Academic department of the University of Cambridge
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TheDepartment of Plant Sciences is a department of theUniversity of Cambridge that conductsresearch andteaching inplant sciences. It was established in 1904, although the university has had a professor ofbotany since 1724.[1]
As of 2017[update], the department pursues three strategic targets of research[2]
- Globalfood security
- Synthetic biology andbiotechnology
- Climate science andecosystemconservation
See also theSainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University
Notable academic staff
[edit]As of 2017[update], the department also has 66 members offaculty andpostdoctoral researchers, 100graduate students, 19Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)Doctoral Training Program (DTP)PhD students, 20 part IITripos undergraduate students and 44 support staff.[7]
The University of Cambridge has a long and distinguished history in Botany including work byJohn Ray[8] andStephen Hales[9] in the 17th century and 18th century,Charles Darwin’s mentorJohn Stevens Henslow[10] in the 19th century, andFrederick Blackman,[11]Arthur Tansley[12] andHarry Godwin in the 20th century.[13][2]
Emeritus and alumni
[edit]More recently, the department has been home to:
- ^hcs34@cam.ac.uk (8 May 2013)."History of the Department — Department of Plant Sciences".www.plantsci.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved10 February 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^abAnon (2016)."About the Department of Plant Sciences".cam.ac.uk. Archived fromthe original on 9 April 2016.
- ^"BAULCOMBE, Prof. Sir David (Charles)".Who's Who. Vol. 2014 (onlineOxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membership required.)
- ^Baulcombe, D. (2004). "RNA silencing in plants".Nature.431 (7006):356–363.Bibcode:2004Natur.431..356B.doi:10.1038/nature02874.PMID 15372043.S2CID 4421274.
- ^Baulcombe, D. (2007)."David Baulcombe".Current Biology.17 (3):R73 –R74.doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.01.022.PMID 17328111.
- ^"GLOVER, Prof. Beverley Jane".Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (onlineOxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membership required.)
- ^Anon (2017)."People in the Department of Plant Sciences".plantsci.cam.ac.uk. Cambridge: University of Cambridge. Archived fromthe original on 27 March 2016.
- ^"Ray, John (RY644J)".A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^Schofield, Robert E. (1980).Stephen Hales, Scientist and philanthropist. Menston, Eng: Scolar Press.ISBN 0-85967-482-7.
- ^"Henslow, John Stevens (HNSW813JS)".A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^Briggs, G. E. (1948). "Frederick Frost Blackman. 1866-1947".Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society.5 (16):651–626.doi:10.1098/rsbm.1948.0003.JSTOR 768762.S2CID 85200562.
- ^Godwin, H. (1957)."Arthur George Tansley. 1871–1955".Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.3:227–226.doi:10.1098/rsbm.1957.0016.JSTOR 769363.
- ^West, R. G. (1988). "Harry Godwin. 9 May 1901-12 August 1985".Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society.34:260–226.doi:10.1098/rsbm.1988.0010.JSTOR 770053.S2CID 128402718.
- ^"GRAY, Prof. John Clinton".Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (onlineOxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membership required.)
- ^"ap REES, Prof. Thomas".Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (onlineOxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membership required.)
- ^"WOODWARD, Prof. (Frank) Ian".Who's Who. Vol. 2016 (onlineOxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black.(Subscription orUK public library membership required.)
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