Ewan Jones
I find it hard to narrow my biological interests down to a certain field, having taken a very mixed bag of modules in my undergraduate degree. Nevertheless, the topic of invasive plants piqued my interest whilst on the Kenya field course, where I worked on determining the factors regulating the spatial distribution of Opuntia stricta, which is invasive in Kenya. This year I’m working in Dr. Dawson’s laboratory, specifically on how plant-soil interactions mediate the impact of climate change on the activity of invasive plants. I hope to use my knowledge from the varied areas I find interesting to apply myself to this pressing issue in our contemporary world. Having completed a research project on developing a method for qPCR in Ulva compressa, and writing my literature review on the variety of factors regulating secondary growth in woody plants, I’m looking forward to the challenges faced by the new topics I’m researching this year. In my free time I enjoy reading a lot of science-fiction, as well as making my way through a number of college sports, including rowing, frisbee, and SCUBA diving. I’m also the Science and Technology editor of Palatinate, and am involved with Bede Film Society and Cuth’s Art Society. Position: Research Masters Student
Supervised by: Dr. Wayne Dawson Membership: Conservation Ecology Group (CEG) Contact Details: Department of Biosciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE. Email: ewan.jones@durham.ac.uk Education
2020 - Present MRes Biosciences, Durham University 2017 - 2020 BSc (Hons) Biosciences, Durham University |
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Publications
Bagdassarian, K., Brown, C., Jones, E. and Etchells, P., 2020. Connections in the cambium, receptors in the ring. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 57(1369-5266), pp.96-103.
Bagdassarian, K., Brown, C., Jones, E. and Etchells, P., 2020. Connections in the cambium, receptors in the ring. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 57(1369-5266), pp.96-103.
