Dr Florian Busch
Associate Professor in Plant Physiology
Dr Florian Busch is a theoretical and experimental plant physiologist interested in all aspects of photosynthesis at the University of Birmingham
People who work in plant science and food security research
Dr Marco Catoni
Associate Professor in Plant Biology
Dr Catoni integrates computational biology with a range of experimental molecular biology approaches to study the epigenetic mechanisms controlling genome pl...
Dr Juliet Coates
Associate Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics
Dr Coates's research interests at the University of Birmingham include development, evolution, plant science and cell biology - in particular understanding h...
Professor Chris Franklin
Emeritus Professor of Plant Molecular Biology
Chris Franklin is a leading expert on meiosis in plants. Work in his laboratory has made a major contribution to the understanding of how meiotic recombinati...
Professor Noni Franklin-Tong
Emeritus Professor of Plant Cell Biology
Noni Franklin-Tong, Emeritus Professor of Plant Cell Biology. Her research focuses on the cellular mechanisms involved in the model cell-cell recognition sys...
Professor Daniel Gibbs
Professor of Molecular Plant Science
Daniel Gibbs is Professor of Molecular Plant Science, Plant Science and Food Security Theme Lead, Biosciences Deputy Head of Research, and UoB BBSRC Strategy...
Professor Robert Jackson
Chair in Tree Pathology
Professor Rob Jackson is an expert in bacteria-plant interactions, focusing on how pathogens cause disease and evolve to evade host immunity.
Dr Graeme Kettles
Assistant Professor in Plant Pathology
Dr Graeme Kettles is a molecular plant pathologist with diverse interests across the range of biotic threats that plants encounter. Projects involved study o...
Dr Estrella Luna-Diez
Associate Professor in Plant Pathology
Dr Estrella Luna-Diez's work is aimed towards plant protection and biosecurity. Dr Luna-Diez studies the sophisticated immune system of plants in order to ex...
Professor Nigel Maxted
Chair in Plant Genetic Conservation
Nigel Maxted has professional expertise in situ and ex situ plant genetic conservation, he has published over 280 scientific papers and 15 books.