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Leaver was educated at Imperial College London 1960-1966: Bachelor of Science, then Doctor of Philosophy in 1966 in Plant Physiology.
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Chris John Leaver
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Leaver"s area of expertise is in plant biochemistry, development, plant physiology and signalling. Before his current positions, he has at the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Purdue University and the University of Edinburgh. Botanist Imperial College Hornsund Expedition, Spitzbergen, 1962 and Beerenberg Expedition, January Mayen, 1963.
Fulbright Scholar, Purdue University, United States of America, 1966-1968.
University of Edinburgh 1969-1990: Lecturer, then Reader 1980, SERC Senior Fellow 1985-1990, Professor of Plant Molecular Biology 1986–1990. University of Oxford Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Science, 1990–2007.
Head of Department 1991–2007. Fellow of Street John's College 1990– Emeritus Professor of Plant Science, University of Oxford since 2008.
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