Well done to PhD student Gustaf Degen who has just attended the Rank Prize Funds Mini-Symposium on “The Shape of Wheat to Come”. Gustaf earned the prize for Best PhD student presentation for his work on Rubisco Activase, great job!
The photosynthesis team at Lancaster is researching how to improve carbon assimilation to increase crop yields, while minimising the use of resources. It started with the relocation of Martin Parry and Elizabete Carmo-Silva from Rothamsted Research in September 2015 (see the story here). In 2016 Steve Long, FRS, joined LEC on a joint appointment with his position at the University […]