Well done and great job by Cris Sales, Anabela Bernardes da Silva (Lisbon) and Elizabete Carmo-Silva who have recently published an article in the Journal of Experimental Botany and a related protocols piece. This has been a big effort led by Cris to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of various methods of determining Rubisco activity and activation state, including ease […]
The Lancaster Photosynthesis Team is excited to be recruiting two new Postdoctoral positions to contribute to the large multinational project RIPE: Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable Increases in Crop Yield. We are seeking two enthusiastic postdocs (Research Associates) to work in Plant Biochemistry and Plant Bioinformatics. These roles will contribute to the goal of improving Rubisco and its regulation […]
Organising a conference: Plastid Preview 2018 By Rhiannon Page, Plastid Preview organising team member. Plastid Preview is a small, friendly meeting for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) working in the area of chloroplast biology and I had been fortunate enough to attend twice, both in Edinburgh in 2016 and in Cambridge in 2017. So when I was given the opportunity to […]
A new PhD position has just been advertised on the Lancaster Environment Centre website to join the photosynthesis team and work on Rubisco Activase from diverse plants. This project is to work with two of our PIs: Elizabete Carmo-Silva and Marjorie Lundgren If you or someone you know is interested, please head here for more information, the application process, and […]
Recruitment for 2 postdoctoral positions in the group has opened! These positions are an exciting opportunity to join our growing team and work on the multinational RIPE project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), and the UK Department of International Development (DFID) . We’re looking for a Biochemist and […]
We are pleased to be hosting the Plastid Preview 2018 at Lancaster University on 3rd-4th September. This is a FREE conference for early career researchers (PhD students and early career postdocs) working in chloroplast biology, fundamental and applied. All the details are available on the dedicated site HERE.
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!
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