Acclimation responses in photosynthetic organisms
Photosynthesis is driven by light, yet too much light is harmful for the photosynthetic organisms. In our group we investigate how plants and cyanobacteria cope with differences in light quantity and quality. A multi-disciplinary approach combining biochemistry, spectroscopy and microscopy is used to unveil the beautiful solutions photosynthetic organisms evolved to survive on our dangerous planet.
Main experimental techniques
- Confocal microscopy and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging (FLIM)
- Expansion microscopy
- Ultrafast picosecond fluorescence
- Molecular biology
- Optical spectroscopy
- Isolation and biochemical characterisation of photosynthetic complexes
Current projects
- 3D organisation of the photosynthetic thylakoid membrane
- Light acclimation of the photosynthetic machinery of plants
- State transitions resolved in space and time
- Light harvesting in photosystem I and photosystem II