Leadership Team

Daphne Ezer

Dr. Daphne Ezer

Co-Director & Comp Bio Lead

Dr. Ezer is the co-Director of the Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Centre, a 9-university PhD programme focussed on improving the UK Bioeconomy. She also serves as an Editor for Quantitative Plant Biology.

Seth Davis

Prof. Seth Davis

Co-Director & Genetics Lead

Prof. Davis is a Royal Society Innovation Fellow and the Editor of the Journal of Circadian Rhythms. His research integrates molecular genetics to understand the timing of developmental processes.

James Ronald

Dr. James Ronald

Co-Director & Mol Bio Lead

Dr. Ronald is a Discovery Fellow. His work focusses on the molecular biology underpinning plant circadian rhythms and stress responses.

Early Career Researchers

Gina Vong Ezer Lab
"How do plants see the colours of a sunrise?"
Hailey Tan Ezer Lab
"How does kale coordinate development in response to fluctuating temperature conditions over their lifespan?"
David Aldaradkeh Ezer Lab
"What are the genetic mechanisms that link photoperiod detection across plant development?"
Lydia Kerr Ezer Lab
"To what extent can early indicators predict later developmental trajectories in a plant used in regenerative agriculture?"
Peter Danks Davis Lab
"To what extent can mutations in photoperiod detection machinery help us breed better wheat under climate change?"