Julian Hibberd
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| Born | December 1969 (age 47) |
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| Alma mater | University of Wales, Bangor (BSc, PhD) |
| Thesis | Effects of elevated CO₂ on biotrophic pathogens: powdery mildew of barley (1994) |
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| Other academic advisors | Malcolm Press |
| Notable awards | BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship |
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Julian Michael Hibberd (born December 1969) is a Professor of Photosynthesis at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Hibberd was educated at University of Wales, Bangor where he was awarded his first degree in 1991 followed by a PhD in 1994. His PhD thesis investigated the effects of elevated carbon dioxide (CO₂) on powdery mildew in barley and was supervised by John Farrar and Bob Whitbread.
Following his PhD, Hibberd completed three years of postdoctoral research at the University of Sheffield with Paul Quick,Malcolm Press and Julie Scholes, investigating interactions between parasitic plants and their hosts. He moved to Cambridge to work with John C. Gray.
As of 2016[update] research in the Hibberd laboratory investigates the efficiency of the C₄ photosynthetic pathway, with the aim of contributing to improving crop productivity. Hibberd's research has been funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the FP7 program of the European Union.
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