Excellence in plant and microbial science
Developing a wider and deeper understanding of how the environment influences plant growth and development
Research in the Genes in the Environment ISP explores the relationships between genome regulation, developmental pathways and resulting plant response to the environment, while developing new resources, applications and technologies.
Find out more about the four themes of our research below.
Understanding how the diversity and regulation of genes in plants give rise to different physical traits for example, early flowering and salt responses
Read about controlling gene regulation using epigenetics
Understanding how individual plant cells respond to the genetic instructions that they receive and how these cells then develop to create specific plant organs
Read about improving understanding of developing plant organs and plant architecture
Understanding how changes in temperature influence plant and crop development and how plants perceive temperature
Read about understanding variation in plant traits in response to a changing environment
Developing and applying new techniques and tools in bio-imaging and genome engineering to investigate plant growth from the cellular to the field level
Read about driving technological innovation from the cellular to field levels