DrTim Baldwin

My first degree was in Applied Biological Sciences, followed by a PhD in Botany at the University of Reading. During my PhD, I developed an interest in the role of the plant cell wall in plant growth and development. Upon completion of my PhD, I was appointed as a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Cell Biology at the John Innes Centre, Norwich. During my time at Norwich, I performed research on the biochemistry, molecular structure and molecular biology of arabinogalactan-proteins. At this time I also developed a research interest in plant gum exudates used in the food industry (i.e. gum Arabic). Subsequent to which, I took up a temporary post as a University Lecturer in the Botany Department at Universiti Sains Malaysia where I taught Botany and Biotechnology and continued my research on aspects of plant cell wall biology. In 1999 I returned to the U.K. and was appointed as a post-doctoral research associate in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge. At Cambridge, I carried out research on nucleotide sugar transporters involved in plant cell wall biosynthesis in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana. In 2001 I joined the academic staff here at the University of Wolverhampton, as a Senior Lecturer in Plant Sciences and was appointed to my current post as Reader in Plant Cell Biology in 2013. During my time at Wolverhampton, I have continued my research on the structure and function of the plant cell wall in a number of developmental processes and have broadened my research in to a variety of aspects of plant biology and agriculture.