Research groups

Our research encompasses the breadth of plant and microbial biology, from the molecular to the ecological with applications in food production, renewable energies, materials, synthetic biology, ecology and more. We use cutting-edge techniques in imaging, gene expression and bioinformatics and pair these with physiological evaluations, including computational and modelling and mathematical approaches. Our cutting-edge scientific research leads to breakthroughs in our understanding of natural and cultivated plant systems and addresses questions across disciplines and scales, helping to support for the growing bioeconomy, sustainable technologies, food security and conservation.

Current research groups

Cereal Symbiosis | Professor Uta Paszkowski

Chromatin and Memory | Dr Jake Harris

Circadian Signal Transduction | Professor Alex Webb

Crop Pathogen Immunity | Dr Lida Derevnina

Developmental Biology | Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser

Environmental Plant Physiology | Dr Johannes Kromdijk

Epidemiology and Modelling | Professor Chris Gilligan

Evolution and Development | Professor Beverley Glover

Evolution and Diversity | Dr Samuel Brockington

Forest Ecology and Conservation | Professor David Coomes

Genetic and Epigenetic Inheritance in Plants | Professor Ian Henderson

Global Change Ecology | Dr Adriane Esquivel Muelbert

Global Coastal Wetlands | Dr Thomas Worthington

Legume Crop Resilience and Quality | Dr Ahmed Warsame 

Molecular Physiology | Professor Julian Hibberd

Plant Metabolism | Professor Alison Smith

Plant Molecular Engineering | Dr Nicola Patron

Plant-Parasite Interactions | Professor Sebastian Eves-van den Akker

Quantitative Plant Health | Professor Nik Cunniffe

Transport | Professor Julia Davies

Tropical Ecology and Conservation | Professor David Edwards

Virology and Molecular Plant Pathology | Professor John Carr

Past research groups

Click on this link to view past research groups previously based at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.