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Yuan Xu, postdoctoral researcher in the Sharkey lab, uses a LICOR to measure the rate of photosynthesis in a plant.

March 11, 2025

Using unique approaches to study plants in future conditions

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Sharkey lab, Tom Sharkey

Researchers from the Sharkey lab are using unique research techniques to see how plants grow when exposed to high light and high amounts of CO2.

Still image highlighting how isoprene (green carbons, white hydrogens) intercalates into the hydrophobic core of a thylakoid membrane model (gray carbons, red oxygens, brown phosphorus, and yellow for sulfur.

June 28, 2023

Investigating the impacts of temperature on the thylakoid membrane: Insights from computer simulations

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Metabolism, Sharkey lab, Vermaas lab

A team of researchers, including Tom Sharkey, used computer simulations to investigate how isoprene levels and temperature affect the thylakoid membrane of plants at the nanoscale.

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December 16, 20252025 PRI Annual Report

December 4, 2025PRI Celebrates Three Faculty at the 2025 College of Natural Science Awards

Karine Prado wears a lab coat, gloves, and mask while examining T. oblongifolia plants inside a plant growth chamber.

November 24, 2025This Shrub Thrives in Death Valley’s Scorching Temperatures

Sarah Lebeis smiles at her lab manager while sitting together at a lab bench

November 21, 2025Unraveling the mysteries of the plant microbiome

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