Thomas J. Roscoe PhD DIC
Research Interests
Over 35 years experience in research in plant sciences. Specialisations: Physiology and Biochemistry of Photosynthesis in cereals. Chloroplast macromolecules, transport, assembly, chaperone discovery. Biochemistry and regulation of plant lipid biosynthesis. Genetic improvement of fatty acid composition in oilseed crops for human nutrition, industrial valorisation and oilseed derived biofuels. Increasing crop agri-diversity. Seed development in model and cultivated crop species. Genetic determinants of embryo size in cereal seeds. Epicuticular cell factories.
Professional Experience
- Present: CEO, Integumenteix Plant Science Consulting, France
- Research Scientist, CNRS-IRD (French National Centre for Scientific Research and French Research Institute for Development), ‘Increasing Agri-diversity among seed crops’ Epigenetic Regulation and Seed Development Group, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, (IRD) Montpellier, France.
- Research Scientist CNRS, Public-Private Consortium: ‘Increasing Oilseed yields’, Seed Maturation Group, Plant Genome and Development Laboratory, University of Perpignan, France.
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, CNRS, Public-Private Consortium: ‘Vegetable oils for industry’, Plant Genome and Development Laboratory, University of Perpignan, France
- Post-Doctoral Researcher, Higher Scientific Officer, John Innes Centre. Development of In vivo Reporter Gene systems, Cambridge Laboratory, Norwich, UK,
- PhD: Genetic variation in Pmax among wheat species, Plant Breeding Institute Cambridge and Department of Botany, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London UK.
- Extensive technical experience in protein chemistry obtained in research laboratories: Life Sciences Department, University of Liverpool, UK; Applied Biochemistry Department, University of Nottingham, UK; Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, UK.
Research and collaborations
Our research has focussed on understanding the developmental control exerted during seed maturation that leads to variation in yield of oil and protein. We have contributed insight into regulatory networks by identifying factors controlling master regulators of seed development and specific genes influencing vegetable oil composition. We have extended our work on seed development to explore the potential of orphan crops to enhance agricultural diversity.
As a result of our contributions in fundamental and applied research and participation in workshops and international conferences we have established professional and personal relations with a network of colleagues prominent in seed biology, biotechnology and agricultural biodiversity research. Recent international partners have included:
- Botany Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada;
- Institute Microbial and Plant Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan;
- Department of Bioenergy Science and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea;
- Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Science Mahidol University, Bangkok Thailand.
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