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.
Chloroplast biogenesis
Professor Paul Jarvis
Evolution of gene expression
Dr Steven Kelly
Evolution of root development
Professor Liam Dolan
Genetics of growth
Professor Nicholas Harberd
Imaging networks
Dr Mark Fricker
Leaf development
Professor Jane Langdale
Membrane trafficking
Dr Ian Moore
Nitrogen fixation
Professor Philip Poole
