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Renata C. Ferrari

@renatacferrari.bsky.social

Plant biologist • Scientific assistant at @LMU_Muenchen • photosynthesis, ccms, drought, nutrition, evolution • PT/EN and hopefully a bit DE • she/her

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On May 20th Prof Veronica Maurino visited us at LMU for a Botany Seminar on NAD(P)-ME molecular evolution and it was awesome! Thank you for accepting my invitation 😁🙏

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Fruits class that could easily turn into a nice breakfast! 🤭😍👏❤️🌱 let's classify some fruit types!

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

job-portal.lmu.de/jobposting/6... please help to spread the word! I am recruiting one PhD candidate. Fully funded! Theme: regulation of C4-CAM photosynthesis

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Research Assistant (PhD Candidate) in Molecular physiology of photosynthesis (m/f/x)

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

New paper on C4-CAM plants and using Portulaca as a model to study it 🌱 awesome collab with Ivan Reyna-Llorens! doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

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Open questions on facultative C4-CAM photosynthesis in Portulaca

Abstract. Plants have evolved carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCMs) to optimize carbon fixation under environmental conditions that increase photorespirat

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

A lot of C4 and CAM in our seminar and practical course this year. Together with Thibaud Messerschmid, I had a great time discussing CCM evolution and physiology 🥳🌵🌿

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N. Joris Fleck @njorisfleck.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

My first ever lead-author paper got published! 🎉 Many thanks to my supervisors and co-workers! (Also, please note the punny title)

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Dr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Former lab member @njorisfleck.bsky.social and colleagues just showed that some carnivorous plants do CAM photosynthesis! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🌱☀️🧪

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Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant

Evidence for weak, facultative CAM is reported for the first time in a carnivorous plant, i.e., in Mexican representatives of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae).

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Renata C. Ferrari @renatacferrari.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant" super happy to have been part of this work with @njorisfleck.bsky.social Prof Gudrun Kadereit, Andreas Fleischmann and Thibaud Messerschmid! I hope it's the first of many at LMU 👏😁🌵🎶 doi.org/10.1111/plb....

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