Plant Science Themes

Plant molecular genetics and developmental/cell biology

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Name Area of expertise
Professor Alison Baker
Professor in Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
Peroxisomes: Biogenesis, Protein Import and Function
Dr Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso
Lecturer in Plant Sciences 
Symplastic communication in root development
Dr Tom Bennett
University Academic Fellow
Plant hormonal signalling, Control of shoot architecture, Root development
Dr Andrew Cuming
Senior Lecturer 
Evolution of gene function, ABA signalling and desiccation tolerance, Gene targeting
Professor Brendan Davies
Pro-Dean for Research and Innovation, Professor of Plant Development 
Study of plant development using molecular genetics and genomics
Professor Jurgen Denecke
Professor of Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology 
Plant cell secretory pathway
Professor Christine Foyer
Professor in Plant Science 
 
Dr Stefan Kepinski
Senior Lecturer 
Auxin and plant development
Professor Paul Knox
Professor of Plant Cell Biology 
Plant cell walls
Professor Peter Meyer
Professor of Plant Genetics 
Plant epigenetics and its role in transgene expression
Professor Peter Urwin
Professor of Plant Nematology 
 
Dr Christopher West
Senior Lecturer 
DNA double strand break repair in Arabidopsis