Plant Sciences Staff

Academic Staff

Dr Nick Brown
Dr Nick Brown
University Lecturer in Forestry
Dr Peter Darrah
Dr Peter Darrah
University Lecturer in Plant Sciences
Prof. Liam Dolan
Prof. Liam Dolan
Sherardian Professor of Botany
Dr Dmitry Filatov
Dr Dmitry Filatov
University Lecturer in Evolutionary Genetics
Dr Mark Fricker
Dr Mark Fricker
University Lecturer in Plant Sciences
Prof. Sarah Gurr
Prof. Sarah Gurr
Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology
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
Professor of Plant Development, Head of Department
Dr Roosa Leimu
Dr Roosa Leimu
Departmental Lecturer
Dr Ian Moore
Dr Ian Moore
Senior Fellow in Plant Sciences
Prof. John Pannell
Prof. John Pannell
Professor of Plant Evolutionary Biology
Dr Gail Preston
Dr Gail Preston
Departmental Lecturer

Life Science Interface DTC
Programme Director

Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP Programme Director
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
Prof. David Mabberley
Prof. David Mabberley
Keeper of the Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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 & Project Manager with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
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 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
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 Lindsey Leach
Dr Lindsey Leach
with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Dr Sarah McKim
Dr Sarah McKim
NSERC/EMBO Fellow with Dr Angela Hay
Dr Aziz Mithani
Dr Aziz Mithani
with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
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 Helene Proust
Dr Helene Proust
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Dr Denis Saint-Marcoux
Dr Denis Saint-Marcoux
with Prof. Jane Langdale
Dr Marketa Samalova
Dr Marketa Samalova
with Prof. Sarah Gurr
Dr Julia Sanchez-Vilas
Dr Julia Sanchez-Vilas
with Prof. John Pannell
Dr Heather Sanders
Dr Heather Sanders
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
Dr Yuki Yasumura
Dr Yuki Yasumura
with Prof. Nicholas Harberd

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Dr Clemence Bonnot 

Dr Xiang Gan with Prof. Nicholas Harberd

Dr Anja Hoerger 

Dr Hugo Hofhuis with Dr Angela Hay

Dr Laura Moody with Prof. Jane Langdale

Dr Andrew Plackett 

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

 

Visiting Researchers

Dr Iris Finkemeier
Dr Iris Finkemeier
Feodor Lynen Research Fellow
Dr Keith Kirby
Dr Keith Kirby
Woodland ecologist with Natural England
Ms Cicely Marshall
Ms Cicely Marshall
with Dr Will Hawthorne
Dr Haruko Okamoto
Dr Haruko Okamoto
IWATE Medical School, School of Pharmacy
Ms Gill Petrokofsky
Ms Gill Petrokofsky
with Dr Nick Brown
Prof. Josefina Rodriguez Enriquez
Prof. Josefina Rodriguez Enriquez
University of Tenerife with Prof. Hugh Dickinson

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Mr Vincenzo Crescente 

Miss Setareh Mohammadin 

Prof. Joe Pollard 

 

Graduate Students

Mr Kenneth Au
Mr Kenneth Au
with Dr Ian Moore
Ms Katherine Beard
Ms Katherine Beard
with Prof. George Ratcliffe and Dr Lee Sweetlove
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
Mr Geu Pil Jang
Mr Geu Pil Jang
with Prof. Liam Dolan
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
with Dr Nick Brown
Mr Shyam Masakapalli
Mr Shyam Masakapalli
Currently Postdoc assistant with Dr Lee Sweetlove, D.Phil was with Dr Nick Kruger and Prof. George Ratcliffe
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 with Dr Nick Brown
Ms Nodoka Nakamura
Ms Nodoka Nakamura
with Dr Nick Brown
Mr Owen Osborne
Mr Owen Osborne
with Dr Dmitry Filatov
Ms Nadine Prill
Ms Nadine Prill
with Dr Roosa Leimu
Miss Merja Rossi
Miss Merja Rossi
with Dr Nick Kruger and Prof. George Ratcliffe
Mr John Russell
Mr John Russell
with Prof. John Pannell
Ms Penny Sarchet
Ms Penny Sarchet
with Dr Angela Hay
Miss Maria Sobczyk
Miss Maria Sobczyk
with Prof. Andrew Smith
Mr Thomas Tam
Mr Thomas Tam
with Prof. Liam Dolan
Ms Priya Vijayakumar
Ms Priya Vijayakumar
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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Ms Suvi Honkanen with Prof. Liam Dolan

 

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

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Mrs Lindy Macnamee Accounts Assistant

Dr Susan Robertson Area Safety Officer

Ms Gem Toes Academic Administrator for Graduate Studies and Contract Research Staff, P.A. to Prof. Liam Dolan

 

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 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

Ms Kate Loven Greenhouse Technician with Dr Peter Darrah

Mr Doug Morris Electronics Technician

Mrs Caroline O'Brien Support Technician (Cell Biology)

Ms Sarah Rodgers Senior Support Technician (Cell Biology)

Ms Sandy West Cleaner

Mrs Pauline White Senior Support Technician (Evolution & Development)

 

Research Technicians

Miss Carly Brown
Miss Carly Brown
Research Technician with Prof. Nicholas Harberd
Mr Andrew Liddell
Mr Andrew Liddell
James Martin Fellow
Ms Ester Rabbinowitsch
Ms Ester Rabbinowitsch
Research Technician with Prof. Miltos Tsiantis
Dr Asya Ter-Hovhannesyan
Dr Asya Ter-Hovhannesyan
with Dr Peter Darrah