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Maria Ermakova

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ARC Future Fellow and Plant 🌱 Energy ☀️ & Biotechnology 🧬 Group leader at the School of Biological Sciences, Monash University plantenergy.com.au 📍Melbourne, Australia

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Annals of Botany @annbot.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🌿 Reminder: Our Special Issue celebrating 60 years of C4 photosynthesis is open for submissions. Research covering C4 biology, evolution, crop engineering & productivity is welcome 📅 Deadline: 1 Nov 2026 👉 botany.fyi/pq36r5 @marjorielundgren.bsky.social @luketdunning.bsky.social #PlantScience
Special issue graphic for Annals of Botany: “C4 60 – From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation,” edited by Rowan Sage, Marjorie Lundgren, Robert Sharwood and Luke Dunning. Submission deadline: 1 November 2026. The graphic features a fluorescent microscopic image of C4 leaf anatomy.
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Richard Vath @rvath.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Speeding up NPQ is one way to improve photosynthetic efficiency, but how much it matters depends on the photosynthetic pathway in question! Read more in this new work from Arce Cubas et al.: Faster relaxation of nonphotochemical quenching in C4 than in C3 species | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Tissue-resolved photosynthetic responses in living leaves revealed by microscopic imaging-pulse-amplitude-modulation www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Journal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🌱☀️ INSIGHT ☀️🌱 "A new tool for fitting C4 gas exchange response curves". Smith & Kelley discuss recent findings published in JXB by Woodford et al. 📝 Insight: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 🔬 Research: doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪
Fig. 2 (shortened, full legend in paper): Overview of input (left panels; light green background) and output (right panels; dark green background) windows of the Excel tool developed by Woodford et al. (2026) for CO2 response curves. (A) Users first define measurement conditions, including leaf temperature (Tleaf), atmospheric pressure (Patm), irradiance, atmospheric O2 concentration, and the fraction of PSII active in the bundle sheath. (B) Users then input measured values of the CO2 assimilation rate (A) and intercellular CO2 (Ci) values obtained from gas exchange measurements. (C) The tool generates a plot of the measured A and Ci values (black squares). Overlaid on top of this are the estimated carboxylation rate-limited photosynthetic values (orange circles) and electron transport rate-limited photosynthetic values (red circles) at each measured Ci value. These numbers are also provided in a table (table not shown).
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Maria Ermakova @mariaermakova.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Our new paper adding to the mystery of PEPC phosphorylation in C4 plants
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Ben Long @botbml.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Huge congrats to Dr Loz Rourke on her latest paper🎉 In ISMEJ we identify BicA2, a molecular gateway for carbon uptake in the globally dominant Prochlorococcus genus. Prochlorococcus contributes ~4% of global carbon assimilation, meaning BicA2 function has global implications for carbon uptake 🌊 🌏
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Heterologous expression in E. coli reveals that bicarbonate transporter BicA2 mediates carbon uptake in marine Prochlorococcus spp.
Abstract. The widespread oceanic cyanobacterial Prochlorococcus genus is a major contributor to global carbon fixation, yet mechanisms enabling this lineag
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bioRxiv Plant Bio @biorxiv-plants.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
C4 photosynthetic pathway fluxes in transgenic rice plants www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Plant Science Spotlight @plant-sci.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
🌱🔬 Simplifying C4 photosynthesis modeling. An updated C4 model with Excel fitting tools for A/Ci and A/I curves estimates Vpmax, Vcmax, Jmax, and quantum yield. Designed to lower barriers for researchers at any level. #plantscience @jxbotany.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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Fitting photosynthetic carbon dioxide and irradiance response curves for C4 leaves
Abstract. Gas exchange measurements provide crucial insights into the complex mechanisms of photosynthesis. Responses of CO2 assimilation rate (A) to inter
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Plant Physiology @plantphys.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Woodford’s passion for plant science developed during an undergraduate research internship. #WeAreASPB academic.oup.com/plphys/artic...
Russell Woodford (he/him) is the First Author of  PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light published 19 September 2025. Woodford is a PhD Candidate at Monash University. Educational background includes:  2023 Bachelor of Genetics (Honours) at The Australian National University, 2022 Bachelor of Science at The Australian National University .Research interests include Photosynthesis, Electron Transport, Plant Biotechnology. Personal interests include Soccer, Cycling
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Association of Applied Biologists @aabiologists.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
🍃 Invited Speakers 🍃 photosynthesis2026.com C4 and CAM for photosynthetic improvement 🌿Jane Langdale, University of Oxford 🌿Ariel Orellana López, Universidad Andrés Bello @janelangdale.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk #ICPR26 #photosynthesis
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Marjorie Lundgren @marjorielundgren.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Registration is open for *C460- From Kranz to Crops: Celebrating 60 Years of C4 Discovery and Innovation* Celebrating 60 years since the discovery of C4 photosynthesis! 23-25 July 2026 at Lancaster University, UK Generously funded by @annbot.bsky.social, @newphyt.bsky.social, and others!
Meeting advertisement for C4-60, a meeting celebrating 60 years since the discovery of C4 photosynthesis.
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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
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.
Reactions, processes, and parameters controlling C4 photosynthetic flux in the NADP-ME subtype.
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Monash Science @monashscience.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
#MonashScience has secured $11M+ in #ARC #DP26! 14 projects funded, tackling climate, energy, evolution & more, including from our ECRs Dr @mariaermakova.bsky.social & Dr @agunn.bsky.social! Read more: www.monash.edu/science/news...
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Monash Science awarded over $11 Million in ARC Discovery funding for 2026
Monash University’s Faculty of Science secures $11M in ARC Discovery Project funding for 2026, with Monash leading Australia with 78 projects worth $62.8M. Discovery projects funded include climate resilience, sustainable energy, microbial evolution, and digital innovation.
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School of Biological Sciences, Monash @MonashBiol @monashbiol.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Russell Woodford and co-authors find an essential role of PGR5 in enabling efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light by regulating photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching. doi.org/10.1093/plph...
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Ben Long @botbml.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light url: academic.oup.com/plphys/artic... @mariaermakova.bsky.social
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PROTON GRADIENT REGULATION 5 enables efficient C4 photosynthesis under fluctuating light
The Proton Gradient Regulation 5 protein supports photosynthetic control and energy-dependent non-photochemical quenching to protect Photosystem I in C4
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Addgene @addgene.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Andrew Willoughby from the Nimchuk Lab at UNC wrote this great intro to RUBY for the Addgene blog! blog.addgene.org/ruby-red-sil...
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RUBY-Red Siliques
RUBY-red is a new plant marker that uses a bright red color for easy identification of transgenic plants.
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Maria Ermakova @mariaermakova.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Was great to celebrate the acceptance of the first PhD student’s paper coming from my lab! 🥳 Congrats to Russell Woodford, thanks to all co-authors and cheers for many more to come 🥂
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Plant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
🚩To all attendees of the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on #Photosynthesis and to the wider #PlantScience community, don't miss our Special Issue on Photosynthesis -out later this year! @watarusakamoto.bsky.social @mariaermakova.bsky.social @oxfordunipress.bsky.social @jspp-news.bsky.social
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Maria Ermakova @mariaermakova.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Melbourne Plant Science Community! We have an opportunity to get together again for a seminar of Prof Christine Raines, a pioneer in genetic engineering of plants for improved photosynthesis and growth. Come on Feb 18, 10.30am to LaTrobe City Campus, room 2.15. Please repost & share with colleagues!
This is a flyer for a seminar of Prof Christine Raines in Melbourne, La trobe university city campus, room 2.15 on the 18th of Feb 2025 at 10.30 am.
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Mary Williams @PlantTeaching @plantteaching.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Enrique Lopez-Juez from Royal Holloway talked about the importance of practicals (👍👍👍👍👍 agreed). The SEB has a portal with same practicals for higher education, see below. #PlantSciEd www.sebiology.org/outreach/bio...
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Repository of biology practicals
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Ryo Yokoyama @yokoyama-ryo.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
A family of NADPH/NADP+ biosensors reveals in vivo dynamics of central redox metabolism across eukaryotes www.nature.com/articles/s41... @naturecomms.bsky.social
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A family of NADPH/NADP+ biosensors reveals in vivo dynamics of central redox metabolism across eukaryotes - Nature Communications
This article presents NAPstars, a family of genetically-encoded biosensors that enable real-time monitoring of NADP redox dynamics across species. The sensors reveal robust NADP redox regulation, cell...
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Maria Ermakova @mariaermakova.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
📢Preprint alert! We found a new PGRL1 paralog which evolved in grasses. Modelling suggests it has a distinct lumen-exposed region, compared to ‘conventional’ PGRL1, which could provide faster regulation of photoprotection. The two PGRL1s are expressed in different cell types in NADP-ME C4 grasses!
Predicted structures of two versions of PGRL1 protein with the difference in a small region.
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Mike Haydon 🌱 🌾 🧬 ⏰ @hikemaydon.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Here is a starter to a starter pack for the Aus plant science community. Let’s rebuild. #plantscience Let me know if you want to be added. Help me find more. go.bsky.app/AiLTKHH
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