[Seminar] The complex regulation of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco
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Apr 29, 2019
from 02:30 PM to 03:30 PM |
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| Where | Auditorium |
| Contact Name | Margarida Oliveira |
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Title: The complex regulation of the CO2-fixing enzyme Rubisco
Speaker: Elizabete Carmo-Silva
Affiliation: University of Lancaster, UK
Abstract:
Elizabete is interested in photosynthesis and plant responses to fluctuations in the environment, in particular light and temperature. Her PhD studies focused on photosynthesis and photorespiration in C4 grasses under drought stress. During her post-doctoral research she specialized on Rubisco activation by its molecular chaperone, Rubisco activase, while conducting studies on the interplay between drought and heat stress in cotton. In 2012 she started working on improving photosynthetic performance to increase wheat crop yields at Rothamsted Research, before becoming a lecturer in Plant Sciences for Food Security at the Lancaster Environment Centre in 2015. Her research aims to improve global food security and resource use efficiency by optimising crop performance in response to the changing climate.
www.lancaster.ac.uk/lec/about-us/people/elizabete-carmo-silva
