Molecular Plant and Microbial Systems
Members of the Molecular Plant and Microbial Systems theme seek to understand how microbial and photosynthetic life originated and diversified, how they develop and thrive, and how they interact with an ever-changing environment.
Our methods and approaches are interdisciplinary, covering the full spectrum from atom to ecosystem, from gene to organism, and from picoseconds to billions of years. We use our science and discoveries to bring about impact, addressing global challenges in sustainability, food security, energy, synthetic biology, and policy.
Institutes, centres and initiatives
This Research Theme is associated to the following institutes, centres and initiatives:
- Frontiers of Ultrafast Measurement
- Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment
- Institute of Infection
- Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering
- The Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology
- Agri Futures Lab
- Industrial Biotechnology Hub
- Institute of Chemical Biology
- Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Cellular Bionics
- Microbiome Network
Academic staff in this area
Professor Thomas D C Bell
Professor Thomas D C Bell
Professor of Microbial Ecology
Dr Tolga Bozkurt
Dr Tolga Bozkurt
Senior Lecturer
Professor Martin Buck FRS
Professor Martin Buck FRS
Professor of Molecular Microbiology
Dr Tanai Cardona Londono
Dr Tanai Cardona Londono
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
Professor Alain A M Filloux
Professor Alain A M Filloux
Chair in Molecular Microbiology
Dr Richard J Gill
Dr Richard J Gill
Senior Lecturer
Dr Peter Graystock
Dr Peter Graystock
Imperial College Research Fellow
Dr Patrik R Jones
Dr Patrik R Jones
Reader in Metabolic Engineering
Dr James W Murray
Dr James W Murray
Senior Lecturer
Professor Peter J Nixon
Professor Peter J Nixon
Professor of Biochemistry
Professor Bill Rutherford FRS
Professor Bill Rutherford FRS
Chair in Biochemistry of Solar Energy
Dr Jorg Schumacher
Dr Jorg Schumacher
Research Fellow
Dr Giovanni Sena
Dr Giovanni Sena
Senior Lecturer
Dr Jie Song
Dr Jie Song
Research Fellow (The Royal Society)
Professor Pietro Spanu
Professor Pietro Spanu
Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology
Professor Colin G N Turnbull
Professor Colin G N Turnbull
Professor of Plant Sciences
Professor Jasper van Thor
Professor Jasper van Thor
Professor of Molecular Biophysics
Dr Huw D Williams
Dr Huw D Williams
Reader in Microbiology
Professor Guy Woodward
Professor Guy Woodward
Professor of Ecology