Jim Haseloff

Jim Haseloff is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of the Biological Sciences and the Department of Plant Sciences. His research focuses on engineering synthetic biology in plants, specifically within Marchantia chloroplasts. His work involves developing tools for controlling gene misexpression and marking specific cells in growing plants, as well as exploring genetic circuits that incorporate intercellular communication. The lab is also investigating methods such as genetic modification, microscopy, cell ablation, and genomics to advance this research.

Jim Haseloff is a Professor of Synthetic Biology at the University of Cambridge, specializing in Plant Development and Synthetic Biology. His research focuses on understanding plant development through genetic and molecular mechanisms, with an emphasis on gene regulation, protein localization, and cellular responses to environmental stress. He explores synthetic biology approaches to engineer plant traits, such as salt tolerance and disease resistance, using tools like green fluorescent protein (GFP) and RNA-based systems. His work also includes computational modeling of synthetic microbial systems and the study of viroid RNAs. Haseloff's research integrates molecular genetics, bioinformatics, and synthetic biology to advance plant science and biotechnology.