People

Based in the Department of Biology, the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products draws on expertise from the department and across the University.

Use the searchable table below to explore the skills and expertise of our staff and researchers.

Name	Expertise	Contact Details
Professor Ian Bancroft CNAP Chair of Plant Genomics	Genome evolution Food security Industrial biotechnology	+44 (0)1904 328778 ian.bancroft@york.ac.uk
Professor Neil Bruce (Director) CNAP Director and Chair in Biotechnology	Environmental biotechnology Biocatalysis Biorefining	+44 (0)1904 328777 neil.bruce@york.ac.uk
Professor Katherine Denby Professor of Sustainable Crop Production	Plant biology Food security Agricultural biotechnology	+44 (0)1904 328751 katherine.denby@york.ac.uk
Professor Ian Graham FRS Director of BioYork, and Weston Chair of Biochemical Genetics	Plant biology Biochemical genetics Agricultural biotechnology Medicinal crops Synthetic biology	+44 (0)1904 328750 ian.graham@york.ac.uk
Dr Leonardo Gomez	Plant biology Biorefining Industrial biotechnology Seaweed valorisation	+44 (0)1904 328718 leonardo.gomez@york.ac.uk
Dr Andrea Harper	Plant biology Food security Agricultural biotechnology	+44 (0)1904 328670 andrea.harper@york.ac.uk
Dr Benjamin R. Lichman	Synthetic biology platforms for natural product production Industrial biocatalysis Enzyme mechanism The formation of metabolic gene clusters	+44 (0)1904 328690 benjamin.lichman@york.ac.uk
Professor Luke Mackinder CNAP Chair in Algal Cell and Molecular Biology	Carbon fixation in algae and cyanobacteria Systems and synthetic biology	+44(0)1904 328984 luke.mackinder@york.ac.uk
Dr Liz Rylott	Plant biology Industrial biotechnology Plant-based environmental remediation Agromining	+44 (0)1904 328754 liz.rylott@york.ac.uk
Dr Federico Sabbadin	Biorefining Food security Enzymology	+44 (0)1904 328781 federico.sabbadin@york.ac.uk
Dr Thierry Tonon CNAP ART Lecturer in Algal Biology	Algal physiology and metabolism Algal metabolic pathways and enzymes Biotechnological applications of algae and algal genes Valorisation of seaweed biomass	+44 (0)1904 328785 thierry.tonon@york.ac.uk
Dr Charlotte Walker	Algal biology Algal carbon fixation and biomineralisation Synthetic biology	charlotte.walker@york.ac.uk
Erin Gray Research Administrator		+44 (0)1904 328776 erin.gray@york.ac.uk
Judith Mitchell Senior Research Administrator		+44 (0)1904 328752 judith.mitchell@york.ac.uk