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Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency is an international research project that engineers crops to turn sunlight into food more efficiently.
Urbana, Illinois
Joined September 2014
We have been awarded a $34M grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations to continue our work for 4 more years with the same goal of delivering benefits to smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa & South Asia!. Full release on the grant here:
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RIPE Researchers, in work done for @CABBIbio, demonstrated that increasing the Rubisco enzyme in C4 crops like sorghum and sugar cane increases photosynthesis and yield as well!. Their work was published in the @theNASciences proceedings. @IGBIllinois.
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Meta-analyses and theory show that with rising atmospheric [CO2], Rubisco has become the greatest limitation to light-saturated leaf CO2 assimilati...
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Tracy Lawson's fascination with plants started as a child on an English farm & recently brought the globally recognized expert in plant biology across the pond to Illinois!. Tracy talks about her research & what she's looking forward to in a new feature!.
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RT @CABBIbio: (2/2).Field studies showed biomass increases of 15.5% in field-grown sorghum and up to 80% in lab-grown sugarcane. The work s….
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RT @CABBIbio: A CABBI team led by Co-PI Stephen Long and Postdoc Coralie Salesse-Smith of @UofIllinois demonstrated that increasing the Rub….
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RIPE team members have developed an R package for curve fitting that enables users to build analysis pipelines for fitting photosynthetic gas exchange data. Read more about PhotoGEA in @PlantCellEnvir:
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Fitting mechanistic models to gas exchange measurements is a key technique in plant physiology for understanding limitations to photosynthesis. PhotoGEA is a new R package for fitting C3 and C4 CO2...
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A RIPE team determined a crucial soybean photosynthesis improvement via traditional breeding methods is unlikely. Gene editing could be the key to unlocking soybean potential. They were published in @ThePlantJournal. Article: Story:
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RT @LancsUniSciTech: Lancaster University’s @ecarmosilva has been named Deputy Director of the internationally-acclaimed @RIPEproject. RIPE….
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RIPE researchers from @LancasterUni wrote a chapter in the latest volume of Methods in Enzymology, providing a protocol for using radiometric assays to measure Rubisco in plant leaves. Read more about their work here:
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Current & former RIPE team members were invited to share their expertise & provide commentary on a recent @NewPhyt article. Read Coralie & Yi's article, “Mesophyll conductance and cell wall composition: insights from a meta-analysis across species,”
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This semester, RIPE will be joined by @IllinoisNRES/@IllinoisComm student Maria Raza as our science communication intern! Maria will work with our team to share RIPE news and also participate in career preparation experiences. Welcome to the team, Maria!
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We are thrilled to announce our new leadership duo!. @ainsy28 is our Director & @ecarmosilva is our Deputy Director!. Lisa & Elizabete have been with RIPE for years & we look forward to what we can accomplish under their guidance. Full announcement here:
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We are looking for a team member to provide maintenance & management of our pool of LiCOR devices at Illinois. Work will take place in lab, greenhouse, & field settings. More details can be found here: Deadline is March 13 at 6pm (CST). #plantscijobs
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Science does not move forward without the invaluable contributions of women. Today we celebrate the incredible women on the RIPE team and all of those shaping the future of research. #EveryVoiceInScience
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After decades of impactful & prolific research, Steve Long & Don Ort are retiring from their RIPE leadership roles. We are honored to have worked under them for 12 years & are elated they will continue as principal investigators. We wish them all the best!
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Read about the latest in genomics research from our home institute, @IGBIllinois!. There are a couple of RIPE features in this year’s Biomarker, and we can even help you out with page 61 🙂
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“The reason we focus on photosynthesis is because we want to try to improve crop production without added inputs and without needing more land,” said Katherine Meacham-Hensold in a recent interview for Advanced Science News. Read the full article here:
advancedsciencenews.com
Crops that can withstand rising temperatures could increase global food security amidst the rising threat of climate change.
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David Hong, RIPE's science communication intern last semester, recently reflected on what he learned as a member of the RIPE team and his internship experience. Thank you, David, for all of your hard work, and best of luck in your future endeavors!
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The deadline for our RIPE Data Manager position is this Thursday (1/16)! More information about the role can be found here: All RIPE openings can be found here:
RIPE is looking for a Data Manager! This entry-level position will work directly with our researchers on all things data. Full responsibilities, qualifications, & how to apply: Deadline is January 16th!. #plantscijobs
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RIPE currently has three openings to join our Illinois team! We are looking for a Data Manager, a Postdoc in the Lawson Lab, and a Science Communication Intern. More information about all of the positions can be found on our website: #plantscijobs
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