My main research interest is
improving the technology for the genetic modification of wheat and barley
and increasing understanding of the genetic modification event. The
group also works to address some of the safety issues surrounding the use
of GM crops and on the development of
methodology for the analysis of GM crops to detect possible unanticipated
consequences of transgene insertion. In addition, the
BRACT project
(Biotechnology Resources for Arable Crop Transformation) is providing
transformation resources in the main UK crops (www.bract.org). This
meets the increasing need, in the UK research community, for crop
transformation systems to elucidate gene function. Areas of
expertise include both particle bombardment and Agrobacterium-mediated
transformation of cereals, genetic and molecular analysis of transgenic
plants and field trials.
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