Alex Webb promoted to Reader

Dr Alex Webb has been promoted to Reader in Cell Signalling as from the start of the next academic year.

This is a very well deserved promotion for one of the young(ish) stars of the department and I am sure that, like me, you will want to offer your best congratulations.

David Baulcombe

Fully-funded PhD position in Stress Signalling

Applications are being accepted for a PhD position in Dr Alex Webb's laboratory investigating plant stress signalling. The PhD position is funded in full by a BBSRC-Industrial Case award to Alex Webb. The successful candidate will receive training both in Dr Webb's laboratory at Cambridge and also with our industrial partner in Belgium. This is an exciting opportunity to perform fundamental research with potential real-world applications and receive world-class training in both an academic and industrial environment. Applicants should in the first instance contact directly Dr Alex Webb (alex.webb@plantsci.cam.ac.uk)

The post is funded for 4 years. UK Citizens are elgible for funding for fees and living expenses. EU citizens are elegible for fee-sonly funding. Funding is not availible for non-European Union Citizens.

Alison Smith and Alex Webb promoted

Congratulations go to Alison Smith and Alex Webb on their promotions. Alison Smith has been promoted to Professor and Alex Webb to University Senior Lecturer.

What Makes Nature's Clock Tick

What Makes Nature's Clocks Tick (a Daily Telegraph article)
Dr Alex Webb is part of a European project to delve into nature's clock