The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group

The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group

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The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group members

The Edinburgh Cell Wall Group works together in a single well-equipped laboratory. Individuals currently working in the group are shown below.

Group Leader

Prof. Stephen C. Fry Prof. Stephen. C. Fry, F.R.S.E

Senior Research Scientists

Lenka Dr. Lenka Franková

Jessica Matthews Jessica Matthews

Former Group Members and Long Term Visitors

Dr. Marie Rapin
Dr. Christian Donohoe
Dr. Ninni A. Nuorti
Dr.Thurayya Al Hinai
Dr. Muhammad Ishfaq Khan
Dr. Rifat Ara Begum
Dr. Anzhou Xin
Dr. Martina Pičmanová
Amy Wallace
Dr. Klaus Herburger
Dr. Anne Bulling (maiden name Ritzenhoff)
Dr. Michael Solvang
Dr. Dayan Sanhueza
Dr. Sadaf Yaqoob
Dr. Ketema Tolossa Gutu
Dr. Fozia Farhat
Sebastiaan Holleboom
Janice Miller
Dr. Rebecca Dewhirst
Dr. Cam Tu Nguyen Phan
Dr. Marco Günthel
Dr. Lucia Witasari
Dr. Claire Holland
Dr. Christina O'Rourke
Tim Gregson
Dr. Tom Simmons
Dr. Aline Voxeur
Dr. Dimitra Chormova
Dr. Craig Munns
Dr. Andrea Iurlaro
Dr. Shi Yuanzhi
Dr. Babul Airianah Othman
Dr. Kyle Mohler
Dr. David Messenger
Dr. Amjad Iqbal
Dr. Tayyaba Yasmin
Dr. Sandra Sharples
Dr. Harriet Parsons
Ben Mewburn
Dr. Sally Burr
Dr. John Moore
Dr. Robert Vreeburg
Dr. Shona Lindsay
Dr. Valeria Genovesi
Danuta Solecka
Dr. Mallika Chantarangsee
Dr. Anna Kärkönen
Dr. Malcom Bain
Dr. Zoë Popper
Dr. Martha Green
Dr. Antonio Encina
Dr. Marcello Lenucci
Dr. Takumi Takeda
Dr. William Tibbits

Complete list of previous post-doctoral research staff in the group, visiting scientists and students:

Previous post-doctoral research staff in the group (and current employment where known)

✦ Dr Elias A.-H. Baydoun (1985) professor ✦ Dr Suzanne Aldington (1987-93) teacher ✦ Dr Gordon McDougall (1987-90) group leader, applied science laboratory ✦ Dr Ester P. Lorences (1990-92) professor ✦ Dr Hans G. Edelmann (1990-92) lecturer ✦ Dr John A. Brown (1989-92) ✦ Dr P. R. Hetherington (1990-93) lecturer ✦ Dr C.J. Buchanan (1994-97) ✦ Dr Inma García-Romera (1993-95) group leader, applied science laboratory ✦ Dr Marcia Braga (1992) professor ✦ Dr Graham Wallace (1992-2000) ✦ Dr Paula Perrone (1994-96) teacher ✦ Dr Jeffrey D. Brady (1995-98) ✦ Dr Daniel C. Fulton (1995-98) lecturer ✦ Dr Rocío Abia (1996-99) group leader, applied science laboratory ✦ Dr J.E. Thompson (1997-2000) postdoc ✦ Dr Rochus Franke (1997) lecturer ✦ Dr Nancy M. Steele (1998-2001) ✦ Dr Philip Harris (1999) professor ✦ Dr Naran R. (1999) asst professor ✦ Dr C. William Tibbits (2000-03) teacher ✦ Dr Takumi Takeda (2001-03) group leader, applied science laboratory ✦ Dr Antonio Encina (2001-05) asst professor ✦ Dr Zoë Popper (2001-04) asst professor ✦ Dr Anna Kärkönen (2002-05) lecturer ✦ Dr Robert Vreeburg (2003-06) group leader, applied science laboratory ✦ Dr Sally Burr (2005-08) postdoc ✦ Dr Sandra Sharples (2006-09) postdoc ✦ Dr David Messenger (2010) group leader, at Unilever, Bedford ✦ Dr Kyle E. Mohler (2011) postdoc ✦ Dr Dimitra Chormova (2010-13) ✦ Dr Aline Voxeur (2012-13) research scientist, France ✦ Dr Lenka Franková (2007-16) lecturer ✦ Dr Dayan Sanhueza (2015-17) research scientist, Chile ✦ Dr Martina Pičmanová (2017-18) ✦ Dr Anzhou Xin (2015-19)

Scientific Collaborations and visiting scientists

The following scientists have visited the laboratory to conduct collaborative research: ✦ Dr C.C. Perry, Inorganic Chemistry Lab, University of Oxford, UK. ✦ Dr B. Ahluwalia, Plant Breeding Station, Trumpington, Cambridge, UK. ✦ Dr E.A-H. Baydoun, American University of Beirut, LEBANON. ✦ Dr L.V. Lopez Llorca, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Dundee, UK. ✦ Dr E.P. Lorences, Universidad de Valencia, SPAIN. ✦ Prof Heiner Goldbach, Universität Bayreuth, GERMANY. ✦ Miss C. Wenzel, Carleton University, Ottawa, CANADA. ✦ Miss M.R. Braga, Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, BRAZIL. ✦ Miss B. Hurwitt, University of Leicester, UK. ✦ Dr M. Malone, Horticulture Research International, Warwickshire, UK. ✦ Dr P. Iannetta, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, UK ✦ Dr J. Pritchard, University College of Wales, Bangor, UK. ✦ Mr R. Franke, University of Kaiserslautern, GERMANY ✦ Dr V. Farkaš, Slovak Institute of Chemistry, Bratislava, SLOVAKIA ✦ Dr J. van den Berg, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Invergowrie, UK ✦ Miss M. Thiyagarajah, University of Sussex, UK ✦ Mr Hyo-Keun Kim, Korea Ginseng & Tobacco Research Institute, KOREA ✦ Dr H. Warneck, Universität Tübingen, GERMANY ✦ Miss M.M. Purugganan, Rice University, Texas, USA ✦ Prof T.A. Truelsen, University of Århus, DENMARK ✦ Mr Francisco de la Noya, University of Santiago, SPAIN ✦ Dr Z. Sulová, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, SLOVAKIA ✦ Dr Naran R., Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, MONGOLIA ✦ Dr P. Harris, University of Auckland, NEW ZEALAND ✦ Mr Marcello Lenucci, Dept of Biology, University of Lecce, ITALY ✦ Dr R.F. Mills, University of Southampton, UK ✦ Miss P. Sotiriou, University of Athens, GREECE. ✦ Mr Antoine Bily, Ottawa, CANADA ✦ Mr Graham Clarkson, PhD student, University of Southampton ✦ Dr Andy McLeod, Centre for Study of Environmental Change & Sustainability, Edinburgh. ✦ Dr Simon Thain, University of Dundee ✦ Dr Antonio Encina García, University of León, SPAIN ✦ Dr Roula M. Abdel-Massih, American University of Beirut, LEBANON ✦ Miss Dana Jaber, American University of Beirut, LEBANON ✦ Miss Caroline Agha, American University of Beirut, LEBANON ✦ Mr Leandro Ortega, Córdoba, ARGENTINA ✦ Dr Carol Wagstaff, University of Southampton ✦ Miss Mallika Chantarangsee, Suranaree University of Technology, THAILAND ✦ Dr Danuta Solecka, Inst of Experimental Plant Biology, Warsaw Univ, POLAND ✦ Dr Valeria Genovesi, Dpt. Genetica Molecular Vegetal, Consorci CSIC-IRTA, Barcelona, SPAIN ✦ Dr Wes Fraser, UK ✦ Dr Tariq Mahmood, PAKISTAN ✦ Dr Kerstin Müller, GERMANY ✦ Miss Josefin Bartholdson, Dept of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh ✦ Mr Hugo Mélida, University of León, SPAIN ✦ Mr Gwe Gilbert Chenyi, University of Helsinki, FINLAND ✦ Miss Antonia Müller, ETH, Zürich, SWITZERLAND ✦ Miss María de Castro, University of León, SPAIN ✦ Miss Sara Bettencourt Ramos, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Porto, PORTUGAL ✦ Dr Marcello Lenucci, University of Lecce, ITALY ✦ Mr Andrea Iurlaro, University of Lecce, ITALY ✦ Mr Shi Yuanzhi, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, CHINA ✦ Dr Airianah Othman, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA ✦ Ms Lucia Witasari, Technische Universität München, GERMANY ✦ Mr Vincent Truffault, INRA, Avignon, France ✦ Miss Mika Yokoshima, JAPAN ✦ Miss Katerzyna Sala, POLAND ✦ Mr Lars Krause, Köln, GERMANY ✦ Dr Fedra Francocci, Porano, ITALY



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