Simon Hiscock
Professor
plant biotechnology
Department of plant Science
France
Biography
Director, Botanic Garden & Harcourt Arboretum, Professor ,researcher, faculty member . Won many publications and many on going researches under his guidance. Currently contributing as a director also won many honors, awards and senior expertise in botany and breeding .
Research Interest
My research seeks to understand fundamental processes in plant reproduction and evolution using genetics and genomics. Current research is focused on studying the interacting forces of mating system, interspecific hybridization, and polyploidy in the evolution of taxonomically ‘difficult’ genera, in particular Senecio (ragworts, Asteraceae) and Sorbus (whitebeams, rowans and wild service trees, Rosaceae).
Publications
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Chapman MA, Hiscock SJ, Filatov DA (2013) Genomic divergence during speciation driven by adaptation to altitude. Molecular Biology and Evolution 30: 2553-256.
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Taylor RS, Tarver JE, Hiscock SJ, Donoghue PCJ (2014) Evolutionary history of plant microRNAs. Trends in Plant Sciences. 19: 175–182.
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Brennan AC, Hiscock SJ, Abbott RJ (2014) Interspecific crossing and genetic mapping reveal intrinsic genomic incompatibility between two Senecio species that form a hybrid zone on Mount Etna, Sicily. Heredity 113: 195-204.
