Professor Christine Raines
Christine graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons) Agricultural Botany, First Class from Glasgow University in 1982. Following which she was awarded a Glasgow University Scholarship and studied for a Ph.D. in Photosynthetic electron transport graduating in1986. Christine’s post doctoral research started in late 1985 at the Institute of Plant Science Research, Cambridge where she initiated a project cloning nuclear genes encoding enzymes of the C3 cycle. In 1988 Christine was appointed to a faculty position at the University of Essex being promoted to Professor in 2004. Christine has had a number of roles in the University including Associate Dean of the Graduate School (2001-2004), Head of the School of Biological Sciences (2011-201 and PVC research (2017-2021)
Christine also holds a number of external roles including Editor in Chief, Journal of Experimental Botany (2011- 2019) and President of the Society of Experiment Biology. Past roles: Chair of Plant Section, Society of Experimental Biology (2009- 2012), Co-Opted Member of UK Plant Federation Executive (2012), Associate Editor, Journal of Experimental Botany (2006- 2011), BBSRC Biofuels Committee (2007/8), EPSRC Bioenergy Committee (2008), Nuffield Bioethics Committee on Biofuels (2009-2011).
Christine’s research interests are in the area of plant molecular physiology focusing on photosynthesis. Current research is aimed at improving the yield of crops by re-engineering photosynthetic carbon metabolism and electron transport. Christine’s research has had continuous external funding over 30 years from BBSRC, NERC, Leverhulme, the EU and the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation
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