[Seminar] Trehalose, a sugar for all seasons
Matthew J. Paul, Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, England
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11 Sep, 2013
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11:30 am to 12:30 pm |
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Seminar
Title: Trehalose, a sugar for all seasons
Speaker: Matthew J. Paul
Affiliation: Plant Biology and Crop Science, Rothamsted Research, England
Host: Pedro Fevereiro - Plant Cell Biotechnology Lab
Doctor Matthew Paul is co-responsible for the PhD thesis of Cátia Nunes (Plant Cell Biotechnology Laboratory) on the theme “How does trehalose-6-phosphate signal plant vegetative growth and water deficit tolerance?”
Degrees in Agricultural Botany (BSc, Upper second, Bangor, University of Wales, 1984); Plant Biochemistry (PhD, University of Leicester, 1989)
Post-Doctoral Awards Royal Society European Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Bayreuth, Germany. Molecular physiology of plant carbohydrate metabolism
Expertise Carbohydrate metabolism and photosynthesis; plant growth and productivity; plant biochemistry/ physiology/ molecular physiology/ effect of environment; sugar signalling and trehalose pathway