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Excited to share a postdoctoral RA position in my lab (luningliu.org) on engineering functional CO2-concentrating mechanisms to enhance crop photosynthesis!! 😀 Please reach out if you are interested. #postdocposition pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~lnliu/File/Po… pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~lnliu/File/Po…

Excited to share our latest paper on the architecture of the photosynthetic RC-LH1 core supercomplex from the marine bacterium Dinoroseobacter shibae, which conducts unique photosynthesis-requiring oxygen for growth but without generating oxygen. doi.org/10.1038/s42003….

A fully-funded PhD studentship 2026-2030 in my lab at University of Liverpool. An exciting synthetic biology project to unlock the photosynthetic potential of Spirulina for sustainable carbon & nitrogen fixation and industrial applications. lnkd.in/ez9YxPTN

Pleased to see our recent paper on Light-Driven Hybrid Nanoreactor for Hydrogen Production published as a cover article @ACSCatalysis @ACS4Authors @LivUniISMIB @livuninews @MIF_UoL @aicooper doi.org/10.1021/acscat… #MyACSCover

🦠 Please have a look at our new PhD studentship on microalgal lipid biosynthesis in collaboration with Dr Jon Pittman and @AlgaeProfessor. findaphd.com/phds/project/b… @Algae_UK @IBIC_NW #algae #biotechnology

Delighted to share our new studies using cryo-electron tomography and absolute quantitative mass spectrometry to decipher Rubisco organization and stoichiometric composition of native β-carboxysomes @PlantPhys doi.org/10.1093/plphys…. @LivUniISMIB @c4pr_liv @GroupZhang

Glad to share our new study using synthetic biology power to improve the production of Rubisco and carboxysomes @MPlantPCom: doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc…. @LivUniISMIB @LivUniHLS @LeverhulmeTrust @royalsociety @BBSRC #Rubisco #photosynthesis #carbon #biotechnology

Haptophyta are planktonic organisms in marine environments. Our new @PNASNews paper elucidates the light-harvesting/energy transfer mechanisms in haptophyte photosynthetic supercomplexes, highlighting the evolution of algal photosynthesis. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…. @LivUniISMIB

Glad to see our research work on engineering hybrid nanoreactors for light-driven hydrogen production published in @ACSCatalysis. Enjoyed the productive collaboration with @aicooper! @LivUniISMIB @LivUniHLS @MIF_UoL . pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…. #bioenergy #photosynthesis #hydrogen

Molecular principles of the assembly and construction of a carboxysome shell: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Delighted to share our research on bioengineering and characterisation of icosahedral carboxysome shells online @ScienceAdvances ! @LivUniISMIB @LivUniHLS @LeverhulmeTrust @royalsociety @NLD_BBSRCDTP @jmarlesw #bioengineering #photosynthesis #encapsulation

The November 2024 issue of Plant Physiology from @ASPB @OxUniPress is now online! Read the newest issue here: buff.ly/3owatFD #PlantSci

Delighted to see our paper on the chaperon protein for carboxysome assembly was published as Cover Article in the November 2024 issue of @PlantPhys! doi.org/10.1093/plphys… @LivUniISMIB @LivUniResearch @LivUniHLS @LeverhulmeTrust @royalsociety @BBSRC

🚀 Excited to share our latest publication on a new bacterial photosynthetic RC-LH1 dimeric structure, uncovering the diversity and modularity of photosynthetic complexes. Check out here: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv…. Grateful for the support from my amazing team and collaborators! 🙌

Delighted to share our paper using computational simulations to reveal the molecular details of electron transport in photosynthetic reaction center–light-harvesting complex 1 (RC–LH1) membrane supercomplexes @AdvSciNews.🙂doi.org/10.1002/smsc.2… @LivUniISMIB @LivUni

We are thrilled to share the publication of our latest paper on CsoS2-mediated regulation of carboxysome assembly and structure. @mbiojournal doi.org/10.1128/mbio.0…. @LivUniISMIB @LivUniHLS @LeverhulmeTrust @BBSRC

@Chris_Gisriel Very sad to hear this!

Pleased to share our new publication on a chaperone protein CcmS for carboxysome assembly in cyanobacterial. doi.org/10.1093/plphys…

Glad to share our recent discovery on the Photosystem II supercomplex from cryptophyte, the ancestral photosynthetic organism that evolved from red algae through secondary endosymbiosis. doi.org/10.1038/s41467… @NatureComms @LivUniISMIB @LivUniBCSB

Delighted to share our new research on symbiotic dinoflagellate photosynthetic supercomplex and its evolutionary insights published in Nature Communications! doi.org/10.1038/s41467…. @LivUniISMIB @LivUniHLS

Pleased to share our cover article: Nanoengineering carboxysome shells for protein cages with programmable cargo targeting. ACS Nano 2024, 18, 10, 7473–7484. @ACS4Authors @acsnano #MyACSCover doi.org/10.1021/acsnan…