Anthony Trewavas

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Anthony J. Trewavas is professor at the University of Edinburgh, best known for his research in plant physiology and molecular biology. He is leader of the Edinburgh Molecular Signalling Group, who are investigating the role of calcium in signal transduction during plant development. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1993), the Royal Society of Arts (1995), the Royal Society of London (1999), the Centre for Future Studies (2001), and has been elected to Life Membership of the American Society of Plant Physiologists. He is named by the Institute for Scientific Information as a Highly Cited author in the field of Animal and Plant Sciences (ISI author number A0597-2002-C). He is a past or present member of the Editorial Boards of: Trends in Plant Science, Botanica Acta, Plant Physiology, What's New in Plant Physiology, Biochemical Journal and Plant, Cell and Environment

His recent research used a flexible confocal fluorescence ratio aiming assembly to image calcium redistribution during contact sensing, stomatal aperture control, pollen tube and rhizoid growth, moss development and photomorphogenesis. Plants were transformed with the gene for the calcium sensitive luminescent protein aequorin allowing measurements of cytosolic calcium in plants and bacteria. Plants have also been transformed with genes for calmodulin to better assess the role of calcium in development. The group is also cloning plant calcium channels and MARCKS, an actin/calmodulin binding protein.

Trewavas is one of UK's strongest supporters for genetically modified food crops, and is a vocal critic of organic agriculture.

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Trewavas, Anthony (August 2002). "Malthus foiled again and again". Nature 418: 668-670. DOI:10.1038/nature01013.
Trewavas, Anthony (2001). "The population/biodiversity paradox. Agricultural efficiency to save wilderness". Plant Physiol 125: 174-179.
Trewavas, Anthony (March 2001). "Urban myths of organic farming". Nature 410: 409-410.