Background
Cooke, Louise Rene was born on August 20, 1953 in Carshalton, Surrey, England. Daughter of Lewis Butler and Doris Rene (Coles) Cooke.
Cooke, Louise Rene was born on August 20, 1953 in Carshalton, Surrey, England. Daughter of Lewis Butler and Doris Rene (Coles) Cooke.
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry, University Bristol, England, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, University Bristol, England, 1978.
Research assistant Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol, 1978-1980. Plant pathologist Department Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Belfast, since 1981. Lecturer Queen's University Belfast, since 1987.
Member Society Irish Plant Pathologists (president since 2000), British Society for Plant Pathology, European Association Potato Research, Association Applied Biologists, Society Chemical Industry, American Phytopathol.