Centre for Plant Sciences

Research Groups

A particular strength of the Centre is the range of expertise available to link whole organism biology, through organelle and cellular processes, with protein and carbohydrate biochemistry to molecular biology and genetics.

CPS research is directed by a series of research group leaders

Prof. Howard Atkinson: Nematode-resistant crops

Prof. Alison Baker: Peroxisomes biogenesis and function; Protein targeting; Gene expression

Dr Yoselin
Benitez-Alfonso
: Intercellular transport and plant development

Dr Andrew Cuming: Comparative plant genomics; Gene targeting; Physcomitrella

Prof. Brendan Davies: Plant development; MADS box genes

Prof. Jurgen Denecke: Plant cell secretory pathway

Prof. Christine Foyer: Redox Homeostasis, Signalling & Responses to Stress

Dr Stefan Kepinski: Auxin and plant development

Prof. Paul Knox: Plant cell walls

Prof. Peter Meyer: Plant epigenetics; Chromatin structure

Prof. Peter Urwin: Nematode-resistant crops

Dr Chris West: DNA repair

Visiting research fellows, recently left & retired staff

Dr David Adams: Cyanobacteria: gliding motility, plant symbiosis & bloom formation

Dr Hanma Zhang: Root development

Upcoming events

Dr. John P. Moore: Arabinose-rich polymers in resurrection plants  
27th June more


Professor Claire Halpin: TBC 
31st October more


Africa College

Centre for Global Development Summer School: Crisis in Development? The Millennium Development Goals & the Post-2015 Agenda. 1-5 July 2013 
1st July  more


Global Challenge Meeting: Adapting to Climate Change: 11-12 September 2013: Africa College will be contributing to the third meeting in the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) series on exploring the Global Challenge 'Adapting to Climate Change'. The meeting will explore food security, water security, energy security and human s 
11th September  more