BACKGROUND

1987-1990; PhD Cambridge University

1990-1993; Post-doc at the Institute fur Genbiologische Forschung (IGF), Berlin, Germany, with Prof. L.Willmitzer, studying genes involved in the tuberisation signal transduction pathway in potato plants

1993-1996; Post-doc at the Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo, C.S.I.C., Barcelona, Spain, with Dr S.Prat (EEC Human Capital and Mobility grant), working on the molecular signals involved in the photoperiodic control of tuberisation / flowering

1996-present; I hold a permanent position as a research group leader at Warwick HRI. My group is investigating the control of plant development and reproduction with particular emphasis on the photoperiodic control of flowering.

TEACHING PROFILE

Courses Taught

• Techniques laboratory practical
  2nd year lab practical

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Collaboration on (IPA) BBSRC funded manipulation of Bolting Time in lettuce production and visiting researcher, Funded by: Rijk Zwaan Zaddteelt en Zaadhandel BV, Project Start Date: 01/10/2008 Project End Date: 28/02/2014
• Manipulation of Bolting Time for Improved Quality and Greater Sustainability in Lettuce production, with Prof David A Pink - Warwick HRI, Funded by: BBSRC, Project Start Date: 12/01/2009 Project End Date: 11/01/2014
  
  

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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Morris, K., Thornber, S., Codrai, L., Richardson, C., Craig, A., Sadanandom, A., Thomas, B. and Jackson, S.(2010) 'Day Neutral Flowering represses Constans to prevent Arabidopsis flowering early in short days' The Plant Cell 22 (4), (1040-4651) [article]
• Li, C., Zhang, K., Zeng, X., Jackson, S., Zhou, Y. and Hong, Y.(2009) 'A cis element within flowering locus T mRNA determines its mobility and facilitates trafficking of heterologous viral RNA' Journal Of Virology 83 (8), 3540 - 3548 (0022-538X)
• Jackson, S. D.(2009) 'Plant responses to photoperiod' New Phytologist 181 (3), 517 - 531 (0028-646X) [article]
• Franklin, K.A., Linley, P.J., Montgomery, B.L., Lagarias, J.C., Thomas, B., Jackson, S.D & Terry, M.J.(2003) 'Misregulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in transgenic tobacco seedlings expressing mammalian biliverdin reductase' Plant Journal, The 35 (6), 717 - 728 (0960-7412)
• Roden, L., Song, H-R., Jackson, S., Morris, K. & Carre, I.(2002) 'Floral responses to photoperiod are correlated with the timing of rhythmic expression relative to dawn and dusk in Arabidopsis ' Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences (USA) 99 (20), 13313 - 13318 (0027-8424)

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RESEARCH DEGREES SUPERVISED

• Functional analysis of Arabidopsis FT RNA and protein, Date of Completion: 2011
• Molecular characterisation of the day neutral flowering (dnf) mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, Date of Completion: 2008
• Characterisation of a flowering time mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, Date of Completion: 2005
• Manipulating the gibberellin response to reduce plant height in Chrysanthemum morifolium , Date of Completion: 2002
• Manipulation of growth and development in tobacco through targeted inactivation of the phytochrome chromophore, Date of Completion: 2001
• siRNA hotspots and the control of viral infection