Dr Jen Sloan

School of Biosciences

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Dr J Sloan
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j.sloan@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 2220098

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Dr Jen Sloan
School of Biosciences
Lab: D59 - Office: D67a, extension 20049
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
Profile

Career history:

  • 2023-Present: Post-Doctoral Research Associate - The University of Sheffield, School of Biosciences, Plants Photosynthesis and Soil, Supervisor: Dr Lisa Smith - Signalling Sex in Plants: The role of peptide signals and the cell wall in fertilisation. BBSRC
  • 2019-2023: Post-Doctoral Research Associate - The University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences, Supervisor: Professor Andrew Fleming – Breeding rice resilient to a high CO2 future. GCRF
  • 2016-2019: Post-Doctoral Research Assistant – The University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences, Supervisor: Professor Andrew Fleming - Enabling Sufficient Rice for Malaysia in a High CO2 World. GCRF
  • 2016-2019: Lab Manager – The University of Sheffield, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Supervisor: Professor Julie Gray - ‘Climate ready rice: Optimising transpiration to protect rice yields under abiotic stresses’. Newton Fund
  • 2011-2014: Research Technician – The University of Sheffield, Animal and Plant Sciences, Supervisor: Professor Andrew Fleming – Investigating the link between leaf architecture and photosynthetic efficiency
  • 2011-2012: Research Technician - The University of Sheffield, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Supervisor: Professor Julie Gray – Lab management and work on Arabidopsis stomata
  • 2010-2011: Post-Doctoral Research Associate – The University of Sheffield and University of York - Supervisors - Professor Andrew Fleming and Professor Simon McQueen-Mason – Hemp (Cannabis sativa) as a biorefinery feedstock - Crop improvement for fibre production. Centre for Low Carbon Futures
  • 2005-2009: PhD - Controlling leaf growth by phased induction of expansin - The University of Sheffield - Supervisor - Professor Andrew Fleming
  • 2002-2005: Bsc Plant Science - The University of Sheffield
Research interests

I am passionate about plants and have worked on projects spanning various aspects of plant development and physiology, including cell wall mechanics, mesophyll patterning, photosynthesis, modelling of photosynthesis, 3D imaging of cells and agronomy of rice. I am moving into a new area focussing on the peptide signals involved in Arabidopsis fertilisation.

Publications

Journal articles