Symposium of Breeding for Diversification
Petitti M, Bocci R, Bussi B, Ceccarelli S, Spillane C, McKeown PC (2018) Evolutionary-participatory breeding generates wheat populations adapted for organic agriculture in Italy Symposium of Breeding for Diversification [Details] |
Published Reports
| Year | Publication | |
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| (2023) | Assessing the Evidence: Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Ireland.
Silchenko D, Chisholm A, Murray U, McKeown PC, Spillane C, and Veerassamy L (2023) Assessing the Evidence: Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Ireland. International Organisation for Migration, UN, IOM Ireland. [Details] |
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| (2011) | Assessment of biological barriers and R&D priorities for enhancement of microalgal strains for biorefinery applications.
Kaur S., McKeown P.C. and Spillane C. (2011) Assessment of biological barriers and R&D priorities for enhancement of microalgal strains for biorefinery applications. Enterprise Ireland Competence Centre for Biorefinery and Bioenergy Report, Dublin. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Biodiversity.
Hunter D, McKeown PC, Spillane C, Guarinho L (Ed.). (2016) Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Biodiversity Routledge Handbook of Agricultural Biodiversity. 978-1-317753-285-5: Earthscan. [Details] |
Other Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2007) | 'Preparation of Arabidopsis nuclei and nucleoli'
McKeown P.C., Pendle A.F. Shaw P.J. (2007) 'Preparation of Arabidopsis nuclei and nucleoli' Plant Proteomics, . [Details] |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2020) | MovingTarget2020: Digitalisation Conference, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD),
Peter C. McKeown (2020) Application of the Theory of Change framework approach for an interdisciplinary food security Master¿s program. [Oral Presentation], MovingTarget2020: Digitalisation Conference, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Bonn, Germany/Online , 05-OCT-20. [Details] |
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| (2012) | International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridisation, and Biodiversity,
Peter C. McKeown, Dorota Duszynska, Thomas Juenger and Charles Spillane (2012) Reproductive effects in polyploid Arabidopsis. [Poster Presentation], International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridisation, and Biodiversity, Prague , 07-MAY-12 - 10-MAY-12. [Details] |
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| (2012) | AgroBioversity Ireland Annual Conference 2012,
Peter C. McKeown (2012) The AgBioDiv2012 Conference aims to network and showcase research projects and initiatives in Ireland for the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources for food and agriculture. [Conference Organising Committee Member], AgroBioversity Ireland Annual Conference 2012, NUI Galway , 09-FEB-12 - 09-FEB-12. [Details] |
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| (2011) | International Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Wild Relatives,
Peter C. McKeown (2011) An International Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Wild Relatives. [Conference Organising Committee Member], International Workshop on Conservation and Sustainable Use of Crop Wild Relatives, NUI Galway , 11-OCT-11 - 11-OCT-11. [Details] |
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| (2011) | Irish Plant Scientists Annual Meeting,
Peter C. McKeown, Sylvia Laouille-Duprat, Antoine Fort, Mark T.A. Donoghue, Pjotr Prins and Charles Spillane (2011) Identification of novel imprinted genes in Arabidopsis thaliana. [Oral Presentation], Irish Plant Scientists Annual Meeting, Queen's University Belfast , 02-MAY-11 - 03-MAY-11. [Details] |
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| (2009) | Irish National Development Biology meeting,
Peter McKeown, Sylvia Laouille-Duprat, Pjotr Prins and Charles Spillane (2009) Imprinting in Arabidopsis. [Oral Presentation], Irish National Development Biology meeting, NUI Galway , 04-DEC-09 - 04-DEC-09. [Details] |
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| (2009) | Irish Plant Scientists Annual Meeting,
Peter C. McKeown, Rachel Clifton, Dorota Duszynska and Charles Spillane (2009) Plant polyploid reproduction and phenotypes. [Chaired Session], Irish Plant Scientists Annual Meeting, Trinity College Dublin , 04-MAY-09 - 06-MAY-09. [Details] |
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| (2009) | International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridisation, and Biodiversity,
Peter C. McKeown, Rachel Clifton and Charles Spillane (2009) Presentation of work relating to polyploid phenotypes and gene expression in Arabidopsis. [Oral Presentation], International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridisation, and Biodiversity, St. Malo , 04-MAY-09 - 06-MAY-10. [Details] |
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| (2008) | Agriculture and Biotechnology International Conference,
Peter C. McKeown, Dorota Duszynska and Charles Spillane (2008) Apomixis and seed development for agriculture. [Poster Presentation], Agriculture and Biotechnology International Conference, University College Cork , 08-SEP-08 - 10-SEP-08. [Details] |
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| (2006) | International Chromatin Conference,
Peter C. McKeown, Alison F. Pendle and Peter Shaw (2006) Chromatin components of the Arabidopsis nucleolus. [Poster Presentation], International Chromatin Conference, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic , 06-DEC-06 - 09-DEC-06. [Details] |
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| (2004) | DAGOLIGN Plant developmental project meeting,
Peter C. McKeown & Jon Clarke (2004) Chromatin remodelling and plant phenotype in DRL1 over-expressor lines of Arabidopsis. [Oral Presentation], DAGOLIGN Plant developmental project meeting, Montpellier, France , 01-OCT-04 - 04-OCT-04. [Details] |
Editorial
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2014) | Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics Methods and Protocols Preface.
McKeown, PC,Spillane, C,McKeown, PC (2014) Plant Epigenetics and Epigenomics Methods and Protocols Preface. Editorial [Details] |
Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2017) | TILLING by Sequencing (TbyS) for targeted genome mutagenesis in crops.
Kumar, APK;McKeown, PC;Boualem, A;Ryder, P;Brychkova, G;Bendahmane, A;Sarkar, A;Chatterjee, M;Spillane, C (2017) TILLING by Sequencing (TbyS) for targeted genome mutagenesis in crops. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
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| (2015) | Moving Toward a Comprehensive Map of Central Plant Metabolism.
Sulpice, R,McKeown, PC,Merchant, SS (2015) Moving Toward a Comprehensive Map of Central Plant Metabolism. Reviews [DOI] [Details] |
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | HEA Teaching Hero | National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning and the Union of Students in Ireland |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Society of Molecular Biology & Evolution | Member | / |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Institute Postgraduate Working Group | Chair | 04-JAN-21 / | |
| Athena Swan SAT (SNS; SBCS) | Member | 01-OCT-19 / | |
| Academic Council | Elected member | 03-SEP-18 / | |
| Croatian Ministry of Education Accreditation Panel | Evaluator of two crop science, forestry and breeding research institutes | 01-NOV-13 / 30-NOV-13 | |
| Irish Plant Science Association Meeting local organizing committee | Member | 01-APR-13 / 30-JUN-13 | |
| Genetic Heritage Ireland | Secretary of organisation | 01-JUL-09 / 17-FEB-12 |
Languages
| Language | |
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| English | |
| Italian |
Current Postgraduate Students (Research)
| Student | Degree Type | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tione Pascal Kaonga | Doctorate - Structured PhD (Science) | Co-supervisor (2) | |
| Timalizge Munthali | Doctorate - Structured PhD (Science) | Co-supervisor (2) | |
| Theresa Kinkese | Doctorate - Structured PhD (Science) | Co-supervisor (1) | |
| Kareem Longwe | Doctorate - Structured PhD (Science) | Co-supervisor (2) |
Modules Taught
| Term/Year | Module Title | Module Code | Subject / Desc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Plants, humans and the environment | Lectures on plant evolution and crop development; interactive workshop on plant science communication; practical classes on Arabidopsis genetics | ||
| 2016- | Soil Science | PAB3101 | ||
| 2012 | Plant Genetics | Lectures on plant genomic resources | ||
| 2011 | BT311 | Journal clubs on plant and animal biotechnology | ||
| 2009 | 4th year Biotechnology (UCC) | Lectured on Systems biology | ||
| Spring/2011 | BT433 | Lecture on plant polyploidy and biotechnology | ||
| 2016- | Low-Emissions and Climate Smart Agri-Food Systems | PAB5105 | ||
| 2022- | Climate Change & Sustainable Development Perspectives | PAB5133 | ||
| 2016- | Climate Change, Natural Resources & Livelihoods | PAB5108 | ||
| 2016- | Climate Change, Plants & Agriculture | PAB4103 | ||
| 2013- | Biology (plant science component) | BO101 | ||
| 2016- | Climate Change, Agriculture & Global Food Security | PAB5101 | ||
| 2016- | AgriBiological Responses to Climate Change | PAB5109 | ||
| 2022- | Sustainability Research Skills & Techniques | PAB5131 | ||
| Spring/2011 | Plants, humans and the environment | Lectured on basal plant evolution; interactive workshop on plant science communication; practical classes on plant products |
