Cell and Developmental Biology

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Research carried out in the area of Cell and Developmental Biology aims to understand how processes underlying plant cell function and development are regulated. Comparative analyses further investigate how these regulatory pathways have changed during the course of evolution. In dealing with the diversity of scale encountered in this research area – from the molecular to the organismal - most research groups employ a wide range of approaches, including mathematical modelling, bioinformatics, imaging and genetics.

Prof. Liam Dolan Prof. Liam Dolan, Sherardian Professor of Botany, Head of Department

Cellular development and evolution in land plants

Dr Mark Fricker Dr Mark Fricker, University Lecturer in Plant Sciences

Signalling and transport in complex systems

Prof. Nicholas Harberd Prof. Nicholas Harberd, Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Sciences

Comparative biology of mechanisms regulating land-plant growth and development

Dr Angela Hay Dr Angela Hay, Royal Society University Research Fellow

Comparative plant development

Prof. Jane Langdale Prof. Jane Langdale, Professorial Research Fellow

Evolution of plant development

Dr Ian Moore Dr Ian Moore, Senior Fellow in Plant Sciences

Intracellular membrane traffic; plant transgene expression technology

Prof. Miltos Tsiantis Prof. Miltos Tsiantis, Professor of Plant Developmental Genetics

Comparative analysis of plant development