We’ve decided to officially move to Bluesky at @plantphys-cam.bsky.social Come join us there to talk about all things photosynthetic light reactions! 🌱☀️

Congratulations are in order for @GTaylor1996 who passed her viva yesterday with minor corrections! (while being interrupted by a fire alarm too!) Many thanks to @DrTracyLawson and @jmhibber for being fantastic examiners! 🌿🌱🥳

New paper out - led by Milad Rahimi-Majd This study uses non-linear models to explore the relationships between anatomy and leaf mesophyll conductance https://t.co/lzRyf9tih3 🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴🪴

2nd 2 year project: 🟥 Join an interdisciplinary team working with thermal technology 🔥 Aim to understand the effect of higher temperatures on peatland ecosystems and thus effects of global warming https://t.co/5WQQctzU9D

🔔 seeking two postdocs before 31 August! 1st 3 year project: ❄️ Investigate chilling tolerance in maize 🌽 Focus on differences between mesophyll and bundle sheath responses 🧬 Using transcriptome analysis with novel lines https://t.co/lIG1b2ajxV

🚨 NEW REVIEW: Can we engineer mesophyll conductance to improve photosynthesis? 💨🍃 Find out in @Ali_P_Leverett’s latest! https://t.co/JconWfQG5U

📚TWO FULLY FUNDED PHDs with us + @jmhibber! FOCUS: the untapped potential of C4 orphan crop G. gynandra - use genetic and molecular tools to identify avenues for improving it, or for engineering of C4 photosynthesis! For UK nationals & Jan ‘25 start, apply before 15 July.

Read @GTaylor1996’s latest, on deconvoluting stomatal responses to red light! 🚦 ⚖️ Ci-dependent and independent pathways are distinct, and contribute equally 💨 …except at high Ci, where the independent response is suppressed (they interact!) https://t.co/UNhxroDsjl

Scrub-a-dub-dub, earn that pizza grub! #labspringclean

Huge congratulations to Emmanuel Bernardo, who just passed his PhD viva! Emmanuel was the first PhD student in the lab and we’re all super proud of him 🎉 thanks to examiners @DrTracyLawson and @jmhibber

JOB ALERT 🔔 We are seeking a postdoc to: - develop AI strategies to improve photosynthetic modelling 🤖 - characterise uncertainty ❓ - identify improvement strategies through metabolic modelling 📈📉 Please pass on to anyone who might be interested! https://t.co/igHQtrPJrw

Check out our video on @JohnFerguson89’s work! How do we relate genetic variation to photosynthesis in maize? 🧬 Get a hugely genetically diverse maize population 🌽 Measure traits 🤔 Connect! Edited by our own @lifebylucia and featuring some of our fabulous summer students

A belated congratulations to @thevathicus and @lifebylucia, who successfully defended their PhDs last month!!!🍾 Many thanks to their examiners @jmhibber (2/2 for our PhDs so far), @ErikMurchie and @LongLab. Onwards and upwards!!!! 🌾

New paper by Emmanuel 🚨 🌱 C4 species are thought to have less stomata 🌿 We tested if C4 stomata also have different responses to blue and red light 🔵 We found C4 dicots have strongly diminished stomatal sensitivity to blue light & more! https://t.co/buFtSrRm2G

Kromdijk group represent!

Is chloroplast size optimal for photosynthetic efficiency? Głowacka et al. @steven3ver @CSA_WUR @PlantPhys_Cam @RIPEproject @Glowacka_Lab @Sahay.Seema47 @UNL_PSI 📖 https://t.co/7PygETmWqt

Ever wondered how shade affects sugarcane plants? @crisrgsales’ new paper discusses its negative impact on photosynthetic efficiency, and an interesting C4 metabolic bottleneck! Check it out here:

📢 New vacancy alert! 📢 Join the Department of Plant Sciences as University Assistant Professor/Associate Professor in Plant Ecology. Closing date - 31 May. More here 👇 https://t.co/gqwfntdt7K

Is C4 photosynthesis really not so efficient under low light? Comparative gas exchange of closely related C3 and C4 species under fluctuating light suggest the opposite. ⛅️🍃 Very excited to present @lifebylucia's latest!

RIPE Director @LongLab has been announced as a speaker for TED2023: POSSIBILITY later this month! Steve will present his work on hacking photosynthesis to feed the world and tackle climate change. https://t.co/e3yDcWmhIC @TEDTalks #TED2023