Dame Ottoline Leyser

Dame Ottoline Leyser is a British plant biologist and Professor of Plant Development at the University of Cambridge, director of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Sainsbury Laboratory, Leyser's research interests are in the genetics of plant development and the interaction of plant hormones with the environment. Leyser is chair of the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy Management Committee.In 2020 she was appointed the Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation.