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.
Research groups
Professor Uta Paszkowski
Dr Jake Harris
Professor Alex Webb
Dr Natasha Yelina
Dr Lida Derevnina
Dr Adam Pellegrini
Dr Johannes Kromdijk
Professor Chris Gilligan
Professor Beverley Glover
Dr Samuel Brockington
Professor David Coomes
Sir David Baulcombe
Professor Ian Henderson
Dr Ahmed Warsame
Professor Julian Hibberd
Professor Howard Griffiths
Professor Alison Smith
Dr Nicola Patron
Dr Leonie Luginbuehl
Professor Sebastian Eves-van den Akker
Professor Giles Oldroyd
Professor Jim Haseloff
Professor Nik Cunniffe
Professor Julia Davies
Professor David Edwards
Professor John Carr