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Monique Sheelagh Jacquard Simmonds OBE (born February 1950)cite-ref-1[1] is a British chemist and botanist who is deputy keeper of the Jodrell Laboratory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. She has been involved in identifying plant-derived compounds in several criminal investigations. She is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society and the Royal Society of Biology.

• Life

• Selected publications

• References

• External links

Simmonds earned her BSc at the University of Leeds and her PhD in parasitology at Birkbeck College, University of London.cite-ref-0-2-0[2] Her doctoral thesis was on the subject of the parasitoids of synanthropic flies.cite-ref-3[3]

Simmonds is deputy keeper of the Jodrell Laboratory at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Director of the Commercial Innovation Unit. She is also Deputy Director of Science - Partnerships.cite-ref-4[4] She has worked at Kew Gardens since 1985.cite-ref-1-5-0[5] Simmonds research interests are in the economic uses of plants and fungi, and the uses of chemicals derived from plants and fungi.cite-ref-0-2-1[2]cite-ref-6[6]cite-ref-7[7]cite-ref-8[8] She is also involved in the identification of compounds derived from plants.cite-ref-9[9] Simmonds fundraised to create a collection of 7,000 specimens from Chinese medicine at Kew,cite-ref-10[10] and has been directing research aimed at using them to improve the safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine.cite-ref-11[11]

Simmonds has provided chemical botanical investigations in several criminal investigations.cite-ref-1-5-1[5] She was responsible for identifying the plant Gelsemium elegans as a possible cause of the poisoning of Alexander Perepilichny in 2015.cite-ref-harding-walker-guardian-12-0[12] Simmonds identified sesame in the food from Pret a manger eaten by Natasha Ednan-Laperouse before her allergic reaction and death in 2016.cite-ref-13[13]

Simmonds is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, the World Innovation Foundation, the Royal Society of Biology, and the Linnean Society.cite-ref-14[14]

The standard author abbreviation M.Simmonds is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.cite-ref-15[15]

• citerefmaike-petersenmonique-s-j-simmonds2003Maike Petersen; (1 January 2003). "Rosmarinic acid". Phytochemistry. 62 (2): 121–125. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00513-7. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 12482446. Wikidata Q35025960.

• citerefcatherine-w-lukhobamonique-s-j-simmondsalan-j-paton2006Catherine W Lukhoba; ; Alan J Paton (3 January 2006). "Plectranthus: a review of ethnobotanical uses". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 103 (1): 1–24. doi:10.1016/J.JEP.2005.09.011. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 16289602. Wikidata Q28282057.

• citerefmonique-s-j-simmonds2003 (1 September 2003). "Flavonoid-insect interactions: recent advances in our knowledge". Phytochemistry. 64 (1): 21–30. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(03)00293-0. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 12946403. Wikidata Q35208488.

• citerefalex-asasealfred-a-oteng-yeboahgeorge-t-odamttenmonique-s-j-simmonds2005Alex Asase; Alfred A Oteng-Yeboah; George T Odamtten; ; Asase, A.; Oteng-Yeboah, A.A.; Odamtten, G.T.; Simmonds, M.S.J. (18 April 2005). "Ethnobotanical study of some Ghanaian anti-malarial plants". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 99 (2): 273–279. doi:10.1016/J.JEP.2005.02.020. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 15894138. Wikidata Q40422649.

• citerefroyal-botanic-gardens-kewsusana-gon-alves2020Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Susana Gonçalves (September 2020), State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2020 (PDF), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, doi:10.34885/172, Wikidata Q100146648, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2020

• citerefsimmonds-ms2001 (1 February 2001). "Importance of flavonoids in insect--plant interactions: feeding and oviposition". Phytochemistry. 56 (3): 245–252. doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00453-2. ISSN 0031-9422. PMID 11243451. Wikidata Q52586631.

cite-note-11. ↑ "Monique Sheelagh Jacquard SIMMONDS personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2025.

cite-note-0-22. ↑ "Simmonds, Monique | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". www.kew.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-33. ↑ citerefsimmonds1984Simmonds, M. S. J. (1984). Parasitoids of synanthropic flies (PhD). Birkbeck College, University of London.

cite-note-44. ↑ "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: CEB staff". www.kew.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-1-55. ↑ "Revealed: The brains behind Kew Gardens' beauty". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 16 August 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Herbal Essences is Improving the Health of Hair With More Plant Power in 2020". BusinessWire. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

cite-note-77. ↑ citereflawrence2014Lawrence, Janna (15 October 2014). "Mind-expanding exploration at London's Kew Gardens". The Pharmaceutical Journal. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-88. ↑ citerefhoulton2014Houlton, Sarah (23 September 2014). "Chemistry in bloom". Chemistry World. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-99. ↑ "Professor Monique Simmonds OBE | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-1010. ↑ "Revitalizing the science of traditional medicinal plants". nature portfolio. Retrieved 5 April 2025.

cite-note-1111. ↑ citerefcbbc2020CBBC (7 August 2020). "Britain's Kew Gardens is working to make TCM safer". Focus - China Britain Business Council. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-harding-walker-guardian-1212. ↑ citerefhardingwalker2015Harding, Luke; Walker, Shaun (19 May 2015). "'Poisoned' Russian whistleblower was fatalistic over death threats". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

cite-note-1313. ↑ "Harm or Harmony: How safe are we from the foods we eat?". Apple Podcasts. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-1414. ↑ citerefucl2019UCL (30 October 2019). "Monique Simmonds". Spices and Medicine. Retrieved 4 April 2025.

cite-note-1515. ↑ citerefinternational-plant-names-indexInternational Plant Names Index. M.Simmonds.

• Substantiating Botanical Safety & Sustainability with Prof Monique Simmonds, Ph.D., 8 March 2022, via YouTube