Artur GevorgyanUnravelling the mechanisms behind plant stress sensing
Unravelling the mechanisms behind plant stress sensing
About the Project Agricultural production and food security are severely threatened by the loss of arable land and climate change, with increasingly harsher droughts, floods, and heat waves reducing crop … Read More Read More
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Zoe LartigauThe increasing susceptibility of tropical rainforests to fire and their post-fire recovery
The increasing susceptibility of tropical rainforests to fire and their post-fire recovery
About the Project Contact: Professor Susan Laurance ( susan.laurance@jcu.edu.au ), College of Science and Engineering James Cook University, Cairns, Qld 4878 PhD Title: The increasing susceptibility of tropical rainforests to … Read More Read More
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Anges SheltonAgricultural genomics, chromosomes, genome and repetitive sequence evolution in crops, farm animals, models and wild relatives
Agricultural genomics, chromosomes, genome and repetitive sequence evolution in crops, farm animals, models and wild relatives
About the Project In this project, you will investigate the large-scale organization of an agricultural species and its wild relatives. We will use genomic data from DNA sequencing, including methylation … Read More Read More
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Olivia CohnEngineering physiological responses in plants to enhance flood tolerance
Engineering physiological responses in plants to enhance flood tolerance
About the Project In plants, cells are exposed to varying oxygen (O 2 ) concentrations due to changes in environmental availability, metabolic activity, and organ anatomy [1; 2]. Since oxygen … Read More Read More
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Elham PourbakhshHow do plants balance the pros and cons of staying connected to their neighbours?
How do plants balance the pros and cons of staying connected to their neighbours?
About the Project Multicellularity relies on communication between cells to orchestrate developmental and environmental responses. In plants, the cytoplasm of adjacent cells is connected by plasma membrane-lined bridges called plasmodesmata, … Read More Read More
Categories:Exploring the Evolutionary Simplicity of Duckweed Through Molecular and Developmental Approaches
Exploring the Evolutionary Simplicity of Duckweed Through Molecular and Developmental Approaches
About the Project Loss or re-purposing of organs is an important feature in evolution. In the plant kingdom, both processes are exemplified in duckweeds. Duckweeds are free-floating aquatic monocotyledonous plants … Read More Read More
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Fredrik DavidPhD in Memory effects in forest carbon cycle at University of Nevada-Las Vegas
PhD in Memory effects in forest carbon cycle at University of Nevada-Las Vegas
The PhD student would quantify the magnitude and duration of climate legacies on tree growth and carbon fluxes across National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) sites in the western US. A … Read More Read More
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Sergio Diaz2 PhD Student Positions in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation at University of Wisconsin
2 PhD Student Positions in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation at University of Wisconsin
We are seeking two Ph.D. students with interests in imaging spectroscopy (aka hyperspectral remote sensing) of vegetation. For both positions, background in biology, ecology, geography, statistics/data science, environmental science or … Read More Read More
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Emilia Garcia PerezOptimizing cover crops in faba bean rotations: Implications for SFI policy (Ref: CTP-SAI-088)
Optimizing cover crops in faba bean rotations: Implications for SFI policy (Ref: CTP-SAI-088)
About the Project Faba beans (Vicia faba L.) are a vital legume crop known for their protein content and nitrogen-fixing abilities, which enhance soil fertility. This research explores how cover … Read More Read More
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