Dr David Hanke

Emeritus Fellow, Director of Studies in Natural Sciences (Biological Part II excluding Biochemistry and Genetics)
University Positions
Retired Senior Lecturer
Specialising in
Plant sciences

David Hanke is an Emeritus Fellow at Jesus College, specialising in plant sciences.

Academic interests

David Hanke's academic interests include:

  • Plant hormones
  • Signal transduction in plants
  • The developmental ecology of plants.

Degrees obtained

  • BA Hons, Botany, Oxon.
  • PhD in Biochemistry, Cantab.

Awards and prizes

  • Pilkington Teaching Prize, 2000.

Other interests

Cooking, gardening, acting, drawing, making things in wood and stone, natural history, singing, walking and eating in France, writing, etymology.

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