30th August 2023
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 […]
9th January 2023
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 […]
12th December 2022
10th November 2022
16th January 2022
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 […]
12th January 2022
2nd November 2021
2nd November 2021
2nd November 2021
In a gap year at AgroCampus Ouest, Bao will, during his 4-month internship, work on the characterization of photorespiration in several species of plants.
10th July 2021
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 […]
25th May 2021
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 […]
25th March 2021
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 […]
9th March 2021
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 […]
1st March 2021
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 […]
19th February 2021
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 […]
19th January 2021
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 […]
18th January 2021
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, […]
18th January 2021
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 […]
4th January 2021
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 […]
4th January 2021
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 […]
10th January 2015
In this work, we dissect the physiological role of the transient photosynthetic stage observed in developing seeds of Arabidopsis thaliana. By combining biochemical and biophysical approaches, […]
15th July 2015
Diatoms are one of the most ecologically successful classes of photosynthetic marine eukaryotes in the contemporary oceans. Over the past 30 million years, they have helped […]
22nd February 2016
Under oxidative stress conditions the lipid constituents of cells can undergo oxidation whose frequent consequence is the production of highly reactive α,β-unsaturated carbonyls. These molecules are […]
27th May 2016
Growing pharmaceutical interest in benzylisoquinoline alkaloids (BIA) coupled with their chemical complexity make metabolic engineering of microbes to create alternative platforms of production an increasingly attractive […]