Events

Photosynthesis Congress 2026

Matt Johnson will chair the Light Harvesting and Photoprotection Session at the 2026 International Conference on Photosynthesis Research in Liverpool, UK 26-30th July

Seminar University of York

Gustaf Degen will give an invited seminar "Using fluorescent biosensors to monitor photosynthesis in vivo" at the University of York on 23rd April 2026 many thanks to Dr Charlotte Walker for the invitation

Recent Events

Invited Talk JSPP 2026

Matt Johnson gave an invited Talk titled "New insights into the role of cyclic electron transfer in photosynthesis" at the 67th Annual Meeting of Japanese Plant Physiologists in Tokyo, Japan, March 10-15th 2026, Thanks to Prof Chikahiro Miyake for the invitation

Bioenergetics Xmas Meeting 2025

Gustaf Degen and Felix Morey-Burrows from the group presented talks at the annual Biochemical Society Bioenergetics Xmas Meeting at QMUL, 15th December 2025. Congratulations to Gustaf who won the prize for the best talk!

Invited talks Bioenergetics conference

Andy Hitchcock, Matt Johnson and Felix Morey-Burrows gave invited talks at the "Circuits of Life: creating and understanding bioenergetic proteins" Conference in Bristol, UK, September 10-12th 2025. Thanks to Prof Ross Anderson for the invitation!

Keynote Lecture ICTPPO

Neil Hunter delivered a Keynote lecture on Tetrapyrrole research: past, present and future at the 16th International Conference on Tetrapyrrole Photoreceptors of Photosynthetic Organisms (ICTPPO) in Kaiserslautern, Germany, 24-27th August 2025.

International Rhodobacter Symposium 2025

Andy Hitchcock gave a talk at the International Rhodobacter Symposium 2025 12-13th May 2025 in Wageningen, Holland on Regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides: controlling metabolic flux at the heme/bacteriochlorophyll branchpoint

Invited Talk Tetrapyrrole Discussion Group

Andy Hitchcock gave a talk 12-13th September 2024 at the Tetrapyrrole Discussion Group Meeting in Liverpool, UK

Invited Talk Co- and posttranslational control in chloroplasts Conference

Matt Johnson gave an invited talk at the Co- and posttranslational control in chloroplasts conference in Munster, Germany November 18th-20th 2024

Invited Seminar University of Umeå

Matt Johnson gave a talk at the Univeristy of Umeå 5th March 2025 in Sweden on Using CRISIPR-Cas9 gene-editing to rewire photosynthetic electron flow thanks to Prof Stefan Jansson for the invitation!

Invited talk GRC Chemistry and Biology of Tetrapyrroles

Andy Hitchcock gave an invited talk "Tetrapyrrole Biosynthesis in Purple Bacteria: New Players and Old Friends" at the GRC Chemistry and Biology of Tetrapyrroles in Rhode Island, USA 14-19th July 2024

Invited Talk International Photobiology Conference

Matt Johnson gave an invited talk at the 18th International Congress on Photobiology in Perth, Australia in the Acclimation of Photosynthesis session August 25th-31st 2024

Invited Talk EMA2024 Turku

Matt Johnson gave an invited talk at the Symposium on Photosynthesis Research in Honor of Eva-Mari Aro, Turku, Finland 8-11th September 2024

Invited talk 2nd European Photosynthesis Congress

Matt Johnson gave an invited talk at the European Photosynthesis Congress in Padova, Italy 25-28th June 2024 in the Electron, proton and ion fluxes: regulation and application session. Thanks to Tomas Morosinotto and Roberta Croce for the invitation.

Invited Talk GRC Photosynthesis 2023

Neil Hunter and Matt Johnson gave talks at the Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis at Sunday River, Newry, Maine, USA 23-28th July 2023

Invited Talk Rhodobacter Workshop

Neil Hunter gave a keynote talk on "The photosynthetic apparatus of Rhodobacter sphaeroides" at the Rhodobacter Workshop in Wageningen, Netherlands 3-4th April 2023

Wain Medal Lecture

Matt Johnson gave the 2020 Wain Medal Lecture "Light for life" at the University of Kent, Canterbury, November 29th 2022 previously delayed by COVID .

Christmas Meal 2022

The Photosynthesis Group held its Christmas Meal and Drinks at Ego, Sheffield in late December 2022

Single-molecule imaging of Pc-cytb6f interactions

Invited Seminar University College London

Matt Johnson gave an invited seminar at the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology at University College London on "Using single-molecule atomic force microscopy to probe transient electron transfer complexes" January 15th 2023. Many thanks to Amandine Marechal for the invitation!

Invited Talk at ISPP2022 Liverpool

Matt Proctor and Dave Swainsbury gave talks on Cytochrome b6f-PetP and Purple bacterial RC-LH1 complexes at the International Symposium on Prokaryotic Photosynthesis in Liverpool, UK, August 21-25th 2022. Thanks to Conrad Mullineaux and the organising committee for the invitations.

Invited Talk "Chloroplasts: from genes to systems"

Matt Johnson presented the talk "Cytochrome b6f- orchestrator of photosynthetic electron transfer" at the TRR 175 Meeting at Kloster Irsee, Munich, Germany 13-18th August 2022. Thanks to Dario Leister for the invitation!

Invited Talk Kobe Photosynthesis Meeting

Matt Johnson gave a talk on "New insights into the regulation of electron transfer by cytochrome b6f" at the International Symposium on Photosynthesis and Chloroplast Regulation in Kobe, Japan November 14th-18th 2022. Thanks to Toshiharu Shikanai and Jun Minagawa for the invitation!

Invited Talk at GRC Chemistry and Biology of Tetrapyrroles

Neil Hunter presented a talk on the Regulation and Biosynthesis of Chlorophyll Pigments at the GRC in Newport, United States 17-22nd July 2022

Photosynthesis Group Summer Picnic 2022

The Photosynthesis Group enjoyed the 27 C heat and bright sunshine in Western Park on 7th July 2022 by having picnic and playing cricket and kubb

Invited Talk Botanik Tagung

Matt Johnson presented the Andreas Schimper Lecture "Regulation of the proton motive force in chloroplasts" at the International Conference of the German Society for Plant Sciences in Bonn, Germany 28th August- 1st September 2022

Invited Seminar University of Münster

Matt Johnson presented a talk "Regulation of the proton motive force in chloroplasts" at the Institut für Biologie und Biotechnologie der Pflanzen - Universität Münster in Germany on 18th January 2022.

Invited Seminar Queen Mary University of London

Matt Johnson presented a talk "Cytochrome b6f- orchestrator of photosynthetic electron transfer" at the School of Biological Sciences at QMUL London on 28th October 2021.

15th Nordic Photosynthesis Congress

Matt Johnson presented a virtual talk "Cytochrome b6f- orchestrator of photosynthetic electron transfer" in Gothenburg, Sweden, October 5th-8th 2021