Pyrenoids are subcompartments of algal chloroplasts that increase the efficiency of Rubisco-driven CO2 fixation. Diatoms fix up to 20% of global CO2, but their pyrenoids remain poorly […]

Genome modifications in microalgae have emerged as a crucial and indispensable tool for research in fundamental and applied biology. In particular, CRISPR/Cas9 has gained significant recognition […]

ChloroKB (http://chlorokb.fr) is a knowledge base providing synoptic representations of the metabolism of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and its regulation. Initially focused on plastid metabolism, ChloroKB now […]

Quantitative analyses and models are required to connect a plant’s cellular organisation with its metabolism. However, quantitative data are often scattered over multiple studies, and finding […]

Photoautotrophs’ environmental responses have been extensively studied at the organism and ecosystem level. However, less is known about their photosynthesis at the single-cell level. This information […]

Eva joins the team for a 6 months Erasmus internship. Eva holds a master degree in biochemistry from the University of Padova. During her internship, Eva […]

Diatoms are successful phytoplankton clades able to acclimate to changing environmental conditions, including e.g. variable light intensity. Diatoms are outstanding at dissipating light energy exceeding the […]

Endosymbioses have shaped the evolutionary trajectory of life and remain widespread and ecologically important. Investigating modern oceanic photosymbioses can illuminate how algal endosymbionts are energetically exploited […]

Algae belonging to the Microchloropsis genus are promising organisms for biotech purposes, being able to accumulate large amounts of lipid reserves. These organisms adapt to different […]

Galdieria sulphuraria is a cosmopolitan microalga found in volcanic hot springs and calderas. It grows at low pH in photoautotrophic (use of light as a source […]

During photosynthesis, electron transport is necessary for carbon assimilation and must be regulated to minimize free radical damage. There is a longstanding controversy over the role […]

Graduated from Paris, Dimitri went in all four corners of France and follow the sun to California (Stanford) or Australia (ANU). He has performed research across […]

Eukaryotic phytoplankton have a small global biomass but play major roles in primary pro-duction and climate. Despite improved understanding of phytoplankton diversity and evo-lution, we largely […]

This review focuses on key components of respiratory and photosynthetic energy-transduction systems: the cytochrome bc1 and b6f (Cytbc1/b6f) membranous multisubunit homodimeric complexes. These remarkable molecular machines […]

Serena is a marine scientist with a particular interest in phytoplankton acclimation to environmental stress. She has worked in Italy, Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, […]

Xue studied the epigenetic mechanisms and their correlation with morphology in the model diatom Phaeodactylum Tricornutum. Her scientific interest is to explore the inputs that drives […]

Jhoanell is currently preparing the PLANTA international master’s diploma from the Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) and the Università degli Studi di Milano (UNIMI). For her master […]

Clémence is a new PhD student in the team ! The aim of her PhD will be first to develop modeling approaches to accelerate research at […]