Genomes | Light | Life
Exploring photosynthetic diversity for sustainability
Our research topics:
Carbon concentrating mechanisms in higher plants

Our projects focus on diversity, evolution, and regulation of carbon concentrating mechanism in higher plants. (click here for more details)
- C3-C4 intermediate photosynthesis
- CAM photosynthesis
- Maximising C4 photosynthesis in maize
Connecting organelles

- Photorespiration – integration into the cellular network
- The role of transport proteins in cellular metabolism
- The peroxisomal hub
- Inter-membrane interactions (click here for more details)
Synthetic biology

- Synthetic redesigning of plant photorespiration and metabolic engineering of algae
Gene Structure Models

- Modelling Gene Structure with Deep Neural Networks
Manganese management

Our research focusses on revealing evolutionary conserved mechanisms of manganese management in oxygenic photosynthesis.
- Manganese Management in Photoautotrophs
Carbon utilization in algae

- Inorganic and organic carbon utilization by extremophile red algae