Beverley Glover
| Beverley Glover | |
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| Born | Beverley Jane Glover 7 March 1972 |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Fields | Botany |
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| Education | Perth High School |
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| Thesis | Cellular differentiation in plants (1996) |
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| Spouse | Stuart Bridge (m. 2003) |
| Children | Two |
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Beverley Jane Glover, FLS (born 7 March 1972) is a British biologist specialising in botany. Since July 2013, she has been Professor of Plant Systematics and Evolution in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
Glover was born on 7 March 1972 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England. She is the daughter of Michael Glover and Margaret Glover (née Smith). She was educated at Perth High School, a comprehensive school in Perth, Scotland. She studied plant and environmental biology at the University of St Andrews, graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in 1993. During her undergraduate degree, she spent one summer working at the St Andrews Botanic Garden as a gardener. She then began postgraduate research in plant molecular genetics at the John Innes Centre. In 1997, she completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree; awarded by the University of East Anglia as the John Innes Centre does not have degree awarding powers. Her doctoral thesis was titled "Cellular differentiation in plants".
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