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Work by postdoctoral research associate Daniel Weisz was recently highlighted in the Science and Technology section of the Washington University online publication The Source. The article by Tony Fitzpatrick is entitled “Water World” and describes the findings of Daniel’s work to map water channels in  Photosystem II. This work was recently published in Scientific Advances. The oxygen species […]

Pakrasi Lab research was recently highlighted on the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) website. The article is entitled “Cyanobacterial Studies Examine Cellular Structure During Nitrogen Starvation,” and features a publication authored by Pakrasi Lab research associate Michelle Liberton and the ORNL team. Michelle performed experiments on the tBio-SANS instrument, beamline CG‑3, at […]

Research from the Pakrasi Lab was recently highlighted by Frontiers in Energy Research, the Energy Frontier Research Center’s newsletter. The article is entitled “Sunblock for Bacteria,” and features a publication authored by Pakrasi Lab graduate student Steven Chen. Steven worked with scientist Darek Niedzwiedzki, head of the Photosynthetic Antenna Research Center’s Ultrafast Laser Facility, to perform the […]

Symbiotic relationships between unicellular microorganisms are essential components of global ecosystems. Recently, a unique marine symbiosis was discovered between a microalga and an uncultivated unicellular cyanobacterium called UCYN-A. Analyses of UCYN-A revealed extensive genome reduction in this organism, but the retention of an elaborate nitrogen-fixing cluster. UCYN-A lacks the genes for oxygen-evolving photosystem II and […]

Last week the Pakrasi Lab made its annual journey to Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana to attend the 42nd Midwest/Southeast Photosynthesis Meeting. This year Deng Liu and Kristen Wendt gave oral presentations and Justin Ungerer, Po Chen Lin, Anindita Banerjee, and Cory Knoot presented posters. Kristen Wendt was awarded a prize for her […]