Grace Hoysted

Dr Grace Hoysted

Lecturer/Assistant Professor

Location Callan Building

Room 2.25

Email Grace.Hoysted@mu.ie

Biography

Grace is an environmental biologist with interests in plant ecology, soil biodiversity, the plant and fungal microbiome and interkingdom interactions.

Her research expertise includes plant-insect-soil pathogen interactions and plant mycology specifically the physiology, ecology and evolution of plant-rhizosphere interactions. She is particularly interested in mycorrhizal fungi and interactions with diverse microbes in both natural and agro-ecosystems.

Grace is a member of the Sustainable Ecosystems Group (SEG) at Maynooth University

Postdoctoral Researchers

Please reach out to me if you are interested in pursuing support for collaborative projects. Some options include:

Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship

Prospective Graduate Students

Please see below options for competitive PhD studentships:

IRC Postgraduate Scholarship Programme

Please contact me if you are interested in pursuing an MSc or PhD under my supervision.

Research

Research Interests

Ecology, Sustainability, Agriculture, Evolution, Plant-mycorrhizal interactions, Plant-microbe interactions, Bacterial-fungal interactions, Tripartite interactions, Above-below ground interactions, Fungi.

Research Projects

	Title	Role	Description	Start date	End date	Amount
	A microbiome toolkit to optimise the holobiont of commercially important crops	Lead PI		20/02/2023

Publications

Book Chapter

	Year	Publication
	2021	Tom J Thirkell; Grace Anna Hoysted; Ashleigh Elliott; Katie J Field; Tim Daniell (2021) 'The use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to improve root function and nutrient-use efficiency' In: Understanding and improving crop root function. London : Burleigh Dodds. [DOI]

Peer Reviewed Journal

	Year	Publication
	2024	Williams, A.; Sinanaj, B.; Hoysted, G.A. (2024) 'Plant–microbe interactions through a lens: tales from the mycorrhizosphere'. Annals of Botany, 133 . [Link] [DOI]
	2023	Durant E; Hoysted GA; Howard N; Sait SM; Childs DZ; Johnson D; Field KJ (2023) 'Herbivore-driven disruption of arbuscular mycorrhizal carbon-for-nutrient exchange is ameliorated by neighboring plants'. Current Biology, . [DOI]
	2023	Hoysted GA; Field KJ; Sinanaj B; Bell CA; Bidartondo MI; Pressel S (2023) 'Direct nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon exchanges between Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophyte’ fungi and a flowering plant in novel monoxenic cultures'. New Phytologist, . [DOI]
	2021	Hoysted GA; Kowal J; Pressel S; Duckett JG; Bidartondo MI; Field KJ (2021) 'Carbon for nutrient exchange between Lycopodiella inundata and Mucoromycotina fine root endophytes is unresponsive to high atmospheric CO2'. Mycorrhiza, . [DOI]
	2021	Sinanaj B; Hoysted GA; Pressel S; Bidartondo MI; Field KJ (2021) 'Critical research challenges facing Mucoromycotina ‘fine root endophytes’'. New Phytologist, . [DOI]
	2020	Hoysted GA; Bidartondo MI; Duckett JG; Pressel S; Field KJ (2020) 'Phenology and function in lycopod–Mucoromycotina symbiosis'. New Phytologist, . [DOI]
	2019	Hoysted GA; Jacob AS; Kowal J; Giesemann P; Bidartondo MI; Duckett JG; Gebauer G; Rimington WR; Schornack S; Pressel S; Field KJ (2019) 'Mucoromycotina fine root endophyte fungi form nutritional mutualisms with vascular plants'. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, . [DOI]
	2019	Field KJ; Bidartondo MI; Rimington WR; Hoysted GA; Beerling DJ; Cameron DD; Duckett JG; Leake JR; Pressel S (2019) 'Functional complementarity of ancient plant–fungal mutualisms: contrasting nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon exchanges between Mucoromycotina and Glomeromycotina fungal symbionts of liverworts'. New Phytologist, . [DOI]
	2018	Hoysted GA; Bell CA; Lilley CJ; Urwin P (2018) 'Aphid colonization affects potato root exudate composition and the hatching of a soil borne pathogen'. Frontiers in Plant Science, . [DOI]
	2018	Hoysted GA; Kowal J; Jacob AS; Rimington WR; Duckett JG; Pressel S; Orchard S; Ryan MH; Bidartondo MI; Field KJ (2018) 'A Mycorrhizal Revolution'. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, . [DOI]
	2017	Hoysted GA; Lilley CJ; Field KJ; Dickinson M; Hartley SE; Urwin PE (2017) 'A plant-feeding nematode indirectly increases the fitness of an aphid'. Frontiers in Plant Science, . [DOI]

Professional

Professional Associations

Description	Function	From / To
Irish Soil Biodiversity Research Network	Member	02/06/2024 -
British Ecological Society	Member	01/06/2023 -
Irish Fungal Society	Member	01/10/2023 -
Sustainable Ecosystems Research Group	Member	04/09/2023 -

Committees

Committee	Function	From / To
Research Committee	Member	01/08/2024 -
Curriculum Review Committee	Member	04/09/2023 -
Sustainable Ecosystems Research Group	Member	04/09/2023 -

Employment

Employer	Position	From / To
Maynooth University	Lecturer/Assistant Professor	04/09/2023 -
University College Dublin	Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Adjunct)	01/01/2023 -
University of Galway	Senior Technical Officer	01/07/2021 - 31/12/2022
University of Sheffield	Postdoctoral Researcher	01/06/2020 - 30/06/2021
University of Leeds	Postdoctoral Researcher	02/01/2017 - 31/05/2020

Education

Institution	Qualification	Subject
University of Leeds	PhD	Plant Science
University of Leeds	MSc	Plant Science & Plant Biotechnology
University of Galway	BSc	Botany

Languages

	Language	Reading	Writing	Speaking
	English	Fluent	Fluent	Fluent

Editorial / Academic Reviews

Amount	Role	From / To
Functional Ecology	Associate Editor	01/06/2023 -
PNAS	Reviewer	02/12/2024 -
Communications Biology	Reviewer	13/11/2024 -
Current Biology	Reviewer	01/08/2024 -
New Phytologist	Reviewer	01/07/2024 -
Journal of Applied Microbiology	Reviewer	31/01/2024 -
The Plant Journal	Reviewer	01/12/2023 -
Functional Ecology	Reviewer	05/03/2021 -
Journal of Experimental Botany	Reviewer	02/02/2020 -
Frontiers in Plant Science	Reviewer	02/06/2019 -

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