Dr Mark Dixon

Facility Manager (Building 85)

Dr Mark Dixon is Life Sciences B85 Building and Facilities Manager within Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton.

Career History

2015-present: Facility Manager (Building 85). University of Southampton, UK.
1998-2008: Senior Lecturer/Lecturer. University of Southampton, UK.
1991-1998: Post-doctoral Fellow. Sainsbury Labs., Norwich, UK.
1990-1991: Post-doctoral Fellow. Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA.
1989-1990: Post-doctoral Fellow. Salk Institute, San Diego, USA.

Academic Qualifications

1980-1983: BSc (Hons) Biochemistry. University of Sussex, UK.
1985-1989: PhD Molecular Biology. King’s College, London, UK.

Publications

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Articles

Wagstaff, C., Clarkson, G. J. J., Zhang, F., Rothwell, S. D., Fry, S. C., Taylor, G., & Dixon, M. S. (2010). Modification of cell wall properties in lettuce improves shelf life. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61(4), 1239-1248. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erq038
Wagstaff, C., Clarkson, G. J. J., Rothwell, S. D., Page, A., Taylor, G., & Dixon, M. S. (2007). Characterisation of cell death in bagged baby salad leaves. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 46(2), 150-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2007.04.013
Zhang, F. Z., Wagstaff, C., Rae, A. M., Sihota, A. K., Keevil, C. W., Rothwell, S. D., Clarkson, G. J. J., Michelmore, R. W., Truco, M. J., Dixon, M. S., & Taylor, G. (2007). QTLs for shelf life in lettuce co-locate with those for leaf biophysical properties but not with those for leaf developmental traits. Journal of Experimental Botany, 58(6), 1433-1449. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm006
Marti, E., Gisbert, C., Bishop, G. J., Dixon, M. S., & Garcia-Martinez, J. L. (2006). Genetic and physiological characterization of tomato cv. Micro-Tom. Journal of Experimental Botany, 57(9), 2037-2047. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erj154
Seear, P. J., & Dixon, M. S. (2003). Variable leucine-rich repeats of tomato disease resistance genes Cf-2 and Cf-5 determine specificity. Molecular Plant Pathology, 4(3), 199-202. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1364-3703.2003.00162.x
Kreuger, J., Thomas, C. M., Golstein, C., Dixon, M. S., Smoker, M., Tang, S., Mulder, L., & Jones, J. D. G. (2002). A tomato cysteine protease required for Cf-2-dependent disease resistance and suppression of autonecrosis. Science, 296(5568), 744-747. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1069288

Book Chapter

Townend, I., Scott, C., & Dixon, M. (2010). Managed Realignment: A Coastal Flood Management Strategy. In G. Pender, & H. Faulkner (Eds.), Flood Risk Science and Management (pp. 60-86). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444324846.ch4

Conferences

Scott, C., Armstrong, S., Townend, I., Dixon, M., & Everard, M. (2012). Lessons learned from 20 years of managed realignment and regulated tidal exchange in the UK. In Innovative Coastal Zone Management: Sustainable Engineering for a Dynamic Coast - 7th International Coastal Management Conference (pp. 365-374). Thomas Telford. https://doi.org/10.1680/iczm.57494.365
Dixon, M. J., & Shaw, P. J. (2008). Impact of watercress derived PEITC to Gammarus pulex. Paper presented at Science in Industry; Freshwater Biological Association Annual Scientific Meeting.

Dr Mark Dixon
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
Life Sciences Building 85
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Southampton
SO17 1BJ

Room Number : 85/2051

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