Plant Sciences Staff

Academic Staff

Dr Javier Agusti
Dr Javier Agusti
Departmental Lecturer
Dr Peter Darrah
Dr Peter Darrah
University Lecturer in Plant Sciences
Prof. Liam Dolan
Prof. Liam Dolan
Sherardian Professor of Botany, Head of Department
Dr Dmitry Filatov
Dr Dmitry Filatov
University Lecturer in Evolutionary Genetics
Dr Mark Fricker
Dr Mark Fricker
University Lecturer in Plant Sciences
Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Sciences
Dr Stephen Harris
Dr Stephen Harris
Druce Curator of the Oxford University Herbaria; University Research Lecturer
Dr Nick Kruger
Dr Nick Kruger
University Lecturer in Plant Sciences
Prof. Jane Langdale
Prof. Jane Langdale
Professorial Research Fellow
Dr Roosa Leimu Brown
Dr Roosa Leimu Brown
Departmental Lecturer
Dr Ian Moore
Dr Ian Moore
Senior Fellow in Plant Sciences
Dr Gail Preston
Dr Gail Preston
Programme Director Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership
Prof. George Ratcliffe
Prof. George Ratcliffe
Professor of Plant Sciences
Dr Robert Scotland
Dr Robert Scotland
Reader in Systematic Botany
Prof. Andrew Smith
Prof. Andrew Smith
Professor of Plant Sciences
Dr Lee Sweetlove
Dr Lee Sweetlove
Reader in Plant Biochemistry
Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Professor of Plant Developmental Genetics

 

Independent Research Fellows

Dr David Boshier
Dr David Boshier
Senior Research Associate
Mr Denis Filer
Mr Denis Filer
Senior Research Associate
Dr Will Hawthorne
Dr Will Hawthorne
Senior Research Associate
Dr Angela Hay
Dr Angela Hay
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Dr Steve Kelly
Dr Steve Kelly
Systems Biology Research Fellow
Mr John Wood
Mr John Wood
Senior Research Associate

 

Associate Members

Prof. Lorna Casselton
Prof. Lorna Casselton
Emeritus Professor of Fungal Genetics
Dr Molly Dewey
Dr Molly Dewey
Research Associate in Fungal Biology
Prof. Hugh Dickinson
Prof. Hugh Dickinson
Emeritus Professor of Plant Reproductive Biology
Dr Alison Foster
Dr Alison Foster
Senior curator (Botanic garden and Harcourt arboretum)
Dr Colin Hughes
Dr Colin Hughes
Senior Research Associate in Plant Systematics
Dr Caroline Pannell
Dr Caroline Pannell
Research Associate in Plant Taxonomy
Mr Timothy Walker
Mr Timothy Walker
Director of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Harcourt Arboretum
Dr Sarah Watkinson
Dr Sarah Watkinson
Emeritus Research Fellow in Fungal Biology
Mrs Rosemary Wise
Mrs Rosemary Wise
Botanical Artist

 

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr Eric Belfield
Dr Eric Belfield
Research Manager with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Dr Clemence Bonnot
Dr Clemence Bonnot
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Holger Breuninger
Dr Holger Breuninger
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Maria Cartolano
Dr Maria Cartolano
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Mark Chapman
Dr Mark Chapman
with Dr Dmitry Filatov
Dr Sourav Datta
Dr Sourav Datta
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Raffaele Dello Ioio
Dr Raffaele Dello Ioio
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Carla Galinha
Dr Carla Galinha
Glasstone Research Fellow with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Bernadette Gehl
Dr Bernadette Gehl
with Dr Lee Sweetlove
Dr Robert Grant-Downton
Dr Robert Grant-Downton
with Prof. Hugh Dickinson
Dr Anja Hoerger
Dr Anja Hoerger
with Dr Gail Preston
Dr Xin-Sheng Hu
Dr Xin-Sheng Hu
Dr Niloufer Irani
Dr Niloufer Irani
Dr Caifu Jiang
Dr Caifu Jiang
with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Dr Monika Kalde
Dr Monika Kalde
with Dr Ian Moore
Dr Maxim Kapralov
Dr Maxim Kapralov
with Dr Dmitry Filatov and Prof. Andrew Smith
Dr Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti
Dr Jagadis Gupta Kapuganti
Marie Curie Fellow (IEF)
Dr Chulmin Kim
Dr Chulmin Kim
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Annette Kugler
Dr Annette Kugler
with Prof. Andrew Smith and Dr Lee Sweetlove
Dr Michiel Kwantes
Dr Michiel Kwantes
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Mamadou Mboup
Dr Mamadou Mboup
Dr Saher Mehdi
Dr Saher Mehdi
with Prof. Hugh Dickinson
Dr Laura Moody
Dr Laura Moody
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Dr Giulia Morieri
Dr Giulia Morieri
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Brendan O'Leary
Dr Brendan O'Leary
with Dr Gail Preston and Dr Lee Sweetlove
Dr Bjorn Pieper
Dr Bjorn Pieper
with Dr Angela Hay
Dr Andrew Plackett
Dr Andrew Plackett
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Dr Helene Proust
Dr Helene Proust
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Madlen Rast
Dr Madlen Rast
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Denis Saint-Marcoux
Dr Denis Saint-Marcoux
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Dr Marketa Samalova
Dr Marketa Samalova
with Prof. Sarah Gurr
Dr Heather Sanders
Dr Heather Sanders
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Dr Mara Schuler
Dr Mara Schuler
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Dr Anne Visscher
Dr Anne Visscher
with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Dr Dana Vlad
Dr Dana Vlad
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Peng Wang
Dr Peng Wang
with Prof. Jane Langdale

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Dr William Crowther 

Mr Luke Heaton 

Dr Hugo Hofhuis with Dr Angela Hay

Dr Carla Romeu-Dalmau 

Dr Chris Snowden with Prof. Andrew Smith and Dr Lee Sweetlove

 

Visiting Researchers

Dr Nick Brown
Dr Nick Brown
University Lecturer in Forestry
Mr Vincenzo Crescente
Mr Vincenzo Crescente
with Dr Gail Preston
Dr Iris Finkemeier
Dr Iris Finkemeier
Feodor Lynen Research Fellow
Prof. Sarah Gurr
Prof. Sarah Gurr
Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology
Ms Catherine Hubert
Ms Catherine Hubert
Dr Keith Kirby
Dr Keith Kirby
Woodland ecologist
Ms Cicely Marshall
Ms Cicely Marshall
with Dr Will Hawthorne
Dr Haruko Okamoto
Dr Haruko Okamoto
IWATE Medical School, School of Pharmacy
Prof. Josefina Rodriguez Enriquez
Prof. Josefina Rodriguez Enriquez
University of Tenerife with Prof. Hugh Dickinson

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Dr Dan Bebber 

Dr Veronica Di Stilio 

Dr Souvik Kusari Visiting Researcher

Dr Alex Lee 

Dr Li Li 

Mr Jozef Nissimov 

Mr Jim Prosser 

Ms Marina Puigvert Sanchez 

Mr Evandro Tambarussi 

Ms Anna Thamm 

Mr Sam van Es 

 

Graduate Students

Miss Liz Birch
Miss Liz Birch
with Prof. Sarah Gurr
Mr Bruno Catarino
Mr Bruno Catarino
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Miss Sarena Che Omar
Miss Sarena Che Omar
with Prof. Sarah Gurr
Mr Maurice Cheung
Mr Maurice Cheung
with Prof. George Ratcliffe and Dr Lee Sweetlove
Ms Elizabeth Cooke
Ms Elizabeth Cooke
with Dr Robert Scotland
Mr Jim Fouracre
Mr Jim Fouracre
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Mr Eftychios Frangedakis
Mr Eftychios Frangedakis
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Mr Constantine Garagounis
Mr Constantine Garagounis
with Dr Lee Sweetlove
Mr Ivey Geoghegan
Mr Ivey Geoghegan
with Prof. Sarah Gurr
Ms Zoe Goodwin
Ms Zoe Goodwin
with Dr Robert Scotland
Mr Andy Hall
Mr Andy Hall
with Prof. George Ratcliffe and Dr Lee Sweetlove
Ms Aliah Hawari
Ms Aliah Hawari
with Prof. George Ratcliffe and Dr Lee Sweetlove
Miss Gemma Hayton
Miss Gemma Hayton
Ms Suvi Honkanen
Ms Suvi Honkanen
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Miss Eleanor Jaskowska
Miss Eleanor Jaskowska
Mr Victor Jones
Mr Victor Jones
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Mr Giorgos Lagiotis
Mr Giorgos Lagiotis
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Mr Jonathan Lamb
Mr Jonathan Lamb
with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Miss Fran Lambrick
Miss Fran Lambrick
Ms Sarah McCraw
Ms Sarah McCraw
with Dr Nick Kruger, Dr Gail Preston and Prof. George Ratcliffe
Miss Kirsty Monk
Miss Kirsty Monk
DPhil Student
Mr Owen Osborne
Mr Owen Osborne
with Dr Dmitry Filatov
Ms Nadine Prill
Ms Nadine Prill
with Dr Roosa Leimu Brown
Miss Merja Rossi
Miss Merja Rossi
with Dr Nick Kruger and Prof. George Ratcliffe
Miss Olga Sedelnikova
Miss Olga Sedelnikova
Miss Maria Sobczyk
Miss Maria Sobczyk
with Prof. Andrew Smith
Mr Thomas Tam
Mr Thomas Tam
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Miss Clare Woods
Miss Clare Woods
with Dr Nick Kruger and Dr Lee Sweetlove
Ms Astrid Woollard
Ms Astrid Woollard
with Dr Ian Moore and Dr Gail Preston

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Mr Sandy Hetherington 

Mr Tom Hughes 

Miss Jessica Needham 

Mr Sean Tuck 

Ms Nathalie Willems 

 

Administration Staff

Mrs Debra Ashby
Mrs Debra Ashby
HR Administrator, P.A. to HoD
Mrs Caroline Benfield
Mrs Caroline Benfield
Secretary
Mrs Pauline Cull
Mrs Pauline Cull
Receptionist
Mr Chris Hawes
Mr Chris Hawes
Finance Officer
Mr Jim Heden
Mr Jim Heden
IT Officer
Mrs Susan Jackson
Mrs Susan Jackson
Undergraduate Administrator
Dr Roni McGowan
Dr Roni McGowan
Administrator
Mrs Dharshani Perera
Mrs Dharshani Perera
Accounts Assistant
Ms Debbie Reeves
Ms Debbie Reeves
Research Co-ordinator
Ms Gem Toes
Ms Gem Toes
Deputy Administrator
(Graduate studies & CRS)

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Dr Susan Robertson Area Safety Officer

 

Technical Support Staff

Mr John Baker
Mr John Baker
Audio Visual Support
Mr Pedro Bota
Mr Pedro Bota
Senior Support Technician (Biochemistry)
Mr Robert Bryant
Mr Robert Bryant
Carpentry and Joinery Technician
Mrs Julie Bull
Mrs Julie Bull
Senior Support Technician (Developmental Biology)
Mrs Lida Chen
Mrs Lida Chen
Support Technician (Cell Biology)
Mr Dave Emberton
Mr Dave Emberton
Cleaner
Ms Kate Loven
Ms Kate Loven
Greenhouse Technician with Dr Peter Darrah
Ms Serena Marner
Ms Serena Marner
Herbarium Technician (Fielding-Druce Herbarium) with Dr Stephen Harris
Mr David Missen
Mr David Missen
Facilities Manager / Head Technician
Ms Sam Mullee
Ms Sam Mullee
Cleaner
Ms Dot Nickson
Ms Dot Nickson
Cleaner
Ms Helen Prescott
Ms Helen Prescott
Support Technician (Cell Biology)
Ms Ursula Pyzio
Ms Ursula Pyzio
Support Technician (Evolution & Development)
Mr Ian Reid
Mr Ian Reid
Workshop Assistant
Ms Rita Ross
Ms Rita Ross
Support Technician (Biochemistry) with Dr Lee Sweetlove
Mrs Mary Saxton
Mrs Mary Saxton
Support Technician (Developmental Biology)
Mr Tim Wroe
Mr Tim Wroe
Horticultural Technician

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Mr Richard Greenaway Data and General Maintenance Technician

Mr Doug Morris Electronics Technician

Mrs Caroline O'Brien Support Technician (Cell Biology)

Miss Anna Olatokun Accounts assistant

Ms Sarah Rodgers Senior Support Technician (Cell Biology)

Ms Sandy West Cleaner

Mrs Pauline White Senior Support Technician (Evolution & Development)

 

Research Technicians

Mr Andrew Liddell
Mr Andrew Liddell
James Martin Fellow
Dr Asya Naish
Dr Asya Naish
with Dr Peter Darrah and Dr Roni McGowan
Ms Ester Rabbinowitsch
Ms Ester Rabbinowitsch
Research Technician with Prof. Jane Langdale and Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Miss Beth Williams
Miss Beth Williams
with Dr Robert Scotland

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Ms Sayuri Ando 

Ms Zara Lewis