As a graduate student in the Niyogi and Nogales labs, I use biochemical and structural approaches to understand the fundamental mechanisms of photosynthesis in plants and algae. A more complete understanding of how photosynthesis works can be leveraged to improve the photoprotective response of organisms, in turn improving how much CO2 they remove from the atmosphere and potentially increasing the yield of valuable products such as biofuels or crops. Living in the Bay Area, I am consistently grateful to be immersed in a thriving intellectual hub surrounded by diversity of thought and awe-inspiring nature. The beautiful but fragile ecosystems that surround us continually increase my urgency and dedication to addressing climate change via scientific advancement.
Erin M NewRingeisen
