Building a sustainable future
Our mission is to provide a sustainable agricultural system for future generations. We aim to do this by using physiology to identify factors which limit photosynthesis and synthetic biology to address these challenges.
Recent Posts
- 2025.07.13 PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨- Synthetic Biology
- 2025.05.29 – Introducing RISE Interns to Photosynthesis Research
- 2025.04.04 – Box monstrosity!
- 2025.03.27 – Mutant library for machine learning assisted directed evolution
- 2025.02.20- Lab publication on photosynthetic efficiency
Values
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Community
- We believe that anyone can make a difference
- We believe in strong communities of collaboration
- We believe in paying forward
- We believe in continually striving for an equitable and just society
Research Practices
- We believe in engaging with wider issues to conduct Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)
- We believe in enabling the reuse of scientific data by conforming to FAIR data principles.
- We believe in Open Access for the dissemination of publicly funded research
Science
- We believe in working across disciplines to spark new discoveries
- We believe in challenging norms and taking novel approaches
- We believe Science should be fun!
Team
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Protocols / Code / Publications
Lab 1500
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1206 West Gregory Drive
MC-195, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Lab 283
Morrill Hall
Dept. of Plant Biology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
517-609 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Contact
We are always open to talking science!
To get in touch use the form below. If you are interested in graduate school or research opportunities please reach out using the form below explaining your experience and reasons for interest in the lab.
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