Stuk AUD/2/5 - Interview with Trevor Wang

Extent: 2 audio files and paperwork

Interview with Trevor Wang conducted by Sarah Wilmot. Audio file (Trevor Wang MASTER0001.wav), 1 hour 22.35 minutes. Discusses his scientific work, background, early education and work at the JIC, including early collaboration projects with David Cove (Leeds) on moss and Peter Young, Cliff Hedley and Graham Hussey on mutagenesis up to later collaborations on Lotus and Grass Pea with Cathie Martin. Also discusses JIC under different Directors (D R Davies, H Woolhouse, R Flavell and Chris Lamb) and JIC social life.

Admin History: PhD Aberystwyth, and Leeds. Joined the Department of Applied Genetics under D R Davies at the JIC in 1979, working on plant hormones in peas as well as continuing collaboration with David Cove from Leeds on moss. Emeritus Fellow (2017), Trevor’s research history has been on various aspects of legume biology, using natural and induced mutants with the ultimate aim of improving the quality of legume crops. Trevor has used both models and crops to investigated seed development, storage products, the legume-rhizobium symbiosis and several aspects of primary and secondary metabolism. His most recent work was with Cathie Martin to improve the crop legume, Lathyrus sativus (grasspea), with the aim of removing the neurotoxin that it contains (ß-N-oxalyl-L-a,ß-diaminopropionic acid, ODAP). He retired in 2016.