{"id":1442,"date":"2026-01-07T15:18:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/lancsphotosynthesis\/?page_id=1442"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T12:04:31","slug":"alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/lancsphotosynthesis\/alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 240px;width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: hidden\" cellspacing=\"12\" cellpadding=\"12\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;border-style: hidden\">\n<td style=\"width: 474.4px;height: 24px\"><!-- Andr\u00e9 Alc\u00e2ntara --><\/p>\n<div class=\"profile\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"profile_img\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/lancsphotosynthesis\/files\/2018\/05\/Andre_Alcantara-e1768924102810.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"profile_info\">\n<h2>Andr\u00e9 Alc\u00e2ntara<\/h2>\n<h3>Research Assistant (2013-2016)<\/h3>\n<p>RIPE 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