ABOUT US

Our laboratory studies how plants and algae regulate photosynthesis. We are especially interested in genetic and molecular control mechanisms that ensure efficient and safe use of light energy in photosynthesis under everyday light-dark conditions and abiotic stress.

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Sujith Puthiyaveetil

Department of Biochemistry
175 S. University Street,
West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.

Phone: (765) 494-8339
Email: spveetil@purdue.edu

Biochemistry Research News

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Same shape, same function, different performance—a tale of two proteins

Every organism on Earth is a well-oiled machine in its own environment. It makes sense then that...

Sujith Puthiyaveetil and Steve McKenzie look at a plant thylakoid in a lab at the biochemistry building at Purdue University. (Purdue Agricultural Communications/Joshua Clark)

Purdue biochemists discover self-repair function in key photosynthetic protein complex

Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth’s mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2...

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College of Agriculture welcomes seven new faculty members for spring 2025

College of Agriculture welcomes seven new faculty members, kicking off the start of the 2025...

Cultivating the Future: One Year Later

Here are the stories of four recent Purdue alumni who used their experiences to cultivate their...

Prestigious Astronaut Scholarships awarded to three Purdue students

Shelby Sliger, a senior biochemistry major in Purdue’s College of Agriculture and a member...

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Gene expression research brings hope to the delay and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

Dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases slowly curtail the full, exciting...