Dept. of Photochemistry & Molecular Science
Professor Peter Lindblad
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Contact |
Phone.: +46 18 471 2826 Cell phone: None given Fax:+46 18 471 6844
E-mail: peter.lindblad@fotomol.uu.se |
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Uppsala university Department of Photochemistry and Molecular Science S-75120 Uppsala |
Research Interests
Biography
Long time ago, when I was a PhD student in Physiological botany at Uppsala university (Sweden), I characterized the symbiosis between filamentous cyanobacteria (Nostoc) and cycads. After PostDoc, first at one of the few places on earth with numerous cycads (Western Australia; Profs Pate & Atkins) followed by initial molecular studies (Troy, NY; Prof Nierzwicki-Bauer) we initiated a project on cyanobacterial arginine metabolism. The biological interest came from the observation that in some Nostoc-cycad symbiosis fixed-N is transported as glutamine whereas in others as a combination of glutamine and energy metabolism and started to explore cyanobacterial hydrogen metabolism. At present, we are examining and characterizing cyanobacterial hydrogenases from a molecular perspective as well as the function, regulation and diversity/specifity of symbiotic cyanobacteria. A smaller project continues to study cyanobacterial arginine metabolism. We are open for international cooperations, currently I am the coordinator (operating agent) for Annex 15, Photobiological hydrogen production, of the International Energy Agency Hydrogen Agreement. You are most welcome to both contact and to visit us, an inexpensive bed is always reserved for your accommodation!
Projects
Project leader of the following projects
- Function and Control of the Bidirectional Hydrogenase
- Maturation and regulation of the uptake hydrogenase in Nostoc Punctiforme ATCC 29133
- Proteases involved in maturation of hydrogenases in cyanobacteria
- Molecular basis for growth and cell division in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133
- Cyanobacterial Hydrogenases - Biochemical and Biophysical Characterization
Collaborator in the following projects
- Protein profiling of cellular processes in selected cyanobacterial strains
- Heterologous expression of hydrogenases in cyanobacteria
Publications
- List of publications (PDF)