Alison Smith

  • Professor of Plant Biochemistry, Department of Plant Sciences
Alison Smith

About

Alison Smith studies the metabolism of plants, algae and bacteria, in particular vitamin and cofactor biosynthesis. Learn more about Alison's research.

 

Research Areas

  • Metabolism
  • Vitamins
  • Synthetic biology
  • Algal-bacterial interactions
  • Algal biotechnology

Techniques

  • Genomics and transcriptomics
  • Synthetic biology 
  • Confocal microscopy 
  • HPLC/GC-MS/LC-MS/FTIR
  • Bioassay

 

Research Theme

Organisms, Evolution and Planetary Resilience