Exploring the potential of hornworts to enhance photosynthesis and growth in crop plants
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Edinburgh
Department Name: Sch of Biological Sciences
Abstract
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| Description | Global Strategic Collaboration Award (Cornell and Edinburgh) |
| Organisation | Cornell University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | McCormick and Gun successfully co-applied for funding for a Global Strategic CollaborationAward between Cornell University and Edinburgh University ($5k Cornell, £5k Edinburgh) |
| Collaborator Contribution | The proposal was titled "Does a strange subunit of nature's primary CO2-fixing enzyme change its kinetics and promote liquid-liquid phase separation?" The Gunn lab worked on characterisation of hornwort Rubisco. The McCormick Lab expressed hornwort Rubisco in higher plants to test compatibility. |
| Impact | Knowledge exchange, respective visits of Gunn and McCormick to Edinburgh and Cornell, part funding of visit of PhD student to Cornell, and generation of data for future publications and grant applications. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Presentations (McCormick and Gunn) at FEBS conference 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | McCormick and Gunn gave invited research presentations at FEBS 2023. The conference was attended by >100 people, there was opportunities to disseminate research and explore collaborative ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://2023.febscongress.org/ |
| Description | Seminar at Cornell University during collaborative visit to the Gunn lab. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | While visiting the Gunn lab I gave an invited seminar presentation. The seminar was attended by ~50 people, there was opportunities to disseminate research and discuss collaborative ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | poster (McCormick) and presentation (Gunn) at the 2023 Gordon Research Conference - CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Genome to Biome Conference. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a poster at the 2023 Gordon Research Conference - CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Genome to Biome Conference. Laura Gunn presented her hornwort CCM work. The conference was attended by >100 people, there was opportunities to disseminate research discuss collaborative ideas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.grc.org/co2-assimilation-in-plants-from-genome-to-biome-conference/2023/ |