Matthew J

Biography

Matthew J Terry is Professor of Molecular Plant Biology within Biological Sciences at the University of Southampton. Career History 2013-present: Professor of Molecular Plant Biology. University of Southampton, UK. 2009-2013: Reader in Molecular Plant Biology. University of Southampton, UK. 2005-2009: Senior Lecturer in Molecular Plant Biology. University of Southampton, UK. 2002-2005: Lecturer in Molecular Plant Biology. University of Southampton, UK. 1995-2002: Royal Society University Research Fellow. University of Southampton, UK. 1993-1995: Frontier Researcher. Laboratory for Photoperception and Signal Transduction, RIKEN, Japan. 1990-1993: Post-doctoral Research Fellow. University of California, Davis, USA. Academic Qualifications 1990: PhD Biology. University of Southampton, UK. 1985: BSc Biochemistry. University of Southampton, UK.

Research Interest

Research interests Photosynthesis provides the only significant source of new, utilisable energy to the planet. For land plants and all algae photosynthesis takes place in a specialised organelle called a chloroplast. My primary research area is focused on determining how the development and function of chloroplasts is regulated, with a particular interest in retrograde signalling between the chloroplast and nucleus. Work on fundamental research questions is primarily undertaken in the model plant Arabidopsis and we are applying our knowledge to understanding chloroplast function in marine algal biofuel systems.