Prof. Dr.

Liam Dolan

Liam Dolan

Full Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences since 2024

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Orcid-ID:

0000-0003-1206-7096

Research Areas:

  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Developmental biology
  • Evolutionary research
  • Stem cell research

Profile:

CV/Website

Publications:

Website

Selected Memberships:

  • Royal Society, Fellow
  • European Molecular Biology Organization, Member

Selected Prizes:

  • ERC Advanced Grants 2012, 2018
  • Queens trustee, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
  • DSc Honoris causa, University College Dublin
  • Woolhouse Lecture, Society of Experimental Biology
  • International Society for Root Research, Dundee Medal

Selected Publications:

  • Hetherington AJ, Bridson SL, Jones AL, Kerp H, Hass H, Dolan L 2021 An evidence-based 3D reconstruction of Asteroxylon mackiei, the most complex plant preserved from the Rhynie Chert eLife 10:e69447 doi: 10.7554/eLife.69447
  • Hetherington AJ, Dolan L 2018 Stepwise and independent origins of roots among land plants Nature 561, 235-238 doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0445-z
  • Keke Y, Bell E, Menand B, Dolan L 2010 A basic helix loop helix transcription factor controls cell growth and size in root hairs Nature Genetics 42, 264–267 doi: 10.1038/ng.529
  • Menand B, Keke Y, Jouannic S, Hoffmann L, Ryan E, Linstead P, Schaefer DG, Dolan L 2007 An ancient mechanism controls the development of cells with a rooting function in land plants Science 316, 1477–1480 doi: 10.1126/science.1142618
  • Foreman J, Demedchik V, Bothwell J, Mylona J, Vadema H, Torres M, Costa S, Brownlee C, Jones JDG, Davies J, Dolan L 2003 RHD2 is an NADPH oxidase that regulates plant cell growth Nature 422, 442–445 doi: 10.1038/nature01485