Exploring Synthetic Biology for Enhanced Plant Production
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Technical Summary
Host a workshop focused on Synthetic Biology for Enhanced Plant Production. This workshop will provide a state-of-the art review of the challenges and
opportunities that synthetic biology offers to enhancing plant production for food security. Specifically, this workshop will explore how plant productivity can be enhanced through the engineering of modular components, such as metabolism, organelles and cellular architecture, from plants and microbes to underpin the development of novel germplasm. The overall aim is to explore how these novel technologies and best practices can be promoted and best transferred to partner countries and what role GeneMill can play as a collaborator within this process.
opportunities that synthetic biology offers to enhancing plant production for food security. Specifically, this workshop will explore how plant productivity can be enhanced through the engineering of modular components, such as metabolism, organelles and cellular architecture, from plants and microbes to underpin the development of novel germplasm. The overall aim is to explore how these novel technologies and best practices can be promoted and best transferred to partner countries and what role GeneMill can play as a collaborator within this process.
Planned Impact
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| Description | Hosting visiting scientist from Thailand |
| Organisation | Chulalongkorn University |
| Country | Thailand |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As a direct outcome of the workshop, a student from Thailand working on salt tolerance in rice has been based in Liverpool for the past 6 months (Aug 2017 - Feb 2018). The student is analysing transcriptome data and the results will identify targets for potential genome engineering of Thais rice varieties with increased salt tolerance. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Funding for the student, both living expenses and research expenses. |
| Impact | As work is still ongoing, there are no outputs yet. |
| Start Year | 2017 |