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
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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
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