Richard Morris

Richard Morris is a Professor at the University of East Anglia (School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics) and Head of the Computational & Systems Biology Department at the John Innes Centre (JIC). His career spans a PhD in Computational Protein Crystallization (EMBL/Karl-Franzens University Graz), postdocs in computational crystallography (Cambridge) and structural bioinformatics (EBI), and leadership roles at JIC since 2005. Research focuses on systems biology of plant-microbe interactions, employing AI, machine learning, theoretical physics, and computational geometry to model biological communication and biomechanical responses. Collaborations span global institutions.

Education: B.Sc./M.Sc. in Physics (Erzherzog University Graz), PhD in Computational Protein Crystallography. His work integrates mathematical modeling with experimental biology, addressing topics like fungal spore dynamics, plant signaling pathways, and quantitative imaging of membrane trafficking.