Giles Oldroyd

Professor Giles Oldroyd is the Russell R Geiger Professor of Crop Sciences and Director of the Crop Science Centre at the University of Cambridge. He is affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences and Department of Plant Sciences, focusing on plant-microbe symbiosis for sustainable agriculture. His research spans biological nitrogen fixation, mycorrhizal associations, and synthetic biology applications.

Research Interests:

• Plant nutrient acquisition via symbiotic associations
• Calcium signaling in symbiosis
• Genetic engineering of crop microbiomes
• Evolutionary biology of root nodule symbioses

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the Royal Society
• Foreign member, National Academy of Sciences, USA
• Clarivate top 1% cited scientist (2013-present)
• Society of Experimental Biology President’s Medal (2006)
• Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2002)
• EMBO Young Investigator Award (2005)

Grants & Collaborations:

• Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (since 2012)
• Collaborates with Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University
• Part of Cambridge’s plant science cluster including Botanic Garden and Global Food Security Centre

Labs & Teams: Leads the Sustainable Crop Nutrition research group at Crop Science Centre, utilizing advanced imaging and genetic tools like AMScorer/AMReader software for mycorrhizal studies.