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Research at our institute focusses on the photosynthetic organelle of plants, the chloroplast. We pursue two different research directions to unravel its molecular and evolutionary characteristics. Thereby, our focus is on the life-defining process of photosynthesis. This biochemical process requires the establishment of highly complex photosystems. One of our research objectives is to understand how the photosystem II is assembled, which auxiliary proteins are needed, what is their exact molecular function and how they evolved. One other major research aim is to understand how plant photosynthesis reacts in fluctuating environments and how molecular responses on different time scales interact. For further information on our research on photosystem II assembly and the dynamics of photosynthesis, please click on the respective icons below.
Prof. Dr. Ute Armbruster
Head of Institute
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As part of the V-module "Photo-oxidative Stress in Plants (V-422)", our students headed to the botanical garden for a hands-on field session, collecting leaves to analyze plant pigment contents and using the MultiSpeQ device (https://photosynq.org) to analyze a variety of photosynthetic parameters. A bright day out for learning how plants avoid light stress in nature!
Four of our students successfully defended their theses in our institute today. Congratulations on this important milestone to Rebecca Lücke (top left), Mercedes Peragallo-Boxler (top right), Isabell Andree (bottom left) and Kim Rosenberg (bottom right)! We wish you all the best for your future!
The large-scale experiment at NPEC in Wageningen, inside growth chamber G6, is officially underway. With 405 genotypes and 1,296 plants, this marks an exciting milestone for our team. In addition to the dedicated researchers in Wageningen, Jorina Thelen and Zhifeng Lu have provided invaluable support to Jacqueline in advancing the TRR341–A14 project
A lot has happened this week at the Institute of Molecular Photosynthesis.
Upper left: Today, we said goodbye to our visiting professor Dr. Zhifeng Lu with good food and drinks. He has worked in our lab over the past year, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
Lower left: This week Buket and Betül took part in an Cytiva™ online workshop to gain some further experience on automated protein purification.
Right: Our PhD student Huy giving a talk at the CEPLAS ECR symposium (October 9th) with the title: "Plants in fluctuating light - untangling NPQ kinetics using mathematical modeling".
Those were truly special days for our PhD student Jacqueline Fröhnert at her first conference in Cologne. Many inspiring people, fascinating research topics, new connections and ideas for collaboration all came together at the TRR341 Cologne Spring Meeting, where she presented her poster ‘Exploring the Genetic Basis and Ecological Significance of Photosynthetic Dynamics in Arabidopsis thaliana’.
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