Research Themes
Photobiology
Addresses the mechanisms of light perception and the signalling mechanisms that they entail from the molecular dynamics to the whole-plant responses.
Is broadly centred around new ways of achieving biological functions, whether through optogenetics or through engineering to modify existing processes in plants for new functionalities.
Addresses the cellular mechanics of plant growth, stomatal function, and thermosensing in plants. Topics range from the protein dynamics of vesicle traffic and ion channels to the epigenetic mechanisms behind stress tolerance.
Spans topics from viral and bacterial pathogen interactions with plants and its remediation to the ecophysiology of gas exchange and its implications for natural resources and water use in the field.
