Christopher Leaver#
| Membership Number: | 136 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2008 Emeritus Professorial Fellow of St John's College, University of Oxford
- 1991 - 2007 Head of the department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
- 1990 - 2007 Sibthorpian Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
- 1986 - 1990 Professor of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Oxford
- 1990 Fellow of St John's College, University of Oxford
- 1985 - 1990 Senior Research Fellow, Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC)
- 1969 - 1980 Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh
Fields of Scholarship
- Plant biochemistry
- Plant physiology and signalling
- Molecular and biochemical basis of plant growth and differentiation
- Mitochondrial biogenesis
Honours and Awards
- 2000 Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours
- 1986 Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
- 1982 EMBO Membership in 1982
