Silvia Pressel is a botanist and head of the LS Algae, Fungi and Plants Division of the

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, London. She is a joint recipient (with James Clarkson) of the

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's 2008

Irene Manton Prize The Irene Manton Prize of the Linnean Society of London is awarded annually for the "best thesis in botany examined for a doctorate of philosophy during a single academic year" in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Ki ...

for the "best thesis in botany examined for a doctorate of philosophy during a single academic year" in the United Kingdom. She completed her PhD, ''Experimental studies of bryophyte cell biology, conservation, physiology and systematics'', at

Queen Mary University of London , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

(QMUL) in 2007. She was a

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Early Career Research Fellow. She is also the recipient of the Linnean Society's

Trail-Crisp Award The Trail-Crisp Award, of the Linnean Society of London, was established in 1966 and is an amalgamation of The Trail Award and The Crisp Award (both founded in 1910). The Trail-Crisp Award is presented at intervals "in recognition of an outstanding ...

for 2015, for her work in

microscopy Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of micr ...

. From 2007–2010 she lectured at QMUL. She describes her research as integrating "expertise in bryophyte systematics, evolution, anatomy and in-vitro culturing to tackle major questions on the origin and evolution of key innovations of land plants including stomata, cuticles, desiccation-tolerance and fungal symbioses". She is an editor of the journal ''

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''. and is a member of the governing council of the Linnean Society. She is co-author of the

field guide A field guide is a book designed to help the reader identify wildlife (flora or fauna) or other objects of natural occurrence (e.g. rocks and minerals). It is generally designed to be brought into the "field" or local area where such objects exi ...

''Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts of Ascension Island''.

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