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Dame Ottoline Leyser is Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Cambridge and CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). She holds a BA (1986) and PhD (1990) in Genetics from Cambridge, conducted post-doctoral research at Indiana University and Cambridge, and was previously a lecturer at the University of York (1994-2010). She is a Fellow of Clare College and leads research at the Sainsbury Laboratory focused on plant development mechanisms.
Her primary research explores plant biology and food security, specifically investigating plant development and hormone signaling pathways to address global agricultural challenges.
Awards recognizing her scientific contributions include:
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2017)
- Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award (2007)
- Fellowship in the Royal Society
- Waddington Medal (2020)
- US National Academy of Sciences Foreign Associate
She directs the Leyser Group at the Sainsbury Laboratory, coordinating interdisciplinary research on plant development. Her leadership at UKRI involves strategic oversight of the UK's research and innovation funding ecosystem.
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