Resource article
Doing more with sunlight
NRC article
Lichtpuntjes in de duisternis: hoe stroomlijn je de rommelige fotosynthese?
Prophyta article
Pursuing more efficient photosynthesis
Resource article
In ‘Uncle’ Jan’s footsteps
Trouw article
Kun je landbouwgewassen verbeteren door te sleutelen aan hun fotosynthese?
Omroep Gelderland
Hier wordt het grote geheim achter fotosynthese ontrafeld
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Rapid photosynthesis measurement using CO₂-sensitive colorimetric dye
DREAM: Bringing the field to the lab
Creating a platform in Zambia for testing resilient crops with improved photosynthesis
Native desert plants use different photosynthetic strategies to cope with extreme heat
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Are you a passionate researcher and concerned with photosynthesis? Are you a researcher at a university or research institution and see opportunities for collaboration? Or is a position at the Jan IngenHousz Institute something for you? Get in touch!
In the near future, you can also participate in research through our open scientific platform that is accessible to a community of hundreds of research groups around the world. The platform enables this broad community to measure photosynthesis in new ways in many crops.
Be part of our research team
Improving photosynthesis in crops is too big of a challenge to be solved by one laboratory and can only be approached by bringing together different disciplines and efforts - from engineering, data science, biochemistry, physics, crop breeding and agriculture and ultimately farmers.
JII researchers aim to integrate knowledge and technology into an accessible, open platform that will move the science beyond the confines of the traditional laboratory and use the real world as the laboratory. Using advanced photosynthesis sensors and data science tools, they continuously record in detail how photosynthesis responds to changes in, for example, light, temperature and humidity. This happens in many thousands of plants in the field.
The platform will enable researchers to watch the inner workings of photosynthesis as it occurs and they can then use this information to determine why plants are not more productive. By doing this in many thousands of plant varieties, they can identify differences in genes that drive these processes and the world can work together to improve multiple crops in multiple regions simultaneously. Scientists can share insights and approaches to develop new crop varieties that produce more food more efficiently and sustainably while being more resilient to climate change.
What does the Jan IngenHousz Institute do differently?
Are you a passionate researcher and concerned with photosynthesis? Are you a researcher at a university or research institution and see opportunities for collaboration? Or is a position at the Jan IngenHousz Institute something for you? Get in touch!
In the near future, you can also participate in research through our open scientific platform that is accessible to a community of hundreds of research groups around the world. The platform enables this broad community to measure photosynthesis in new ways in many crops.
Be part of our research team
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alone, global partnerships and collaborations are mission critical'
Alexander Laarman
Operations Manager JII
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David Kramer
Founding Scientific Director JII
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