ICFO Research Group: Photo Harvesting in Plants and Biomelocules

Partner: IRTA  

Supervisors: Nicoletta Liguori (ICFO), Marta da Silva (IRTA)

Description: All crop species and varieties face a similar challenge when grown under natural sunlight in the field: utilizing sunlight for growth while avoiding photodamage. How do they manage this? The student will combine state-of-the-art biochemical and spectroscopic protocols to study photoprotection in different crop species and varieties, obtaining a molecular view of the mechanisms used in such biodiversity for photoprotection.