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University of Edinburgh; Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences; photosynthesis; plant and algal engineering biology; cyanobacterial biotechnology

Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2019
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McCormick Lab
8 months
Our new review is out now – well done Ella, Sabina, Nicky and Charlotte – a great collaboration with the @mackinderlab!. From algae to plants: understanding pyrenoid based CO2-concentrating mechanisms.
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Check out this insightful commentary article for an overview of our discovery of the components needed to generate thylakoid membrane traversions through pyrenoids. Many thanks to Jean-David Rochaix. Full paper here:
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McCormick Lab
8 months
Want to make thylakoids traverse a pyrenoid matrix? Read here to find out how! Excited that this fantastic collaborative story is now published, congrats and a big thank you to all involved @JonikasLab, @pituvilarnadal, @JinkersonLab and Sam Zeeman’s lab.
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RT @JonikasLab: Excited to share our latest preprint!.Proteomic analysis of the pyrenoid-traversing membranes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii….
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McCormick Lab
9 months
RT @mackinderlab: Check out this Research Briefing for a quick overview of our work exploring Rubisco condensation by CsLinker, an intrinsi….
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McCormick Lab
9 months
RT @mackinderlab: A promiscuous algal Rubisco binding protein that binds to the large subunit, can condense plant Rubiscos and functionally….
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McCormick Lab
10 months
Postdoc position alert! We are teaming up with colleagues at UEA, Stellenbosch and @CyanoCapture on a @CtrfoundationUk funded project to engineer fast-growing cyanobacteria for growth on flue gas to help reduce CO2 emissions. Please do apply if interested
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RT @JonikasLab: Excited to share our latest preprint!.Biogenesis, engineering and function of membranes in the CO2-fixing pyrenoid. https://….
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McCormick Lab
1 year
Many thanks to the CTRF team, it was a privilege to host you during your recent visit to our lab! It was great to share our progress on this exciting collaborative project to engineer plants for improved carbon capture.
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McCormick Lab
1 year
Out now: our new review on the potential role of cyanobacteria in carbon negative emissions technologies. Great work by @gelomerase and @mikeyasci, and thanks to the @CtrfoundationUk and @CyanoCapture for inspiration!
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McCormick Lab
1 year
Fantastic to see this now online. Congrats again to Angelo, Tiago and our co-authors. A toolbox to engineer the highly productive cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 11901
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McCormick Lab
1 year
RT @mjplevin: And that's a wrap. Thanks to all for coming and thanks also to the sun for showing up just in time for the group photo.@benge….
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McCormick Lab
1 year
Perspectives on improving photosynthesis to increase crop yield
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McCormick Lab
1 year
RT @mackinderlab: CsLinker: an algal pyrenoid assembly protein that binds the RbcL, complements across 800 My of evolution and phase separa….
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McCormick Lab
1 year
We've got an exciting opportunity for a PDRA to join our multi-UK lab Chlamy engineering team! Working with the Edinburgh Genome Foundry, we aim to enhance photosynthesis through a high-throughput plastome engineering strategy. Pls do apply if interested
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McCormick Lab
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RT @PlantPhys: Working towards your goals one step at a time: An interview with Plant Physiology monitoring editor Alistair McCormick https….
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McCormick Lab
1 year
RT @mackinderlab: Congratulations @PerrinAbi and team for developing this new resource. CyanoTag: Discovery of protein function facilitated….
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McCormick Lab
1 year
Interested in sustainable plastic upcycling? An exciting collaborative project has just been advertised to work with Dr Joanna Sadler's lab and us on plastic upcycling using E. coli and cyanobacteria co-cultures. Please apply if you are interested!
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McCormick Lab
1 year
A great way to end to the week, our starchy saga is now out in PNAS.
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McCormick Lab
2 years
RT @InstMolPlantSci: Job alert!! Still time to apply for a Lectureship in Plant Science and join a very vibrant and friendly department. Lo….
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