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Doug Orr

@doug-orr.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Plant Biotech at Lancaster Environment Centre, UK. Interested in Rubisco, photosynthesis, plant factories, plant synbio. Consumer of Tim Tams and AU/PT wine.

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of an emergency exit only sign ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of an emergency exit only sign

When a PhD student slacks you with super cool confocal z-stack gifs late in the day:

16.05.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are a proud sponsor of CO2 Assimilation in Plants from Genome to Biome: Probing Mechanisms Across Scales Gordon Research Conference
June 8 - 13, 2025 | Newry, Maine
register here: www.grc.org/co2-assimila... #PlantScience #PlantSciEvents

30.04.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Making the most of sunshine Photosynthesis Research at the Lancaster Environment Centre

Just over a week left to apply for a 3yr postdoc with me at Lancaster @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social looking at Rubisco engineering in vitro and in vivo to improve plant #photosynthesis #plantscijobs wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...

01.05.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Promotional postcard to advertise the JXB 75th Anniversary Symposium, to be held in Edinburgh fro 17-19th September 2025. The invited speakers are listed, as well as some highlights from the program. The images show an oak tree, leaf and acorn.

Promotional postcard to advertise the JXB 75th Anniversary Symposium, to be held in Edinburgh fro 17-19th September 2025. The invited speakers are listed, as well as some highlights from the program. The images show an oak tree, leaf and acorn.

Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
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We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
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There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
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Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75

#plantscience πŸ§ͺ

21.03.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

This post is now online, for full details on how to apply please see: wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...

09.04.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Excited to share that I'll soon be recruiting a 3 year postdoc to join the lab @lancasterplantbio.bsky.social to work with me on Rubisco biochemistry and engineering. Official advertising details to be released very soon, watch this space! Please spread the word. πŸ˜€πŸŒ±πŸ§ͺπŸ₯Ό

23.03.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
A woman in a lab space works with a pipette. Her arms are under a protective bar and she is surrounded by standard lab equipment.

A woman in a lab space works with a pipette. Her arms are under a protective bar and she is surrounded by standard lab equipment.

RIPE researchers from @lancasteruni.bsky.social wrote a chapter in the latest volume of Methods in Enzymology, providing a protocol for using radiometric assays to measure Rubisco in plant leaves.

Read more about their work here: bit.ly/3XzXW5h

11.03.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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