Anthony Trewavas

Anthony J. Trewavas is a professor at the University of Edinburgh, best known for his research in the fields of plant physiology and molecular biology.

He is the leader of the [http://homepages.ed.ac.uk/ebot40/main.html Edinburgh Molecular Signalling Group] , who are investigating the role of calcium in signal transduction during plant development. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1993), the Royal Society of Arts (1995), the Royal Society of London (1999), the [http://www.futurestudies.co.uk/ Centre for Future Studies] (2001), and received the "corresponding membership" award from the [http://www.aspb.org/ American Society of Plant Biologists] in 1999, a prize given to one non-US biologist per year. [cite web|url=http://www.aspb.org/committees/awards.cfm|title=American Society of Plant Biologists Awards Winners|publisher=American Society of Plant Biologists|accessdate=2007-07-01] He is named by the Institute for Scientific Information as a highly cited author in the field of animal and plant Sciences (ISI author number A0597-2002-C). He is a past or present member of the editorial boards of the publications, "Trends in Plant Science", "Botanica Acta", "Plant Physiology", "What's New in Plant Physiology", "Biochemical Journal" and "Plant, Cell and Environment".

His recent research used a flexible confocal fluorescence ratio aiming assembly to image calcium redistribution during contact sensing, stomatal aperture control, pollen tube and rhizoid growth, moss development and photomorphogenesis. Plants were transformed with the gene for the calcium sensitive luminescent protein aequorin, allowing measurements of cytosolic calcium in plants and bacteria. Plants have also been transformed with genes for calmodulin to better assess the role of calcium in development. The group also cloned plant calcium channels and MARCKS, an actin/calmodulin binding protein.

Trewavas is one of the United Kingdom's strongest supporters of genetically modified food crops and is a vocal critic of organic food.

Articles

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title = Malthus foiled again and again
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date = August 2002
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title = The population/biodiversity paradox. Agricultural efficiency to save wilderness
journal = Plant Physiol
volume = 125
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pages = 174–179
publisher = American Society of Plant Physiologists
date = 2001
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title = Urban myths of organic farming
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volume = 410
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date = March 2001
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References

External links

* [http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/research/institutes/plant/pages/staff_pages/T_Trewavas_staffpage.htm Staff Page: Tony Trewavas]