Dry days trigger leaves to send a surprising growth signal telling roots to keep growing
Scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) have discovered a new molecular signalling pathway, triggered when leaves are exposed to low humidity, that ensures plant roots keep growing towards water.
Mechanical interactions between cell layers control growth in the stems of two wildly different plant species
Confocal image of Arabiopsis hypocotyl treated with brassinosteroid inhibitor. The seedling shows cracks appearing in the epidermis. Image by James Fitzsimons. Internal twists in a mutant carnivorous plant reveal how genes control growth coordination via tissue mechanics An aquatic carnivorous plant has helped to explain...
Professor of Quantitative Plant Development appointed
Dr James Locke has been appointed as the Professor of Quantitative Plant Development at the University of Cambridge, a new single tenure professorship that will build on the University’s strengths in plant science research.
Join the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) at this year's Festival of Plants on Saturday 10 June 10:00 - 17:00. The Cambridge University Botanic Garden's annual Festival of Plants is a day for exploring the wonderful world of plants
Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi may use similar molecular tools to manipulate plants
Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi that interact with plants are distantly related and don’t share many genetic similarities. C omparing plant pathogenic fungi and plant symbiotic fungi, scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) have discovered that these remote relatives are using a similar group of proteins to manipulate and live within plants.
Humans of SLCU Taking inspiration from Humans of New York, each week we will feature people from our SLCU community. Meet Sebastián… Dr Sebastián Moreno Ramirez | Research Associate Twitter @seba_moreno_r Sebastián is a plant development biologist studying stem cells, in particular the shoot apical meristem dynamic (SAM)...
Taking inspiration from Humans of New York, each week we will feature people from our SLCU community. Sonal joined SLCU in January 2023 as a Research Associate and is working in three research groups - Alexander Jones, Henrik Jönsson and Elliot Meyerowitz. She recently defended her PhD from IISER Mohali under the guidance of Dr Ram Kishor Yadav.
Understanding the evolution of novelty through computational modelling The most striking outcome of evolution is the emergence of novel forms of life, with new abilities and interesting shapes, colours and sizes. In an Essays in Biochemistry review , Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University’s (SLCU) Enrico Sandro Colizzi...
Taking inspiration from Humans of New York, each week we will feature people from our SLCU community. Albin's research f ocuses on understanding the molecular strategies employed by beneficial/symbiotic microorganisms to facilitate their interaction with their host. He is specifically interested in investigating how these microorganisms are able to suppress the host's immune response by utilising effector proteins.
Taking inspiration from Humans of New York, each week we will feature people from our SLCU community. Ray joined SLCU in 2011 as a postdoc in Elliot Meyerowitz’ group working on shoot apical meristem development. Together with a small team, he now runs SLCU's microscopy facility where they train and support researchers in the use of light and electron microscopes.
