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Dr Mollie Langdon

Seed Developmental Biologist - Post-doctoral Research Scientist

Plant Sciences for the Bioeconomy

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Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
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+44 (0) 1582 938 616
Email
mollie.langdon@rothamsted.ac.uk
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https://www.swbio.ac.uk/meet-our-students/rothamsted-profiles/

https://www.swbio.ac.uk/current-phd-projects/agriculture-and-food-security-projects-by-year/projects-that-commenced-in-2018/ 

Biography

Mollie is a Post-Doctoral Seed Developmental Biologist investigating the control of seed size and seed number in oilseeds. She is using developmental, transcriptomic, and genetic approaches to identify and characterise genes that control seed number and/or size, to ultimately discover novel methods to increase seed yields of oilseeds.

Mollie completed her PhD at the University of Bath and Rothamsted Research in 2023, where she was researching techniques to alter seed yields in Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica oleracea by modulating seed number and seed size respectively. She also obtained a BSc (Hons) in Biology from the University of Bath in 2018. Mollie’s interests include developmental biology, molecular biology, microscopy, and agricultural applications.

PhD Projects

  • PhD project: Increasing seed yields by the targeted modulation of brassinosteroids

Awards

  • 2014-2018 – BSc (Hons) in Biology with Professional Placement Year (First Class), University of Bath, UK
  • 2018 - 2023 – PhD, Doctor of Philosophy in Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath and Rothamsted Research, UK

Measures of Esteem

2018 - Awarded the 'Keith Moore Prize for Best Performance in Plant Sciences’ from the University of Bath, UK