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Rewiring photosynthesis with synthetic biology

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Tom Bibby

Professor of Biological Oceanography

Research interests

  • (1) The role of photosynthetic microbes in global biogeochemical cycles(2) The use of photosynthetic microbes for sustainable products
Other researchers

Professor Mark Moore

Professor of Oceanography

Research interests

  • Marine Biogeochemistry
  • Oceanic nutrient and carbon cycling
  • Phytoplankton photosynthesis

Professor Matthew Terry

Professor of Molecular Plant Biology

Research interests

  • Chloroplast development and retrograde signalling to the nucleus
  • Light regulation of wheat growth and development
  • Improving algal photosynthesis

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Marine Biogeochemistry

We research the biogeochemistry of marine systems, both in the open ocean and in shelf seas. We take on societal and global environmental issues.

Plants and Food Security

We study the response of plants to the environment at the molecular, whole plant and ecological levels. This includes interactions with nematodes, insects and microbes.

Research outputs

Directing cyanobacterial photosynthesis in a cytochrome c oxidase mutant using a heterologous electron sink
Alejandro Torrado,
Hannah Connabeer,
Annika Rottig,
Nicola Pratt,
Alison Baylay,
Matthew Terry,
Christopher Moore,
& Thomas Bibby
, 2022 , Plant Physiology , 189 (4) , 2554--2566
DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiac203
Type: article
Isolation and molecular characterisation of Dunaliella tertiolecta with truncated light-harvesting antenna for enhanced photosynthetic efficiency
S. A. Johansson,
P. G. Stephenson,
R. J. Edwards,
K. Yoshida,
C. M. Moore,
R. Terauchi,
M. V. Zubkov,
M. J. Terry,
& T. S. Bibby
, 2020 , Algal Research , 48
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2020.101917
Type: article
An inducible expression system in the alga Nannochloropsis gaditana controlled by the nitrate reductase promoter
Harry O. Jackson,
Adokiye Berepiki,
Alison J. Baylay,
Matthew J. Terry,
C. Mark Moore,
& Thomas S. Bibby
, 2019 , Journal of Applied Phycology , 31 , 269–279
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-018-1510-6
Type: article
Rational engineering of photosynthetic electron flux enhances light-powered cytochrome P450 activity
Adokiye Berepiki,
John R Gittins,
Christopher Moore,
& Thomas S Bibby
, 2018 , ACS Synthetic Biology , 3 (1) , 1--9
DOI: 10.1093/synbio/ysy009
Type: article
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