Contact me

d.bloemers@lancaster.ac.uk

Lancaster Environment Centre
Lancaster University
Lancaster, LA1 4YQ
United Kingdom

Research

My PhD project is focused on the temperature response of Rubisco activase (Rca), the catalytic chaperone of the important photosynthesis-related enzyme Rubisco. Rca is a thermolabile protein which can limit rates of photosynthesis at higher temperatures. I aim to investigate the natural diversity of Rca in search of a more thermotolerant isoform which would have applications in climate resilience of crops. The project will focus mainly on Rca in cowpea, a major crop in Nigeria, and other members of the fabaceae family.

Background

2019-Present: Lancaster University – PhD in Environmental Science, funded by Lancaster University Faculty of Science and Technology

Title of thesis: Exploring natural diversity in Rubisco activase isoforms to enhance the climate resilience of crops

Supervisors: Dr Elizabete Carmo-Silva & Dr Marjorie Lundgren

2015-2019: University of Glasgow: Bsc with Honours of the 1st Class in Molecular and Cellular Biology