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Chromatin and Memory

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Circadian Signal Transduction

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Gene Expression

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Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants

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Global Change Ecology

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Global Coastal Wetlands

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Legume Crop Resilience and Quality

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Molecular Physiology

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Physiological Ecology

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Plant Metabolism

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Plant Molecular Engineering

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Plant Physiology and Symbiosis

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Plant-Parasite Interactions

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Synthetic Biology for Engineering Plant Growth

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Theoretical and Computational Epidemiology

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Transport

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Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology

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Beneficial microbes: a blueprint for sustainable agriculture
Understanding how wheat measures the days and the seasons
Sustainable solutions to plant-nematode interactions
How petal surfaces impact pollinator behaviour
Unlocking nature's code for healthier crops
Protecting the world’s timber supplies
Exploring genetic and epigenetic structures of plant genomes
Unlocking cellular decision making
Improving crop yield through enhanced photosynthesis
Dodging a silver bullet: preventing infectious disease
Investigating the genetic basis of plant bioactives
Reclaiming marginal agricultural lands for nature recovery
Sex in plants – the contributions of Bradley and Thomas Fairchild

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Plants @ Cambridge
Plants @ Cambridge Botanicon 3 July 2026

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Tropical field course for Ecology: Angie's story
Easter field courses: fun and fascinating
Tropical field course for Ecology: Dan's story
Tropical field course for Ecology: Sudina's story
Plant and Microbial Sciences field course: Sofia's story

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Edwin Jarratt Barnham

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Medhavi Kakkar

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J. Lusu Kika

PhD Postgraduate Student

Ina Kruger

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Isobel Magrath

PhD Postgraduate Student

Federico Marangelli

PhD Postgraduate Student

Daniel Marquand

MPhil Postgraduate Student

Ella Mason

PhD Postgraduate Student

Iona McCabe

PhD Postgraduate Student

Dominic Meeks

PhD Postgraduate Student

Nikoline Mekjan

PhD Postgraduate Student

Siyu Miao

PhD Postgraduate Student - Sainsbury Laboratory

Xinran Miao

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Sofia Miccolis

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Beth Molloy

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