UPSC Cutting Edge Seminar

Speaker
Daniel Hofius
Department of Plant Physiology
SLU Uppsala

Title: Interplay of membrane trafficking and
autophagy during immunity-related cell death

Place: Stora hörsalen, KBC, KB3B1
Host: Stephanie Robert

UPSC Seminar Series 2014 CHANGE OF TIME!!!

Cutting Edge Seminar

Speaker:
Anthony Dodd
Royal Society Research Fellow
School of Biological Science, University of Bristol, UK

Title: Circadian regulation of chloroplasts


Host: Maria Eriksson

Place: Lilla hörsalen KBC, KB3A9

Abstract:
Circadian timekeeping improves plant performance. Understanding the cellular basis for the circadian optimization of plant function is important, because this could unlock additional agricultural productivity. There are circadian rhythms of photosynthesis and correct circadian regulation increases plant productivity, but it is not known how the circadian oscillator regulates the photosynthetic apparatus or the chloroplast genome. I will show that in Arabidopsis, a subset of chloroplast-encoded photosynthesis genes is controlled by a nuclear-encoded signalling protein. Our findings reveal one pathway by which the nuclear-encoded circadian oscillator controls rhythms of chloroplast gene expression. I will show that light and circadian signals are integrated to adjust chloroplast transcription. I will conclude that (i) during evolution, prokaryotic transcriptional regulators in chloroplasts were recruited by the eukaryotic circadian system in higher plants, and (ii) circadian timing information is communicated between organelles with distinct genetic systems.

Career outside academia seminar / event.

Topic:
Working as a high-school teacher after a life-science education

The seminar will inform about the possibilities for PhDs and post-docs to work as teachers in schools, the necessary administrative hurdles to take and the activities of e.g. Umeå University to smoothen this change from science to education.

For that we present 3 speakers with key competences:

Christina Ottander
Associate Professor in Science Education, PhD in Biology, Dep of science and mathematics education, Umeå University

Annika Kjellsson-Lind 
kanslichef för lärarhögskolan, PhD in Physics , Dep of science and mathematics education, Umeå University, high-school teacher in the past.

Nathalie Druar
PhD with Rishi, now NTI-school Umeå, Director for social science, history, religion.

I dare to say we again can offer the perfect combination of people to cover the topic!
Most welcome everybody!

Jakob Prestele