About the Puthiyaveetil Lab
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.
Contact Us
Sujith Puthiyaveetil
Department of Biochemistry
175 S. University Street,
West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
Phone: (765) 494-8339
Email: spveetil@purdue.edu
Lab News
Lab News
Cyanobacteria began contributing oxygen to Earth’s mostly noxious atmosphere more than 2 billion years ago. The photosystem II protein complex now shared by various lineages of cyanobacteria, algae and land plants has served as a major site...
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A delicate balance of electrons flowing through the photosynthetic machinery is essential to a plant’s ability to turn sunlight into energy and its survival. Understanding the factors that regulate this balance is key for plant breeders who...
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