People Jake Harris

Edward Harris is a postgraduate student in the Chromatin & Memory group led by Dr Jake Harris at the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge.

Dr Linhao Xu is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Chromatin & Memory group led by Dr Jake Harris.

Research Group

Chromatin & Memory

Qualifications

2022, MRes, Imperial College London
2021, BSc, Cardiff University

Awards and Grants

2021, Ray Beverton Prize
2021, R. C. McLean Prize
2019, Centenary Prize
2019, Fisheries Society of the British Isles Award

Research Group

Chromatin & Memory

Research Overview

I’m interested in the chromatin changes associated with pathogen stress in plants, and how these changes affect transcription to facilitate immune responses. Armed with this knowledge, I perform epigenome engineering to boost plant immunity in naïve plants.

Research Group

Chromatin and Memory

Research group 

Research overview