Hugh Nimmo

Hugh Nimmo is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Glasgow. He obtained his BA and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Cambridge and began his career in 1973 as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Dundee, contributing to foundational work on protein phosphorylation. After a lectureship at Dundee, he joined the University of Glasgow in 1977 as Lecturer in Biochemistry and was appointed Professor of Plant Biochemistry in 1992. His administrative leadership includes roles as Assistant Director of IBLS (1999-2001), Head of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2002-2008), and Head of Biomolecular Sciences (2009-2014). Since 2015, he has worked part-time (3 days/week), maintaining active research and teaching.

His research explores molecular control mechanisms across biological systems (plants, bacteria, fungi, mammals), with current focus on:

• Organ-specific communication in plant circadian clocks
• Mechanisms of time/temperature sensing in plants
• Thermosensitive RNA splicing in environmental adaptation

Funded by MRC, BBSRC, NERC, Leverhulme Trust, and others.

Nimmo's recent publications (2012-2024) demonstrate strong focus on Arabidopsis circadian biology, with recurring themes:

• Temperature-dependent alternative splicing in clock genes
• Organ-specific light/temperature responses
• Transcriptome dynamics under cold stress
• Evolution of thermosensitive regulatory mechanisms

He supervises student projects and teaches through lectures and tutorials. Lab affiliations are not specified, but collaborations include researchers from multiple institutions.