Enhancing Photosynthesis To Increase Crop Yields – with Dr Laura Barter
Event Description
public in-person lecture
Friends second annual lecture at Imperial’s White City campus - Feeding The Planet - Enhancing Photosynthesis To Increase Crop Yields?
Dr Laura Barter - Associate Professor in Plant Chemical Biology, Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, White City Campus, Imperial; Director of Institute of Chemical Biology & its Centre of Doctoral Training. Director of AGRI-net & Agri-Futures Lab Trustee Director (Science) - Earlham Institute.
Laura Barter is a Reader in Plant Chemical Biology in the Chemistry Department at Imperial College. The underlying theme of research in the Barter group is to determine quantitative structure-function relationships in biological systems employing optical spectroscopic, biochemical & proteomic techniques allied with modelling & calculation. She is developing Chemical Biology tools to e.g. (i) quantitatively understand rate-limiting steps & regulatory controls in photosynthesis, to ultimately enhance photosynthetic efficiency & crop yield and (ii) impact upon the agrochemical pipeline, by probing translocation across plant membranes. Further research avenues include the development of artificial cells using a bottom-up approach, to create self-sustaining microscale machinery.
Since 2005, she has raised >£35M to support her research programme and strategy. She collaborates extensively with industry e.g Syngenta on research programmes and as Director of the Institute of Chemical Biology's Centre for Doctoral Training, and through community-building initiatives (Co-Director: AGRI-net and the Agri Futures Lab) and knowledge transfer (e.g.Sainsbury’s Farming Scholarship) activities.
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The location for this event is in the Molecular Sciences Research Hub (MSRH) at Imperial’s White City Campus, 82 Wood Lane, London W12 0BZ. Nearer the time you will be sent an email with the specific lecture theatre.
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The lecture will finish around 8.20pm and then drinks and nibbles will be available for networking with Friends and the speaker.
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