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Contact me<\/h2>\nContact me<\/h2>\nLancaster Environment Centre
\nLancaster University
\nLancaster, LA1 4YQ
\nUnited Kingdom<\/p>\n
Email: <\/em>r<\/em>.dunkley@lancaster.ac.uk<\/span><\/p>\n Title of PhD:<\/strong> Why are there so few C2 grasses?<\/p>\n Supervisors: <\/strong>Dr Marjorie Lundgren<\/a> & \u00a0Dr Elizabete Carmo-Silva<\/a><\/p>\n My research focuses on photosynthetic diversity within the grass family, specifically in understanding the apparent lack of C2 grasses. Having evolved independently some 58 times, C2 photosynthesis utilises a glycine shuttle as a basic CCM to improve photosynthesis through the avoidance of photorespiration. This is posited as an intermediary state in C3 to C4 evolution, however, evidence of C2 photosynthesis is relatively understudied. I will be investigating whether the current number of identified C2 plants is representative or whether C2 grasses are more prevalent.<\/p>\n This will involve understanding the physiology, phylogeny and biogeography of C2 grasses with collaborations with Kew gardens and Bangor University. I will also conduct fieldwork in Argentina to identify and collect potential C2 grasses for analysis in Lancaster.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Education<\/p>\n 2017-2021<\/strong> University of Sheffield:\u00a0MBiolSci (integrated masters) in Plant Sciences (1st)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Contact me Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster University Lancaster, LA1 4YQ United Kingdom Email: r.dunkley@lancaster.ac.uk Research Title of PhD: Why are there so few C2 grasses? Supervisors: Dr Marjorie Lundgren & \u00a0Dr Elizabete Carmo-Silva My research focuses on photosynthetic diversity within the grass family, specifically in understanding the apparent lack of C2 grasses. Having evolved independently … <\/p>\nResearch<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n