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Professor Alexandre Antonelli

Director of Science

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Dr Paul Kersey

Deputy Director of Science - Research

Professor Monique Simmonds OBE

Director of Commercial Innovation Unit & Deputy Director of Science - Partnerships

Dr Elizabeth Gardner

Deputy Director of Science - Operations

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John Adams

Laboratory Manager

Sarah Adams

Sarah Adams

Seed Collections Assistant

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Fiona Ainsworth

Head of Library and Archives

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Dr A Martyn Ainsworth

Research Leader

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Dr Bob Allkin

Programme Manager

Ando Andriamanohera

Botanist

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Professor Alexandre Antonelli

Director of Science

Elena Arrigoni

Dr Elena Arrigoni

Research Assistant

Watchara Arthan

PhD student

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Dr Steven P Bachman

Research Leader

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Dr William J Baker

Senior Research Leader

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Sharon Balding

Seed Collections Manager

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