Plant and Microbial Sciences
1. Prof. P.J. Hussey 2.Prof. R. Edwards 3. Prof. M. Knight Head of PMS 4. Dr. M. Cann 5. Dr. M. Schroeder
6. Dr. J. Gatehouse 7. Dr. R. Croy 8. Prof. K. Lindsey 9. Dr. H. Knight 10. Dr. T. Fawcett 11. Prof. A.R. Slabas 12. Dr. A. Smertenko
Staff Research Areas
Dr Martin J. Cann (Lecturer)
m.j.cann@durham.ac.uk
Main interest: Signal transduction molecules regulated by inorganic ions.
Dr. Ron Croy (Reader)
r.r.d.croy@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: The molecular and biochemical responses of plant cells to abiotic stress.
Prof Robert Edwards (Professor)
Robert.Edwards@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: The metabolic regulation of the bioactivity of natural products and synthetic compounds in plants.
Dr. Tony Fawcett (Lecturer)
tony.fawcett@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: Organisation and regulation of metabolic pathways.
Dr. John A. Gatehouse (Reader)
J.A.Gatehouse@durham.ac.uk
Main interests: Molecular bases of plant-insect interactions; novel protein-based insecticides; plant biotechnology; protein phosphatases.
Prof. Philip Gilmartin (Professor)
Prof. Patrick J. Hussey (Professor)
p.j.hussey@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: The regulation of the plant microtubule and actin cytoskeleton and its potential role in biotechnology.
Dr Heather Knight (Senior Demonstrator)
p.h.knight@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: Transcription factors in abiotic stress signalling.
Prof Marc R. Knight (Professor)
m.r.knight@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: Signalling involving calcium and ROS.
Group site
Prof. Keith Lindsey (Professor)
keith.lindsey@durham.ac.uk
Main interest: Developmental genetics of plants and its biotechnological application
Dr. Junli Liu (RCUK Fellow)
Dr Martin Schroeder (Lecturer)
martin.schroeder@durham.ac.uk
Main interest: Interorganellar stress signal transduction mechanisms.
Prof. Toni Slabas (Professor)
a.r.slabas@durham.ac.uk
Main interests: Regulation of lipids metabolism; Proteomics; Cyanobacteria and stress responses; Extracellular ATP in Plants and its role in suppression of cell death.
Group site
Dr. Andrei Smertenko (Senior Demonstrator)
Andrei.smertenko@durham.ac.uk
Main Interest: Regulation of plant microtubule associated proteins.