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Current Lab Members

 

 

Paul Jarvis
Professor of Plant Cell Biology, Group Leader
 
Tel: +44-1865-275017     Ext: 75017
E-mail: paul.jarvis@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Pedro Bota
Lab Manager, Senior Floor Technician
Projects:    
   
 
E-mail: pedro.bota@biology.ox.ac.uk
   

Mudassar Awan
Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:    
   
 
E-mail: mudassar.awan@biology.ox.ac.uk
   

Saran Babooraj
Research Technician
Projects:   Investigating the role of post-translational modification in chloroplasts
   
 
E-mail: saran.babooraj@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Pushan Bag
Human Frontier Science Program Research Fellow
Projects:   Analysis of TOC complexes
   
 
E-mail: pushan.bag@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   

Shuyang Cheng
DPhil Student
Projects:   Identifying new components of the CHLORAD system
   
 
E-mail: shuyang.cheng@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Michael Fish
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Investigating molecular mechanisms of translocon assembly
   
 
E-mail: michael.fish@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   

Úrsula Flores-Perez
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Manipulation of CHLORAD in crop plants
   
 
E-mail: ursula.flores-perez@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Harry (Chen) Kang
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Elucidating functions and molecular mechanisms of the CHLORAD system
   
 
E-mail: chen.kang@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Sireesha Kodru
Research Technician
Projects:   Investigating molecular mechanisms of the CHLORAD system
   
 
E-mail: sireesha.kodru@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Anne Sophie Lau
DPhil Student
Projects:   Investigating molecular mechanisms of the CHLORAD system
   
 
E-mail: anne.lau@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Na Li
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   The role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in controlling plastid biogenesis
   
 
E-mail: na.li@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Zihan Li
Visiting PhD Student
Projects:   Investigating the role of post-translational modification in chloroplasts
   
 
E-mail: zihan.li@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Sreedhar Nellaepalli
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Analysis of TOC complex architecture and assembly
   
 
E-mail: sreedhar.nellaepalli@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   

Aston Saini
DPhil Student
Projects:   Molecular and genetic analysis of the CHLORAD pathway
   
 
E-mail: aston.saini@biology.ox.ac.uk
 
   

Yi Sun
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Analysis of the role of SP1 in stress tolerance
   
 
E-mail: yi.sun@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   

Bruno Teixeira Peixoto
Marie Curie Research Fellow
Projects:   Analysis of the role of stress signalling in chloroplasts
   
 
E-mail: bruno.teixeirapeixoto@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   

Duorong Xu
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Elucidating translocon architecture and assembly
   
 
E-mail: duorong.xu@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   

Weifeng Zhang
Postdoctoral Researcher
Projects:   Investigating molecular mechanisms of the CHLORAD system
   
 
E-mail: weifeng.zhang@biology.ox.ac.uk     
 
   
 

Former Lab Members

   

Sabri Ali
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now: Lecturer, Universiti Brunei Darassalam
 
 
 

 

 

Henrik Aronsson
Formerly: Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leicester
Now: Professor, Gothenburg University, Sweden
 
 
 

 

 

Tim Ayupov
Formerly: Master Thesis Student (from University of Helsinki, Finland)
Now: PhD Student, University of Basel, Switzerland
 
 
 

 

 

Saumya Awasthi
Formerly: Erasmus Mundus EXPERTS4Asia Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Amy Baldwin
Formerly: Department of Biology PhD Student, University of Leicester
Now: Research and Development Scientist, School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
 
 
 
   

Jocelyn Bédard
Formerly:

BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate

Now:  
 
 
 
   

Jonathan Bester
Formerly: BBSRC Research Technician
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Sarat Bimanadham
Formerly: Molecular Genetics MSc Project Student, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Will Broad
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now: Strategy Adviser, UK Research and Innovation, London
 
 
 

 

 

Nattaphorn Buayam
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now: Researcher, Thai Goverment
 
 
 
   

Jonathan Combe
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Jaypal Darbar
Formerly: BBSRC Research Technician
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Weixi Ding
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Penny Dudley
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 

 

 

Jun Fang
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate
Now: Junior Principle Investigator, Lanzhou University, China
 
 
 
   

Lory Francescut
Formerly:   Departmental Technician, Department of Biology, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Alistair Haslam
 
Formerly: BBSRC PhD Student
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Binquan Huang
Formerly:

BBSRC Innovation Fellow, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow

Now: Professor, Yunnan University, China
 
 
 
   

Weihua Huang
Formerly: Royal Society Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leicester
Now: Senior Researcher, Shanghai Normal University, China
 
 
 
   

Ali Reza Kasmati
Formerly: BBSRC PhD Student, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Sabina Kovacheva
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate / NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Sybille Kubis
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Leicester
Now: Deputy Head of Research Contracts, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge
 
 
 
   

Zara Lewis
Formerly: BBSRC Research Technician
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Mingjiu Li
Formerly: BBSRC-IAA Postdoctoral Research Associate

Now:

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
 
 
 
   

Qihua Ling

Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate
Now: Group Leader, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai, China
 
 
 
   

Naresh Loudya
Formerly: PhD Student (with Royal Holloway College, University of London)
Now: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India
 
 
 
   

Panos Lymperopoulos
Formerly: BBSRC PhD Student, University of Leicester
Now: Associate Research Scientist, New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, USA
 
 
 
   

Sean Maguire
Formerly: BBSRC Research Technician
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Ghulam Murtaza
Formerly: HEC Pakistan Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Leicester
Now: Professor, University of AJK, Muzaffarabad, Pakistan
 
 
 
   

Fahim Nawaz
Formerly: Visiting Researcher from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Now: Assistant Professor, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
 
 
 
   

Philip O'Donnell
Formerly:   BBSRC Research Technician
Now:  
 
 
 

 

 

Joseph Oddy
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate
Now:
 
 
 
   

Ramesh Patel
Formerly:   BBSRC Research Technician, University of Leicester
Now: Technician, Department of Genetics & Genome Biology, University of Leicester
 
 
 
   

Pablo Pulido

Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate
Now: Independent Research Fellow, Spanish National Centre for Biotechnology, Madrid, Spain
 
 
 
   

Nicholas Putz

Formerly: Socrates-Erasmus Student / Biochemical Society Summer Student, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Madeleine Rashbrooke

Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 

 

 

Changsong Ri
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now: Faculty, Pyongyang University
 
 
 
   

Najiah Sadali
Formerly: Merdeka Scholarship DPhil Student
Now: Research Officer, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 
 
 

 

 

Ziad Soufi
Formerly: BBSRC Research Technician
Now: Academic Lecturer, University of Aleppo, Syria
 
 
 
   

Robert Sowden
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
 
 
 
   

David Stevenson
Formerly: BBSRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Leicester
Now: Teacher
 
 
 

 

 

Simon Thomson
Formerly: DPhil Student
Now: Postdoctoral Researcher, Kyomei, Cambridge
 
 
 
   

Mats Töpel
Formerly:   Carl Tryggers Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leicester
Now: Bioinformatician, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
 
 
 
   

Raphael Trösch
Formerly:   Gatsby Foundation Sainsbury PhD Student, University of Leicester
Now: Associate Editor, Nature Plants
 
 
 
   

Tony Wardle
Formerly: Department of Biology Research Technician, University of Leicester
Now: Technical Services Manager, Dept. of Neuroscience, Psychology & Behaviour, University of Leicester
 
 
 
   

Sam Watson
Formerly:   DPhil Student
Now: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge
 
 
 
   

Izabela Wojcik

Formerly:   Genetics Society Summer Student / Lab Assistant, University of Leicester
Now:  
 
 
 
   

Feijie Wu
Formerly: Royal Society / Sino-British Fellowship Trust (SBFT) Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leicester
Now: Scientific Editor, Cell Reports
 
 
 
   

Yunliu (Leo) Zeng
Formerly:   Visiting Researcher from Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Now: Associate Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
 
 
 
   

Yuan Zhou
Formerly:   Visiting PhD Student
Now: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai, China
 
 
 
 
 

 Last updated: December 2025
 Paul Jarvis