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Professor Katherine Denby is a leading academic in plant biology at the University of York, where she holds roles such as Director of the N8 Agri-Food Resilience Programme. Her research focuses on plant stress responses, controlled environment agriculture, and agri-food systems resilience. She has authored over 80 publications and leads major projects like 'Greening the Indoors' and 'Capturing the MAGIC of Cowpeas.'
Key research areas include plant-pathogen interactions, gene regulatory networks, and the application of AI in agricultural systems. Denby's work bridges basic science and applied solutions, addressing global challenges in food security and sustainability. Recent projects emphasize vertical farming innovations, computational tools for crop improvement, and policy analysis for regenerative agriculture.
She collaborates internationally, contributing to datasets like LsRTDv1 for lettuce transcriptomics and software such as AgriFoodPy. Her activities include organizing conferences on traditional food systems and advising on public engagement initiatives like the Great Yorkshire Show. Denby's research has been funded by BBSRC and EPSRC grants, emphasizing translational science for societal impact.
