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Hire Dr. Erica H.
United Kingdom
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Freenlance Plant Scientist | Expert in synthetic biology and plant engineering

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing
Work Experience

Research Technical Partner

Earlham Institute

November 2024 - May 2026

Research and Development

Leaf Expression Systems

April 2022 - June 2024

Postdoctoral scientist

John Innes Centre

January 2019 - December 2021

Postdoctoral Researcher

John Innes Centre

January 2019 - December 2021

Research Assistant

John Innes Centre

September 2018 - January 2019

Education

PhD (Biological sciences)

University of East Anglia

September 2014 - September 2018

Masters by Research (Biology)

University of Bath Faculty of Science

September 2013 - 2014

Certifications

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    n/a

    January 2026 - January 2026

Publications
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Chen, J., Chen, Y., Watson-Lazowski, A., Hawkins, E., Barclay, J.E., Fahy, B., Bowers, R.D., Corbin, K., Warren, F.J., Blennow, A., et al.(2022). The plastidial protein MRC promotes starch granule initiation in wheat leaves but delays B-type granule initiation in the endosperm . bioRxiv.
Hawkins, E., Chen, J., Watson-Lazowski, A., Ahn-Jarvis, J., Elaine Barclay, J., Fahy, B., Hartley, M., Warren, F.J., Seung, D.(2021). STARCH SYNTHASE 4 is required for normal starch granule initiation in amyloplasts of wheat endosperm . bioRxiv.
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Erica Hawkins and Jiawen Chen and Alexander Watson-Lazowski and Jennifer Ahn-Jarvis and J. Elaine Barclay and Brendan Fahy and Matthew Hartley and Frederick J. Warren and David Seung(2021). STARCH SYNTHASE 4 is required for normal starch granule initiation in amyloplasts of wheat endosperm . New Phytologist. 230. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2371--2386. Wiley
Erica Hawkins, Jiawen Chen, Alexander Watson‐Lazowski, Jennifer Ahn‐Jarvis, J. Elaine Barclay, Brendan Fahy, Matthew Hartley, Frederick J. Warren, David Seung(2021). STARCH SYNTHASE 4 is required for normal starch granule initiation in amyloplasts of wheat endosperm . New Phytologist. 230. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2371--2386. Wiley
Jiawen Chen and Erica Hawkins and David Seung(2021). Towards targeted starch modification in plants . Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 60. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 102013. Elsevier {BV}
Chen, J., Hawkins, E., Seung, D.(2021). Towards targeted starch modification in plants . Current Opinion in Plant Biology. 60.
Hawkins, E., Chen, J., Watson-Lazowski, A., Ahn-Jarvis, J., Barclay, J.E., Fahy, B., Hartley, M., Warren, F.J., Seung, D.(2021). STARCH SYNTHASE 4 is required for normal starch granule initiation in amyloplasts of wheat endosperm . New Phytologist. 230. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2371-2386.
Aytug Tuncel and Kendall R. Corbin and Jennifer Ahn-Jarvis and Suzanne Harris and Erica Hawkins and Mark A. Smedley and Wendy Harwood and Frederick J. Warren and Nicola J. Patron and Alison M. Smith(2019). Cas9‐mediated mutagenesis of potato starch‐branching enzymes generates a range of tuber starch phenotypes . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 17. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2259--2271. Wiley
Tuncel, A., Corbin, K.R., Ahn-Jarvis, J., Harris, S., Hawkins, E., Smedley, M.A., Harwood, W., Warren, F.J., Patron, N.J., Smith, A.M.(2019). Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of potato starch-branching enzymes generates a range of tuber starch phenotypes . Plant Biotechnology Journal. 17. (12). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 2259-2271.
M. Laabei and M. Recker and J. K. Rudkin and M. Aldeljawi and Z. Gulay and T. J. Sloan and P. Williams and J. L. Endres and K. W. Bayles and P. D. Fey and V. K. Yajjala and T. Widhelm and E. Hawkins and K. Lewis and S. Parfett and L. Scowen and S. J. Peacock and M. Holden and D. Wilson and T. D. Read and J. van den Elsen and N. K. Priest and E. J. Feil and L. D. Hurst and E. Josefsson and R. C. Massey(2014). Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence . Genome Research. 24. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 839--849. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Jane Andre and Louise Kerry and Xin Qi and Erica Hawkins and Kristina Dri{\v{z}}yt{\.{e}} and Michael L. Ginger and Paul G. McKean(2014). An Alternative Model for the Role of RP2 Protein in Flagellum Assembly in the African Trypanosome . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 464--475. Elsevier {BV}
Andre, J., Kerry, L., Qi, X., Hawkins, E., Drižyte, K., Ginger, M.L., McKean, P.G.(2014). An alternative model for the role of RP2 protein in flagellum assembly in the African trypanosome . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 464-475.
Laabei, M., Recker, M., Rudkin, J.K., Aldeljawi, M., Gulay, Z., Sloan, T.J., Williams, P., Endres, J.L., Bayles, K.W., Fey, P.D., et al.(2014). Predicting the virulence of MRSA from its genome sequence . Genome Research. 24. (5). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 839-849.