Ross Alexander

Ross Alexander is an Assistant Professor at the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot-Watt University, within the Institute for Life and Earth Sciences. He specializes in plant molecular biology, focusing on stress response mechanisms, transcription factors, and RNA processing. His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to sustainable agriculture and environmental protection.

Key research interests include osmotic stress regulation in plants, zinc homeostasis, drought tolerance, and the molecular underpinnings of RNA splicing. His work integrates genetics, proteomics, and computational modeling to uncover mechanisms governing plant resilience under stress conditions.

Publications highlight breakthroughs in understanding Arabidopsis genetics, barley transcription factors, and RNA polymerase dynamics. His findings are disseminated in top journals like Nature Plants and eLife, with significant citations and media coverage.

Affiliations include collaborations across international institutions, focusing on plant stress biology and molecular genetics. Ross Alexander actively mentors PhD students in these domains and is currently accepting new candidates.