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Chris Whitewoods is a Research Fellow at the Sainsbury Laboratory, University of Cambridge (SLCU), where he leads his own lab since 2021. His research focuses on plant patterning in three dimensions, particularly the genetic and cellular mechanisms underlying leaf cell types and intercellular air spaces.
- Undergraduate: University of Edinburgh
- PhD: Plant Development, University of Cambridge
- Postdoctoral Research: John Innes Centre, Norwich
His research integrates genetics, tissue mechanics, and evolutionary biology to study how plants develop complex forms. Key areas include air space formation in leaves, hormonal regulation of growth, and evolutionary transitions from planar to 3D structures in plants.
Recent publications emphasize the role of brassinosteroids in air space patterning, comparative analyses of leaf development across species, and the interplay between cell layer interactions and tissue mechanics. These works span plant physiology, evolutionary developmental biology, and molecular genetics.
- Scientific Awards: Career Development Fellow (SLCU, 2021), Governing Body Fellow
At SLCU, Whitewoods' lab explores the integration of molecular biology with computational modeling to unravel developmental mechanisms. The lab investigates evolutionary innovations such as CLE peptide signaling and CLAVATA pathways.
