Chlorophyll fluorescence: in vivo study of plant physiology

15-16 January 2018

Emilie Demarsy (UNIGE) & Paolo Longoni (UNINE)

Giovanni Finazzi, CNRS Research Director, CEA Grenoble, France
Martina Pollastrini, Research Center for Forestry and Wood, CREA Arezzo, Italy
Zuzana Benedikty, PSI (Photon Systems Instruments), Drasov, Czech Republic (to be confirmed)
Emilie Demarsy, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, UNIGE
Paolo Longoni, Laboratoire de Physiologie Végétale, UNINE

The study of the fluorescence of the chlorophyll gives a direct insight into the photosynthetic activity of a plant sample. This simple technique can be employed for a wide range of research projects and be a fast and non-invasive tool for the study of plant physiology. This technique can be employed, for example, for the investigation of the plant acclimation to different climatic conditions, their adaptation to specific ecological niches, to investigate the role of specific components of the photosynthetic machinery or chloroplast development. The aim of the workshop is to give the methodological and theoretical basis to fruitfully employ the chlorophyll fluorescence analysis in their research projects as a tool to monitor the physiological status of the plant. - Learn the basics of chlorophyll fluorescence
- Gain basic skills to use instruments for chlorophyll fluorescence measurement
- Develop protocols that can be employed in the participants' research projects

University of Neuchâtel, UniMail, Emile Argand 11, building D, Room D023 (ground floor)

Schedule: 9h00-12h00 & 13h00-17h00
Room: building D, Room D023 (ground floor)
Detailed information: please visit the DP-Biol website

See here for the detailed PROGRAM

For any information about the course content please contact the organizers Emilie Demarsy or Paolo Longoni.

Fees & Reimbursements

Fees: registration is free (lunch included) for CUSO MPS and DP-Biol members.
Reimbursements for CUSO MPS Students: Train ticket, 2°class, half-fare from your institution to the place of the activity.

Reimbursement form attached with original tickets has to be sent to the MPS coordinator Zoia Debora at University of Lausanne, Department of Molecular Plant Biology, Biophore - quartier UNIL-Sorge, 1015 Lausanne.
For any question concerning reimbursement please contact the CUSO MPS coordinator Debora Zoia.

Deadline for registration: 08 January 2018
Please register through the DP-Biol website

This is a shared course MPS & DP-Biol Programs and places availables will be assigned proportionally (8 PhD students of each program). Priority will be given to CUSO MPS and DP-Biol PD students until December 22nd.

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