Internal collaborators:
Prof Phil Mullineaux
Understanding the role of the clade A Heat Shock Transcription Factor Genes during defense and development.
Dr Tracy Lawson
Natural variation in photosynthetic performance during drought stress
Prof Christine Raines
Metabolic engineering to enhance photosynthesis based on empirical data and in silico modelling
Prof Richard Geider
Thermal acclimation in cyanobacteria
External collaborators:
Dr Vit Gloser, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Project: Natural variation of root responses during drought stress
Dr Lisa Ainsworth, Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Project: From lab to field – evaluation of novel genes improving drought tolerance and water productivity