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.
Interested in Rubisco, photosynthesis, plant factories, plant synbio.
Consumer of Tim Tams and AU/PT wine.
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About 2 weeks left to apply for this great #PhD #photosynthesis #Rubisco opportunity with @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social !
Another #PhD project available for applications in #photosynthesis with @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social looking at ways to improve Rubisco. Details below including how the successful nominee will play a direct role in shaping the project proposal tinyurl.com/2a8szv3y
Improving Rubisco for sustainable crop production at Gatsby Charitable Foundation on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Improving Rubisco for sustainable crop production at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, listed on FindAPhD.com
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October 31, 2025 at 8:24 AM
About 2 weeks left to apply for this great #PhD #photosynthesis #Rubisco opportunity with @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social !
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Fantastic to have @tinaschreier.bsky.social here this week for a visit and super seminar this afternoon. Amazing science and images of plasmodesmata, unravelling new things about C4 to help our fundamental understanding and identify ways to improve photosynthesis in key crops. Thanks Tina!
October 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Fantastic to have @tinaschreier.bsky.social here this week for a visit and super seminar this afternoon. Amazing science and images of plasmodesmata, unravelling new things about C4 to help our fundamental understanding and identify ways to improve photosynthesis in key crops. Thanks Tina!
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🚨 Funded PhD Studentship 🚨
Antibody Engineering & Plant Molecular Farming for Aquaculture Health
📍 Lancaster & Glasgow | BBSRC NWBio DTP
🗓 Apply by 21 Nov 2025
👉 Engineer antibodies vs Vibrio
👉 Develop rapid diagnostics
👉 Explore plant-based biologics for fish health
Antibody Engineering & Plant Molecular Farming for Aquaculture Health
📍 Lancaster & Glasgow | BBSRC NWBio DTP
🗓 Apply by 21 Nov 2025
👉 Engineer antibodies vs Vibrio
👉 Develop rapid diagnostics
👉 Explore plant-based biologics for fish health
October 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🚨 Funded PhD Studentship 🚨
Antibody Engineering & Plant Molecular Farming for Aquaculture Health
📍 Lancaster & Glasgow | BBSRC NWBio DTP
🗓 Apply by 21 Nov 2025
👉 Engineer antibodies vs Vibrio
👉 Develop rapid diagnostics
👉 Explore plant-based biologics for fish health
Antibody Engineering & Plant Molecular Farming for Aquaculture Health
📍 Lancaster & Glasgow | BBSRC NWBio DTP
🗓 Apply by 21 Nov 2025
👉 Engineer antibodies vs Vibrio
👉 Develop rapid diagnostics
👉 Explore plant-based biologics for fish health
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Great to have our annual Plant Biology PGR Symposium yesterday! Fantastic talks and discussions by our current PGR students, and a great intro for the new MRes and PhD researchers joining us for thier Plant Adventure!
Great event including 🍕 and discussions after.
Great event including 🍕 and discussions after.
October 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Great to have our annual Plant Biology PGR Symposium yesterday! Fantastic talks and discussions by our current PGR students, and a great intro for the new MRes and PhD researchers joining us for thier Plant Adventure!
Great event including 🍕 and discussions after.
Great event including 🍕 and discussions after.
Fantastic oppurtunity for a PhD project centred around the activity and regulation of my personal favourite enzyme Rubisco, with an awesome supervisor @ecarmosilva.bsky.social, and supported by the Gatsby Foundation. @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Another #PhD project available for applications in #photosynthesis with @ecarmosilva.bsky.social @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social looking at ways to improve Rubisco. Details below including how the successful nominee will play a direct role in shaping the project proposal tinyurl.com/2a8szv3y
Improving Rubisco for sustainable crop production at Gatsby Charitable Foundation on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Improving Rubisco for sustainable crop production at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, listed on FindAPhD.com
tinyurl.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Fantastic oppurtunity for a PhD project centred around the activity and regulation of my personal favourite enzyme Rubisco, with an awesome supervisor @ecarmosilva.bsky.social, and supported by the Gatsby Foundation. @sci-tech-lancaster.bsky.social @lancasteruni.bsky.social
Interested in a 4 year fully funded PhD, based at Lancaster @lancasteruni.bsky.social and working with other Universities via NorthWestBio? Does that interest include photosynthesis and/or plant engineering?
Well, step right up! Open to UK & non-UK people, 2026 projects include 3 I am a part of:
Well, step right up! Open to UK & non-UK people, 2026 projects include 3 I am a part of:
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Interested in a 4 year fully funded PhD, based at Lancaster @lancasteruni.bsky.social and working with other Universities via NorthWestBio? Does that interest include photosynthesis and/or plant engineering?
Well, step right up! Open to UK & non-UK people, 2026 projects include 3 I am a part of:
Well, step right up! Open to UK & non-UK people, 2026 projects include 3 I am a part of:
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New #PhD opportunities! NorthWestBio projects now online for 2026! Including a #photosynthesis project w/ @marjorielundgren.bsky.social looking at how photosynthetic diversity may affect future crop nutrient quality. Plant projects and the full set of projects available here: tinyurl.com/529yz4jd
FindAPhD : NorthWestBio Fully Funded Doctoral Training Programme Studentship 2026 at University of Glasgow
Apply for a PhD: NorthWestBio Fully Funded Doctoral Training Programme Studentship 2026 at University of Glasgow
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September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
New #PhD opportunities! NorthWestBio projects now online for 2026! Including a #photosynthesis project w/ @marjorielundgren.bsky.social looking at how photosynthetic diversity may affect future crop nutrient quality. Plant projects and the full set of projects available here: tinyurl.com/529yz4jd
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We really enjoyed putting together this Darwin Review for JXB. Fun to think about how carboxysomes work and why plants don't have them.
@jxbotany.bsky.social
Function, Evolution, and Future of Carboxysomes url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
@jxbotany.bsky.social
Function, Evolution, and Future of Carboxysomes url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
The Function, Evolution, and Future of Carboxysomes
Abstract. Since their discovery as rubisco-containing compartments more than 50 years ago, significant breakthroughs have advanced our understanding of car
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September 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We really enjoyed putting together this Darwin Review for JXB. Fun to think about how carboxysomes work and why plants don't have them.
@jxbotany.bsky.social
Function, Evolution, and Future of Carboxysomes url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
@jxbotany.bsky.social
Function, Evolution, and Future of Carboxysomes url: academic.oup.com/jxb/article-...
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👀 Watch this space for upcoming PhD project(s)!
We hope to be able to share details of some #photosynthesis and #plantengineering PhD projects very soon, for starting in Oct 2026 here @lancasteruni.bsky.social
These will be open to UK and International students, more details to come!
We hope to be able to share details of some #photosynthesis and #plantengineering PhD projects very soon, for starting in Oct 2026 here @lancasteruni.bsky.social
These will be open to UK and International students, more details to come!
September 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
👀 Watch this space for upcoming PhD project(s)!
We hope to be able to share details of some #photosynthesis and #plantengineering PhD projects very soon, for starting in Oct 2026 here @lancasteruni.bsky.social
These will be open to UK and International students, more details to come!
We hope to be able to share details of some #photosynthesis and #plantengineering PhD projects very soon, for starting in Oct 2026 here @lancasteruni.bsky.social
These will be open to UK and International students, more details to come!
When a PhD student slacks you with super cool confocal z-stack gifs late in the day:
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
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May 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
When a PhD student slacks you with super cool confocal z-stack gifs late in the day:
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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
June 8 - 13, 2025 | Newry, Maine
register here: www.grc.org/co2-assimila... #PlantScience #PlantSciEvents
April 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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
June 8 - 13, 2025 | Newry, Maine
register here: www.grc.org/co2-assimila... #PlantScience #PlantSciEvents
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...
Making the most of sunshine
Photosynthesis Research at the Lancaster Environment Centre
wp.lancs.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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...
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Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
March 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Registration is open for JXB's 75th Anniversary Symposium
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
🌱
We have plenty of speaker slots for ECRs & lots of opportunity to network
🌳
There's a conference dinner at The Caves & workshops for ECRs
🌾
Sign up now to join us in Edinburgh in September, places are limited: bit.ly/JXB75
#plantscience 🧪
This post is now online, for full details on how to apply please see: wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...
April 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
This post is now online, for full details on how to apply please see: wp.lancs.ac.uk/lancsphotosy...
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. 😀🌱🧪🥼
March 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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. 😀🌱🧪🥼
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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
Read more about their work here: bit.ly/3XzXW5h
March 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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
Read more about their work here: bit.ly/3XzXW5h