Pallavi Singh

PhD opportunity at the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products (CNAP), Department of Biology, University of York , in collaboration with the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge . This project sits at the intersection of plant biology , engineering biology , 3D imaging , single-cell genomics , spatial transcriptomics , and computational genomics . The research asks how cells from two evolutionarily distant plant species recognise each other, reprogramme their identities, and form a functional graft union. Using a rice–pearl millet grafting system , the PhD will build a 3D, cell-resolved atlas of graft union formation across the boundary between C3 and C4 plants . The student will work with spatial and single-cell transcriptomics, 3D imaging and reconstruction, C3/C4 cereal grafting, and computational/genomic approaches, with strong relevance to plant developmental biology and vascular biology . The position is advertised by Pallavi Singh , UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at York, and is a collaboration with Julian Hibberd at Cambridge. This is a fully funded 4-year Gatsby Sainsbury PhD studentship . The post does not list a deadline in the text provided, so applicants should check the application page promptly for the closing date and full eligibility details. Apply via the linked application details page.