Prof. Caroline Dean
Project Leader – Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Centre
Prof. Dean is internationally recognised for her work on plant developmental biology. She has used genetic, molecular biological, epigenetic, ecological and mathematical approaches to address fundamental questions in the life sciences. In several of these areas, the discoveries she has made have proven to be paradigms for understanding many areas of biology well beyond Professor Dean’s specific area of research.
Professor Dean is a Fellow/Member of three national science academies: UK, USA, Germany. In 2014 she was awarded the BBSRC’s Excellence in Bioscience award and in 2015 she was recipient of the prestigious FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award which recognises just one female scientist across the whole of Europe for their contributions to research in molecular biology and biochemistry, and for their wider contribution as a female role model in science. In 2016, she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her work in understanding genetic regulation and for her commitment to advancing careers for women working in science (Queen’s Birthday Honors List).