Staff Lead researcher Doctor Lorraine Williams Associate Professor Connect with Lorraine Email: l.e.williams@soton.ac.uk Other researchers Professor Lindy Holden-Dye BSc, MSc, PhD, FRSB, FBPhS Head of School Research interests Neuropharmacology Invertebrate neuroscience Connect with Lindy Email: l.m.holden-dye@soton.ac.uk Professor Matthew Terry Professor of Molecular Plant Biology Research interests Chloroplast development and retrograde signalling to the nucleus Light regulation of wheat growth and development Connect with Matthew Email: mjt@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Plants and Food Security We study the response of plants to the environment at the molecular, whole plant and ecological levels. This includes interactions with nematodes, insects and microbes.