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Understanding the physiological relevance of circadian regulation of gene expression and metabolism in phytoplanktons
A single cell of a dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra
A Pyrocystis lunula cell
Day phase chloroplast orientation of dinoflagellate
Open Positions
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PhD: Open PhD positions from 2025.
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Postdoctoral: Interested candidates should communicate directly with Sougata for details.
About Roy lab
Our lab uses unicellular phytoplanktons to understand
1. the circadian regulation of physiology (photosynthesis, oxygen evolution, bioluminescence etc.) and metabolism under stress, such as eutrophication, global warming, ocean acidification etc.
2. the diversity in clock organization among phytoplanktons sharing the same niche.
3. circadian regulation of gene expression at the posttranscriptional level
4. how circadian systems can be modified to generate clock engineered algal cells with enhanced metabolic abilities
Funding
Generous funding from
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Department of Biotechnology
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Ministry of Earth Science
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