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Ph.D. position in algal biotechnology || Leipzig University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Institute of Biology, Plant Physiology group of Prof. Severin Sasso, Leipzig, Germany

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 Ph.D. position in algal biotechnology PhD position - 3 years (m/f/d) Algal biotechnology Leipzig University, Faculty of Life Sciences, Institute of Biology, Plant Physiology group of Prof. Severin Sasso, Leipzig, Germany Start: 1 July 2024 Deadline: 7 May 2024 The Plant Physiology group at the Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, offers a Ph.D. position (Promotionsstelle) starting from 1 July 2024, subject to formal funding approval. Activities and responsibilities The unicellular alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii secretes substantial amounts of glycolate under photorespiratory conditions (Taubert et al., Plant Biotechnol. J. 17, 1538-1546 (2019)). As glycolate is an important industrial chemical, its production in a photosynthetic microorganism opens up the long-term potential to establish a biotechnological industry based on renewable resources. The aim of a new third-party-funded project is to improve glycolate secretion. For this purpose, we want to use physical mutagenesis (e.

Scientist of the Week - Prof. Michael Neushul Jr. | Prominent Algologists around the World

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Prof. Michael Neushul Jr.  Prof. Michael Neushul Jr. was a quick-witted man of boundless enthusiasm and imagination, Mike was a font of new ideas and ingenious devices. During his career, Neushul attempted topics ranging from ecology to ultrastructure, extending both micro and macroalgae, but his special interest remained in Macrocystis.  Born in Shanghai, China in 1933 - where his father was a Pilot and businessman- Mike settled in California but traveled the seven continents. He entered the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) intended to become an elementary school teacher. But his lifelong interest in marine plants was ignited in Arthur Haupt's botany course at UCLA. Through Haupt, he met renowned algologist E. Yale Dawson, who inspired Mike to enter the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and study the growth and reproduction of giant kelp with Francis Haxo. Dawson and Mike worked together on the distribution and taxonomy of marine algae in southern California and n

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