Plant perception of the world around them 

Christine H. Foyer is Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She is a Member of the Environmental Sustainability Board of the FERRERO group and the Editor in Chief of Plant, Cell and Environment. She has over 480 published papers and is ranked as a Highly Cited Researcher™ on the Clarivate™ list. She is listed in the 2023 Edition of our Ranking of Top 1000 Female Scientists in the World. Ranked 15th in the United Kingdom and 192nd in the world. She is ranked 7th in the list of the world's Best Scientists in Plant Sciences (World's Best Plant Science and Agronomy Scientists: H-Index Plant Science and Agronomy Science Ranking 2024 | Research.com). 

Christine is an expert in plant biochemistry and metabolism. With a strong focus on reduction/oxidation (redox) processes and signals that regulate plant growth and stress tolerance, her lab studies how primary processes such as photosynthesis regulate plant growth, development, and defense, particularly through effects on the redox status of cells and cell signaling under optimal and stress conditions. 

Using the model (Arabidopsis), crop plants, and trees, her lab investigates the responses of photosynthesis and associated processes to abiotic stresses, including elevated carbon dioxide.