Director of Research
University of Cambridge,
Cambridge
David Baulcombe joined Cambridge University in 2007 as Royal Society Research Professor and Regius Professor of Botany (now Emeritus) . David is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a international member of the US National Academy of Sciences. His awards include the 2006 Royal Medal of the Royal Society, the 2008 Lasker Award for basic biomedical sciences, the Wolf Prize for Agriculture in 2010 and the 2012 Balzan Prize. He was knighted in June 2009.
Research interests of David Baulcombe involve plants and genetics. He has a particular interest in disease resistance and the application of science to develop sustainable agriculture. In 2009 he chaired a Royal Society policy study on the contribution of biological science to food crop productivity1. He also chaired a group that produced a science update report for the British Prime Minister about GM crops2.
1 https://royalsociety.org/policy/publications/2009/reaping-benefits/
2 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/292174/cst-14-634a-gm-science-update.pdf
(CS-24-2) small RNAs from transposons affect gene expression in hybrids
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
1:23 PM – 1:43 PM EDT