Richard Flavell

Richard Flavell is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is an Ordinary Member of the Academy of Europe's Cell & Developmental Biology section, elected in 1998, and currently resides in the United Kingdom.

• Key Roles: Chief Scientific Advisor of Ceres, Inc. (since 2012); Chief Scientific Officer of Ceres, Inc. (1998-2012); Director of the John Innes Centre, Norwich (1987-1998)

His research focuses on molecular biology and plant genomics, particularly in cereal plant systems.

• Honors:
  • Fellow of the Royal Society (1998)
  • Commander of the British Empire (1999)
  • Fellow of EMBO
  • Member of the Academia Europaea