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Do you have a strong interest on exploring how light acts as a signal to regulate plant growth and energy production? Are you driven to address the molecular biology behind light modulation of chloroplast processes? Do you want to breakthrough the molecular signaling cascades involved in inter-organellar communication for photosynthesis? Are you excited to work in a vibrant, international team of plant scientists? If yes, then we may have the perfect opportunity for you!
The Plant photoreceptors in the regulation of chloroplast metabolism group in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology is recruiting a motivated PhD candidate with a deep interest in plant molecular biology, particularly in the interplay between light signaling, chloroplast biology and photosynthesis.
Light photoreceptors, including the phytochromes that detect red and far-red light, and the cryptochromes that sense blue light are master sensors and integrators of environmental signals. They play crucial roles in chloroplast development, photosynthetic metabolism and plant growth. We are interested in dissecting the molecular mechanisms that enable these photoreceptors to transmit environmental information across organelles, coordinating the nuclear and the plastid genomes for efficient photosynthesis. This includes exploring the intersection of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory events.
In this PhD project you will investigate new molecular pathways that connect the environmental sensing capacity of the photoreceptors to the coordination of the nuclear and the plastid genomes, ensuring optimal energy production in response to a changing environment.
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