Curriculum vitae – Lawrence Kenyon – 31 October 2013
1. Family name: Kenyon
2. First name(s): Lawrence
3. Date of birth: 4th August 1962
4. Nationality and Civil status: British, Married, Two children.
5. Address: AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center
PO Box 42 Shanhua, Tainan 74199 ; Taiwan
Telephone: +886 (0)6 583 7801 x 350 Fax +886 (0)6 583 0009
E-mail:
6. Project Role: Crop Protection - Plant Pathologist/Virologist with special interest in plant disease ecology and control in smallholder vegetable production systems.
7. Positions Held:
Jan. 2009 – present; Plant Pathologist/Virologist, Head of Virology, AVRDC, Taiwan
July 2007 – Jan. 2009 – Freelance Plant Pathology/crop Protection consultant, UK
2000 – 2007 - Senior Scientist, (Crop Protection and Plant Pathology Specialist) in the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK.
1991 – 2000 – Higher Scientific Officer (Crop Protection and Plant Pathology), Natural Resources Institute, UK
8. Brief description of position’s responsibilities:
The head of virology leads and directs the plant virology work at AVRDC Headquarters and collaborates with local staff at the AVRDC Regional Centers. This includes monitoring current and emerging virus diseases of vegetables, fundamental research on virus identification, characterization and diagnosis, as well as research on virus ecology, epidemiology and control strategies. It also includes support to genetic resources and breeding groups through development of robust pathogenicity screening techniques and their use in screening germplasm accessions, breeders’ lines and segregating/mapping populations for resistance. The role also involves supervising, mentoring and training staff and other trainees associated with the Headquarters and the Regional Centers.
9. Education:
Institution / Degree(s) and /or diploma(s) obtained:Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK. Oct 1980 – July 1983 / BSc Biology (2:1 Hons): Applied Biology
University of Reading, UK. Oct 1983 – Oct 1984 / MSc Technology of Crop Protection
University of East Anglia, UK. 1986 - 1990 / PhD Plant Pathology
10. Language skills: (1 = excellent, 5 = basic)
Language / Reading / Speaking / WritingEnglish / 1 / 1 / 1
French / 4 / 5 / 5
Spanish* / 4 / 5 / 5
11. Membership of professional bodies:
· American Phytopathology Society (APS),
· Association of Applied Biologists (AAB, Virology conveners group),
· British Society for Plant Pathology (BSPP),
· International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC)
· Royal Horticultural Society (RHS),
· Tropical Agriculture Association (TAA),
12. Key skills and experience:
· More than twenty years experience of research and consultancy in the field of Crop Protection Technology and Plant Pathology/Virology for horticultural, field and plantation crops (mainly tropical) in Africa, Asia, Pacific and Latin America.
· Experience of training and teaching from the development and delivery of extension and training materials for resource-poor farmers through to MSc and PhD student mentoring, supervision and lecturing.
· Knowledge of food safety and quality assurance systems for export horticultural growers (including the design and management of product and input traceability systems) to meet the requirements of EU Food Law, EUREPGAP and specific retailer protocols for access to EU markets.
· Experience in research project formulation, grant application preparation, administration, management and appraisal.
13. Selected/Recent Publications:
Bousalem M., Durand O., Scarcelli N., Lebas B. S. M., Kenyon L., Marchand J. L., Lefort F., Seal S. E. (2009) Dilemmas caused by endogenous pararetroviruses regarding the taxonomy and diagnosis of yam ( Dioscorea spp.) badnaviruses: analyses to support safe germplasm movement. Archives of Virology, 154, 297-314.
Coyne D. L., Claudius-Cole A. O., Kenyon L., Baimey H. (2010) Differential effect of hot water treatment on whole tubers versus cut setts of yam (Dioscorea spp.). Pest Management Science, 66, 385-389.
de la Peña R. C., Kadirvel P., Venkatesan S., Kenyon L., Hughes J. (2010) Chapter 8. Integrated Approaches to Manage Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Viruses In: Biocatalysis and Biomolecular Engineering, pp. 105-132 Eds C. T. Hou & J.-F. Shaw. Wiley.
Fahleson J., Nakyanzi M., Okori P., Seal S. E., Kenyon L., Dixelius C. (2009) Genetic analysis of Mycosphaerella fijiensis in the Ugandan Lake Victoria region. Plant Pathology, 58, 888-897.
Gniffke P. A., Shieh S. C., Lin S. W., Sheu Z. M., Chen J. R., Ho F. I., Tsai W. S., Chou Y. Y., Wang J. F., Cho M. C., Schafleitner R., Kenyon L., Ebert A. W., Srinivasan R., Kumar S. (Year) Pepper research and breeding at AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center. . In: XV EUCARPIA Meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Capsicum and Eggplant, 2-4 September 2013 2013 Turin, Italy. pp. 305-311.
Iddi K. N., Cheke R. A., Kenyon L. (2006) Phylogenies of the sunbirds (Nectariniidae) and flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae) based on analyses of vocalizations. J. Ornithol., 147 (Suppl.1), 185.
Kadirvel P., de la Peña R., Geethanjali S., Kenyon L., Tsai W. S., Hanson P. (2010) OP4.4 Mapping of QTLs associated with resistance to a virus causing Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) in tomato. In: SOL2010 (7th Solanaceae Conference) http://www.sol2010.org/sol2010/files/file/SOL2010_Abstracts.pdf. Dundee, Scotland.
Kadirvel P., Hanson P., Symonds R., Sreenivasa Rao E., Ebert A., Gniffke P. A., Wang J.-F., Chen H.-M., Galvez H., Kenyon L., de la Peña R., Schafleitner R. (2010) Molecular breeding in vegetable crops: Opportunities and challenges. In: 2nd National Workshop on Marker-Assisted Selection for Crop Improvement. ICRISAT, Patancheru, A.P, India: ICRISAT.
Kadirvel P., la Peña R., Schafleitner R., Huang S., Geethanjali S., Kenyon L., Tsai W., Hanson P. (2013) Mapping of QTLs in tomato line FLA456 associated with resistance to a virus causing tomato yellow leaf curl disease. Euphytica, 190, 297-308.
Kenyon L., Anandajayasekeram P., Ochieng C. M. O. (2006) A synthesis / lesson-learning study of the research carried out on root and tuber crops commissioned through the DFID RNRRS research programmes between 1995 and 2005. In. Chatham, Kent, UK.: Natural Resources Institute & IFPRI-ISNAR.
Kenyon L., Kubiriba J., Murekezi C., Ragama P., Wheeler T., Chancellor T. C. B., Tushemereirwe W., Gowen S. (Year) Banana streak virus disease in Uganda. Poster No 1449 (Abstract 23.34) In: 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP2003), 2-7 February 2003 2003 Christchurch, New Zealand. ICPP.
Kenyon L., Lebas B. S. M., Seal S. E. (2008) Yams (Dioscorea spp.) from the South Pacific Islands contain many novel badnaviruses: implications for international movement of yam germplasm. Archives of Virology, 153, 877-889.
Kenyon L., Lebas B., Seal S., Lebot V. (Year) Viruses infecting Dioscorea yams in the South Pacific Islands (Poster). In: 12th Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops: Potential of Root Crops for Food and Industrial Resources. September 10-16, 2000, 2002 Eds M. Nakatani & K. Komaki Tsukuba, Japan. ISTRC2000, pp. 395-397.
Kenyon L., Morse S., Asiabaka C. C. (2002) Assessing the research and development needs for yam in Nigeria and Ghana. (Poster). In: British Society of Plant Pathology Presidential meeting 2002: Plant Pathology and Global Food Security. Imperial College, London, UK.
Kenyon L., Seal S. E., Lebas B. S. M. (Year) Diversity of viruses infecting Dioscorea yams. In: Association of Applied Biology Meeting "Advances in Plant Virology", CIRAD, Montpellier, France 29 September - 1 October 2003., 29 September - 1 October 2003 2003 CIRAD, Montpellier, France. CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Kenyon L., Shoyinka S. A., Hughes J. d. A., Odu B. O. (Year) An overview of viruses infecting Dioscorea yams in sub-Saharan Africa. In: Plant Virology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 4-8 June 2001 2001 IITA Ibadan, Nigeria. IITA, pp. 432-439.
Knierim D., Deng T. C., Tsai W. S., Green S. K., Kenyon L. (2010) Molecular identification of three distinct Polerovirus species and a recombinant Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus strain infecting cucurbit crops in Taiwan. Plant Pathology, 59, 991-1002.
Knierim D., Tsai W. S., Deng T. C., Green S. K., Kenyon L. (2013) Full-length genome sequences of four polerovirus isolates infecting cucurbits in Taiwan determined from total RNA extracted from field samples. Plant Pathology, 62, 633-641.
Knierim D., Tsai W.-S., Kenyon L. (2013) Analysis of sequences from field samples reveals the presence of the recently described pepper vein yellows virus (genus Polerovirus) in six additional countries. Archives of Virology, 158, 1337-1341.
Lebas B., Kenyon L., Seal S. (Year) Prevalence et Variabilite Genetiques des Virus Infectant les Ignames du Pacifiique Sud. In: Aussois 2001, 2001.
Mumford J., Knight J., Kenyon L. (2008) Honeybee Health (risks) in England and Wales. In: Report to the National Audit Office. London: Imperial College Consultants.
Nair R. M., Schafleitner R., Kenyon L., Srinivasan R., Easdown W., Ebert A. W., Hanson P. (2012) Genetic improvement of mungbean. SABRAO JOURNAL OF BREEDING AND GENETICS, 44, 177-190.
Seal S. E., Kenyon L., Lebas B. S. M., Muller E., Iskra-Caruana M.-L., Marchand J.-L. (Year) Detection, diversity and integration of yam badnaviruses. In: Association of Applied Biology Meeting "Advances in Plant Virology" 29 September - 1 October 2003, 2003 CIRAD, Montpellier, France. CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Shih S. L., Tsai W. S., Lee L. M., Wang J. T., Green S. K., Kenyon L. (2010) First Report of Tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus Associated with Pepper Leaf Curl Disease in Taiwan. Plant Disease, 94, 637-637.
Shih S.-L., Tsai W.-S., Lee L.-M., Kenyon L. (2013) Molecular Characterization of Begomoviruses Infecting Sauropus androgynus in Thailand. Journal of Phytopathology, 161, 78-85.
Teycheney P.-Y., Muller E., Seal S. E., Kenyon L., Harper G., Hull R., Iskra-Caruana M.-L. (Year) Genetic Diversity Of Badnaviruses and Its Impact On Germplasm Movement. In: The world of microbes; XIIth International Congress of Virology, 27th July to 1st August 2002, 2002 Paris,. SFM, Société Française de Microbiologie, Paris (FRA); IUMS, International Union of Microbiological Societies, Paris (FRA), p. 195.
Tsai W. S., Abdourhamane I. K., Kenyon L. (2010) First Report of Pepper veinal mottle virus Associated with Mosaic and Mottle Diseases of Tomato and Pepper in Mali. Plant Disease, 94, 378-378.
Tsai W. S., Abdourhamane I. K., Knierim D., Wang J. T., Kenyon L. (2010) First Report of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus Associated with Leaf Crinkle and Yellow Mosaic Diseases of Cucurbit Plants in Mali. Plant Disease, 94, 923-923.
Tsai W. S., Hu C. J., Shung D. P., Lee L. M., Wang J. T., Kenyon L. (2011) First Report of Squash leaf curl Philippines virus Infecting Chayote (Sechium edule) in Taiwan. Plant Disease, 95, 1197-1197.
Tsai W. S., Jan F.-J., Green S. K., Shih S. L., Lee L. M., Kenyon L. (2009) Molecular Characterization and Resistance Screening of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Thailand Virus in Taiwan. In: The 5th International Bemisia Workshop. Guangzhou, China.
Tsai W. S., Kenyon L., Green S. K., Shih S. L., Lee L. M., Aquino M. U., Jan F.-J. (2010) Molecular diversity of tomato- and pepper-infecting begomoviruses in the Philippines. Plant Pathology Bulletin (Taiwan, ROC), 19, 97-98.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Kenyon L., Green S. K., Jan F. J. (2011) Temporal distribution and pathogenicity of the predominant tomato-infecting begomoviruses in Taiwan. Plant Pathology, 60, 787-799.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Lee L. M., Wang J. T., Duangsong U., Kenyon L. (2013) First Report of Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus Associated with Yellow Vein Mosaic of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in Thailand. Plant Disease, 97, 291-291.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Rauf A., Safitri R., Hidayati N., Huyen B. T. T., Kenyon L. (2013) Genetic diversity of legume yellow mosaic begomoviruses in Indonesia and Vietnam. Annals of Applied Biology, 163, 367-377.
Tsai W. S., Shih S. L., Venkatesan S. G., Aquino M. U., Green S. K., Kenyon L., Jan F. J. (2011) Distribution and genetic diversity of begomoviruses infecting tomato and pepper plants in the Philippines. Annals of Applied Biology, 158, 275-287.
Tsai W., Shih S., Safitri R., Huyen B., Kenyon L. (2012) Molecular identification of legume-infecting begomoviruses in Southeast Asia. In: 2012 APS Annual Meeting, p. 122. Providence, Rhode Island, USA: American Phytopathological Society.
Venkatesan S. G., Tsai W.-S., De La Peña R. C., Green S. K., Kenyon L., Hughes J. (2012) Expression of the Full-length Coat Protein Gene of Tomato leaf curl Taiwan virus is Not Necessary for Recovery Phenotype in Transgenic Tomato. Journal of Phytopathology, 160, 213-219.
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