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John obtained a BSc Honours in Biochemistry from the University of Glasgow in 1992 and took a PhD position with Gareth Jenkins in Glasgow, funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, to investigate how UV/blue light regulates the expression of flavonoid biosynthesis genes in plants. He moved to Stanford in 1997 for a postdoctoral research position with Winslow Briggs at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, returning to Glasgow in 2002 as a Royal Society University Research Fellow to continue his research on natural and synthetic photoreceptor systems. Currently, he serves as a Professor in Photobiology and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. John has extensive experience studying how plants detect and respond to light and is recognized internationally in the field of plant photobiology. His research has led to major advances in understanding photobiology, including the identification of the long-sought photoreceptor for phototropism, phototropin, and uncovering the molecular basis of the UV-B photoreceptor, UVR8. He has developed technologies derived from plant photoreceptors and has contributed to patents for optogenetic tools and fluorescent reporters for synthetic control of ion fluxes in plant studies.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, Scotland
Leading research in plant photobiology and teaching activities within the School of Molecular Biosciences.