Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne
@yagut.bsky.social
Prof at the University of Turku, bioenergetics of #photosynthesis, #algae, solar chemicals (my own opinions). Photo: Hanna Oksanen
We and our sister project, @s2b-project.eu, will be joining two other European initiatives in hosting a free online session. Weโll be chatting about the latest innovations in solar fuels and algae-based chemical production. ๐งช โ๏ธ ๐ช๐บ March 12, 11:00โ12:30 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c17ef4...
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The ๐๐๐๐๐ ยซ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ยป held on ๐ March 26-27, 2025, at the European Commission in Brussels. It aimed to critically assess the development of sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials derived from renewable resources ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ www.s2b-project.eu/sustainabili...
[๐๐๐๐๐] ๐ ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ? โ๏ธ Our video is here! It's time to discover how S2B is revolutionizing solar fuel production โ๏ธ โถ๏ธ www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPGP... www.s2b-project.eu
Revolutionizing solar fuel production | Discover S2B - Solar to Butanol european project
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โจ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ - ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ โจ From all of us at S2B, we wish you all the best for holiday season and for 2026 ๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ In the first year, the consortium made progress on three main fronts... Read full article hereโก๏ธhttps://lnkd.in/e6JUqn4x
Curious to know more about the career path of a prominent woman scientist? Here is the story of Eva-Mari Aro's development and career. Read https://bit.ly/3L4PsAf Her 50+ years of research in photosynthesis led to this tribute Special Issue https://bit.ly/4p0s18Z @wileyecology.bsky.social
๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ - ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ! โ๏ธ On 16โ17 October 2025, the partners of S2B โ Solar to Butanol โ met in Stockholm, Sweden, to celebrate the projectโs first year of activities. ๐กWant to know more about our progress this year? ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ โก๏ธhttps://lnkd.in/e6JUqn4x
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐งซ Elia Giovanni Marelli ๐ค is a PhD candidate at the University of Turku, Finland. His research focuses on developing a sustainable, solar-driven platform for the production of butanol, a versatile drop-in biofuel and chemical feedstock. Read more in comments โฌ๏ธ
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฏ Developing the next generation photosynthetic microbes entrapped in nanomaterials that efficiently produce butanol, shifting conventional microbial suspensions to an artificial leaf architecture. www.s2b-project.eu
Tuning the C4 supercharger: improving #photosynthesis and #yield in C4 #crops #TansleyReview by @mariaermakova.bsky.social, Robert E. Sharwood and Robert T. Furbank nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #PlantScience @monashbiol.bsky.social.
๐ PhotoMicrobes at the NPC/NAS 2025 with 6 talks & 4 posters๐ฟ ๐ Elsinore, Denmark | Oct 20โ23 Meeting's theme was "Harnessing Photosynthesis & Algal Innovation for Sustainability." We thank the organizers for an inspiring event and engaging program. #Photosynthesis #Sustainability #Algae
We are pleased to announce that we will organize the next Nordic Photosynthesis Congress and the Nordic Algae Symposium in #Turku, Finland in 2027! ๐ซ๐ฎ
๐๏ธ On 16th and 17th October 2025, S2B - Solar To Butanol project partners gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, for the 2025 Consortium Meeting. @scilifelab.se / KTH hosted the event and gave a tour of the lab. ๐งช ๐ฅ Stay tuned for the lab tour and meeting aftermovie! www.s2b-project.eu
We are seeking 1โ3 PhD Researcher (or Postdoc) to join @photomicrobeslab.bsky.social group at @utu.fi to study photosynthesis in cyanobacteria โ to uncover bioenergetics relevant for biotechnology. Interested? apply: ats.talentadore.com/apply/1-3-va...
1-3 doctoral researcher /Post-doctoral researcher positions in photosynthesis in Turku, Finland
We are seeking 1โ3 Doctoral Researchers (or a Postdoctoral Researcher) to join the Photosynthetic Microbes group led by Professor Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne. The positions are part of the PhotoFactory...
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๐ก๐ก๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค EU policy is actively shaping the field (see the Commissionโs communication on Boosting Biotechnology & Biomanufacturing in the EU). Shared definitions help align science, industry and policymaking.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ ๐ KTH will launch a Masterโs in Molecular Biotechnology & Bioinformatics in 2026, directed by Prof. Paul Hudson, KTH and S2B consortium member. ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ โฌ๏ธ lnkd.in/e_kZH3B2 ๐ธ ยฉNiklas Norberg Wirtรฉn, @scilifelab.se ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐: lnkd.in/dhfbmHbD
We are pleased to be part of this research. Congratulations @cyanomaria.bsky.social !
Marรญa Santos-Merino@cyanomaria.bsky.social ยท last yr.I am so thrilled to share our new publication. We found that carboxysome losses integrity in response to ROS and PQ pool overreduction. RpaA seems to have an important role in controlling the organization of carboxysomes. For more details, here is the link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Exciting weeks in China! Prof. @yagut.bsky.social gave invited talks at: ๐ฌ ISPP 2025 on cyanobacterial bioenergetics ๐งช ICGC 2025 on biotech applications Featuring EU-funded @s2b-project.eu and REALM, BF's AlgaCircle & RCF's Photo-e-Mat. Thanks for hosting us! #Photosynthesis #GreenEnergy
I am so thrilled to share our new publication. We found that carboxysome losses integrity in response to ROS and PQ pool overreduction. RpaA seems to have an important role in controlling the organization of carboxysomes. For more details, here is the link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Plastoquinone redox status influences carboxysome integrity via a RpaAโ and reactive oxygen speciesโdependent regulatory network
We identified a dramatic remodeling of carboxysomes under conditions that lead to overreduction of the plastoquinone pool of the photosynthetic electron transport chain. This overreduction was accomp...
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๐๐๐ - ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ โ๏ธ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐, the 18th International Symposium on Phototrophic Prokaryotes ๐๏ธ 8th-12th September 2025 ๐ Qingdao, China ๐ lnkd.in/g2zU9XHy ๐๐๐โ๏ธ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ List of talks in 1st comment โฌ๏ธโฌ๏ธ
Insights into the bioenergetics of heterocyst-forming ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ @yagut.bsky.social - UTU Enhancing bioproduction in cyanobacteria by engineering central metabolic pathways Paul Hudson - KTH SynBio strategies for improving third generation cyanobacterial biofuel production Bruno Rojas - KTH
We are happy to share a new research paper from the @photomicrobeslab.bsky.social on the production of green chemicals via whole-cell biotransformation in cyanobacteria - COโ & light quality significantly influence bio-production. microbialcellfactories.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Optimising CO2 level and light quality for enhanced whole-cell biotransformation reactions in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 - Microbial Cell Factories
Cyanobacteria are emerging as a promising platform for whole-cell biotransformation, harnessing solar energy to drive biocatalytic reactions through recombinant enzymes. However, optimisation remains ...
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Excited to share a main project from my PhD, out now in @naturecomms.bsky.social! ๐ We've designed and brought to life the โCORE cycleโ โ a new-to-nature pathway that provides a novel route for biological CO2 capture ๐ฆ ๐ฑ nature.com/articles/s41... Take a look! Thread below... ๐งต
#Photomicrobes made a strong impact at #RRB2025 (June 2โ4, Turku), co-chaired by Yagut Allahverdiyeva-Rinne! ๐คTalks: Sema Sirin, Vilja Siitonen ๐คS2B pitch+poster: Sergey Kosourov ๐ Posters: Martina Jokel, Elia Marelli ๐๏ธ S2B booth at Biobased Market Pleasure to join this inspiring biotech event!
#RRB2025 Congratulations to the winners of the 3 best PhD Communications! Thank you @rsc.org @rscsustainability.rsc.org @greenchemistry.rsc.org @yagut.bsky.social @synbioc.bsky.social @fbwugent.bsky.social
๐ New #PlantSciEvents Event Added: The 11th International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms (CCM11) ๐ buff.ly/jWqcD6B \ #PlantScience
The 11th International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms (CCM11)
Wed 20 Aug - Fri 22 [EDT]: 11th International Symposium on Inorganic Carbon Utilization by Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms (CCM11) will take place at the University of York on August 20-22 laterโฆ
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๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ญ #๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ! ๐ฟ ๐งซ Showcasing a cyanobacterial biofilm bioreactor (UTU) + 3D-printed catalyst leaf (ร AU). Presented at the Biobased Market on June 3. ๐More about the event: rrbconference.com #biotech #decarbonisation #RRBconference
RRB#2025 kicked off today in Turku! We had a refreshing welcome speech from vice-rectors Piia Seppรคnen (University of Turku @utu.fi ), Reko Leino (ร bo Akademi University @aboakademi.bsky.social), and the Mayor of Turku. More info: www.utu.fi/en/news/pres...
21st International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries in Turku, June 2-4 2025
The International Conference on Renewable Resources and Biorefineries (RRB Conference) will be held in Turku at the Turku City Theatre from June 2 to 4, 2025.
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