Dr Felix Townsend, Research Associate

Felix has just joined Doug’s group to work on Rubisco engineering, more to come!

Dr Joana Amaral, Research Associate

Joana is a Physiologist and -omics specialist who was working on the CAPITALISE project, to improve productivity and sustainability of maize, tomato and barley yields. She has now moved onto the BBSRC Delivering Sustainable Wheat programme working with Elizabete.

Dr Carmen Hermida Carrera, MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow, UKRI-Guarantee

Carmen is a plant physiologist working on stomatal phenotypes in Arabidopsis using mutagenesis. She successfully applied for a project working in this area and  from July 2024 is working on her MSCA Fellowship project.

Caty Ashton (Marsden), Specialist Technician (Biochemistry)

Caty analyses proteins and enzymes which are key to the photosynthesis mechanism, to contribute towards making cowpea and soybean more productive and climate resistant.

 

Dr Rhiannon Page, Specialist Technician (Molecular Biology)   @MrsRhiPage

Rhiannon’s research aim is to develop crop plants that will deliver higher yields and contribute to global food security. She is testing new approaches to improve photosynthetic efficiency.

Dr Ingrid Robertson, Specialist Technician (Plant Physiology)

Ingrid is a plant physiologist research technician. She is measuring cowpea’s physiological responses to light and shade as a means to increase the photosynthetic efficiency of this important crop for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Dr Emma Raven, Research Associate

Emma is working as part of the RIPE project to develop crops with higher yields through improvements in photosynthetic efficiency. Her crops of focus are cowpea and soybean.

 

Dr Dawn Worrall, Research Associate, Research Assistant

Dawn has been working at LEC for a number of years; her research has covered plant biotic and abiotic stress, and more recently photosynthesis improvement. She strives to inspire the next generation of plant scientists through diverse outreach activities.

Lisa Stout, Lab Technician

Lisa is our lab technician, ensuring the lab runs smoothly and assisting with a (growing!) list of tasks to help us do great science.