Objective
Photoprotection against excess absorbed light energy is an essential and universal attribute of oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. This requirement has been a strong force in the evolution of plants and micro-organisms, and a diverse range of solutions have arisen. It has determined survival, productivity and habitat preference, and it determines the ceiling on the efficiency of energy conversion in photosynthesis in natural environment. Its investigation also provides insights into unique nanoscale switching processes. Understanding the molecular mechanisms of biological light adaptation will therefore have implication for many aspects of life, such as agriculture and food security, biodiversity and global climate change, biosolar energy and biofuels. This network brings together major high-quality EU centres with expertise in a wide range of disciplines – from plant physiology to molecular biology, structural biology and photophysics – and with great interest in interdisciplinary collaborative research. The network will thus provide a unique training opportunity for young researchers in key aspects of molecular biosciences and biophysical sciences in the context of practical applications in instrument development, agronomy, ecology and biotechnology. Researchers from within and outside this network will receive key research skills from several disciplines combined in a high-level and intrinsically collaborative research project, key transferable skills on information technology, written and oral communication and critical assessment, and key business and commercial skills on commercial exploitation and product development.
Field of science
- /agricultural sciences/agriculture, forestry, and fisheries/agriculture/agronomy
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/energy conversion
- /natural sciences/biological sciences/molecular biology/structural biology
- /engineering and technology/other engineering and technologies/food and beverages/food safety
Call for proposal
FP7-PEOPLE-ITN-2008
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Funding Scheme
MC-ITN - Networks for Initial Training (ITN)Coordinator
1081 HV Amsterdam
Netherlands
Participants (14)
75015 Paris 15
CB2 1TN Cambridge
60323 Frankfurt Am Main
9712CP Groningen
E1 4NS London
80539 Muenchen
6726 Szeged
20014 Turku
901 87 Umea
37129 Verona
6708 PB Wageningen
664 24 Drasov
6703ew Wageningen
1081 HV Amsterdam
