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Catherine Walsh

Lancaster Environment Centre

Lancaster University

LA1 4YW

Twitter : @Catheri24328981

Post-doc research associate

I am a research associate in the photosynthetic diversity lab of Dr Marjorie Lundgren. I predominantly work on phenotyping plant samples from diverse lineages to improve understanding of characteristic traits relating to photosynthetic type. I am also interested in optimising the yield and nutritional quality of brassica crops, a family that holds many phenotypes spanning the C3 to C2 trajectory. Specifically, I’m interested in C2 photosynthesis and how it holistically influences the plant metabolome. This rare type of photosynthesis remains understudied to elucidate the interactions and implications on other plant pathways. This knowledge may then be used by growers to identify robust cultivars that can maintain production of these highly nutritious crops under climate change.

Education

PhD ‘Characterising the C2 phenotype and nutrient quality in wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia)’, Lancaster University, 2020-2024.

MSc in Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security, Lancaster University 2012-2015

BSc Horticulture, Myerscough College 2009-2012

HND in Garden Design, Myerscough College 2001-2004