Dr Matthew Wilson

School of Biosciences

Research Associate

matthew.j.wilson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 0049

Alfred Denny Building

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Dr Matthew Wilson
School of Biosciences
Alfred Denny Building
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN

Profile

Career History:

Research Associate in Plant Biology (2020-present)
Research Technician, University of Sheffield (2019-2020)
PhD, Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield (2015-2019)
Research Technician, University of Nottingham (2014-2015)
MSc, Crop Improvement, University of Nottingham (2013-2014)
BSc, Biology, Durham University (2010-2013)

Research interests: Stomata, Plant cell walls, Fluorescence imaging, Biomechanics, Plant Physiology

Publications

Sloan J, Wang S, Ngai QY, Xiao Y, Armand J, Wilson MJ, Zhu X & Fleming AJ (2023) Conserved cellular patterning in the mesophyll of rice leaves. Plant Direct, 7(12).
Durney CH, Wilson MJ, McGregor S, Armand J, Smith RS, Gray JE, Morris RJ & Fleming AJ (2023) Grasses exploit geometry to achieve improved guard cell dynamics.. Curr Biol.
Sloan JM, Mujab AAM, Mashitah J, Zulkarami B, Wilson MJ, Toh LS, Nur Zahirah AJ, Afiq K, Asyraf AT, Zhu X-G , Yaapar N et al (2023) Elevated CO2 priming as a sustainable approach to increasing rice tiller number and yield potential. Rice, 16.
Wilson MJ, Fradera‐Soler M, Summers R, Sturrock CJ & Fleming AJ (2021) Ploidy influences wheat mesophyll cell geometry, packing and leaf function. Plant Direct, 5(4).
Lundgren MR, Mathers A, Baillie AL, Dunn J, Wilson MJ, Hunt L, Pajor R, Fradera-Soler M, Rolfe S, Osborne CP , Sturrock CJ et al (2019) Mesophyll porosity is modulated by the presence of functional stomata. Nature Communications, 10(1), ---.

Jen S, Saranrat I-C, Ngai QY, Yi X, Jodie A, Wilson MJ, Xin-Guang Z & Fleming AJ (2022) Stomatal density affects rice mesophyll cell size and shape and modulates a conserved pattern of cells through the leaf, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.