The following James Hutton Institute staff are responsible for carrying out an integrated programme of research into pests and pathogens of soft fruit crops, particularly Rubus and Ribes. Click on the individual names to find more information including contact details.
| Link to staff page | Link to specialist web pages |
| Nick Birch | (Entomologist) |
| David Cooke | (Phytophthora) |
| Alison Dolan | (Plant Pathologist in charge of soft fruit nuclear stock) |
| Stuart Gordon | (Entomologist) |
| Scott Johnson | (Entomologist) |
| Stuart MacFarlane | (Virologist) |
| Carolyn Mitchell | (Entomologist) |