University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge CB2 3EA
Biography:
Hamish is studying for a PhD on the BBSRC Doctoral Training Programme (DTP)l.
After an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Cambridge, graduating in 2002, Hamish worked variously for the University and University Press in various aspects of IT and graphic design. In 2008 he founded a software company designing business systems for photographers. Upon selling his share in the company in 2016, he returned to science on the BBSRC DTP scheme, starting his PhD in October 2017. He is always willing to talk about life as a mature PhD student (and managing a PhD and a toddler!) with anyone interested in applying.
Research Interests
Hamish is interested in pollination and plant-pollinator interactions, and is investigating these using the garden strawberry as a model system. His PhD involves characterising the floral variation between cultivars of strawberry and testing bumblebee responses to extremes of that variation to determine their preferences and inform future plant breeding strategies.
He is also investigating the molecular basis of flower colour, examining why strawberries (which clearly have a functional pigment production pathway, given the fruit is red) have white flowers.
Other Publications
See publications at Google Scholar.