Post - Professor of Botany
Cambridge University Address
Roger Leigh
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Cambridge
Downing Street, Cambridge.
CB2 3EA. United Kingdom.
Main research topics
Roger Leigh is interested in understanding the role that plant vacuoles play in nutrient storage and mobilisation. He is especially interested in understanding the molecular characteristics of how vacuolar functions differ between cell types in complex tissues.
By carrying out single cell sampling he is able to obtain sap microdroplets (~30pl) from individual cells, and analyse metabolites and enzymes. He also carries out detailed microarray work, with a special interest in identifying factors that affect potassium quantities.
Selected publications
Roy, S.J., Cuin, TA. & Leigh, R.A. (2003) Nanolitre-scale assays to determine the activities of enzymes in individual plant cells. Plant Journal 34: 555-564.
Laurie, S., Feeney, K.A., Maathuis, F.J.M., Heard, P.J., Brown, S.J., & Leigh, R.A. (2002) A role for HKTI in sodium uptake by wheat roots. Plant Journal 32: 139-149.
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