Birmingham based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr. Marco Catoni	Exploiting silenced genes to improve wheat breedingLink opens in a new window
Dr Lindsey Compton	Understanding genetic mechanisms of complex traits to improve potato breedingLink opens in a new window
Prof Daniel Gibbs	Investigating the transcriptional and epigenetic regulatory network controlling plant flooding resilienceLink opens in a new window
Dr Graeme Kettles	Understanding molecular mechanisms of plant disease resistanceLink opens in a new window
Dr Nicholas Kettridge	Agriculture wildfire; assessing and mitigating the risk to sustainable UK arable farmingLink opens in a new window
Dr Megan McDonald	Chromosomal plasticity and horizontal gene transfer in plant pathogenic fungiLink opens in a new window
Dr Matthias Soller	Molecular genetic characterization of Drosophila reproductive behaviours for exploitation in insect population controlLink opens in a new window
Prof Daniel Gibbs	Build or destroy? Investigating how plants connect protein synthesis and degradation to ensure protein quality controlLink opens in a new window

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Harper Adams based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr Andrew Beacham	How Do Crops Respond to Combined Biotic and Abiotic Stress? – Implications for Integrated Pest Management.Link opens in a new window
Dr Andrew Beacham	Follow the light: Modifying pest and beneficial behaviour in vertical farming by altering the growth environmentLink opens in a new window
Dr Joe Roberts	Developing novel biostimulant products based on Black Soldier Fly by-products for sustainable agricultureLink opens in a new window
Dr Nicola Randall	Sainfoin as an alternative legume forage to support livestock health, biodiversity, and reduced emissionsLink opens in a new window
Dr Nicola Randall	Productivity, natural pest control, and arable plants in population wheat. What are the tradeoffs compared with single varieties?Link opens in a new window
Professor Peter Kettlewell	Potential for pre-harvest prediction of potato storage disordersLink opens in a new window
Professor Peter Kettlewell	Physiology of fruit growth and ripening in strawberryLink opens in a new window
Dr Simon Jeffery	The impact of regenerative agriculture on mechanisms underlying above-belowground interactionsLink opens in a new window

Leicester based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr James Higgins	Investigating novel Arabidopsis recombination mutantsLink opens in a new window
Prof Andrew Hudson	The role of haem in plant signalling and regulationLink opens in a new window
Prof David Twell	Understanding male fertility: gene control networks in plant gametogenesis and crop fertilityLink opens in a new window

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Warwick based projects Leicester based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
Dr Lijiang Song	Antimicrobial discovery from marine actinomycetes using genome mining approachLink opens in a new window
Dr Corinne Smith	Cryo-electron microscopy of plant clathrin cagesLink opens in a new window
Prof Richard Napier	Cryo-electron microscopy of the hormone transport protein AUX1Link opens in a new window
Dr Ryan Mushinski	Reactive nitrogen biogeochemistry in agronomic systemsLink opens in a new window
Prof Greg Challis	Elucidating and exploiting molecular mechanisms of bacterial natural product biosynthesisLink opens in a new window
Prof Miriam Gifford	Addressing carbon nanoparticles as delivery vehicles in plantsLink opens in a new window
Prof George Bassel	Mapping 3D communication networks in plantsLink opens in a new window
Prof George Bassel	3D Organ design in plantsLink opens in a new window
Prof George Bassel	Integration of environmental signals in plantsLink opens in a new window
Professor Gary Bending	Circadian rhythms in plant-microbe-soil interactionsLink opens in a new window
Professor Gary Bending	Unravelling the global microbiome of crop plants to improve sustainability and food securityLink opens in a new window
Professor Steven P. Brown	Analysis of Lignin Interactions and Breakdown in Plant Cell Walls by Solid-State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance: Towards More Efficient Biomass PathwaysLinkLink opens in a new window
Dr. Jose Gutierrez-Marcos	Targeted engineering of quantitative traits in tomatoLink opens in a new window
Dr. Jose Gutierrez-Marcos	Molecular components of stress memory in plantsLink opens in a new window
Dr. Jose Gutierrez-Marcos	Uncovering the molecular basis of cellular memory in plantsLink opens in a new window
Prof. Vardis Ntoukakis	Epigenetic regulation of plant immunityLink opens in a new window
Prof. Vardis Ntoukakis	Engineering plants tolerant to high temperaturesLink opens in a new window
Dr. Matthew Jenner	Genomics-driven exploitation of aphid-killing bacteria as a source of novel biopesticidesLink opens in a new window

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Aston based projects

Principal Supervisor	Project title
No projects available

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