Projects per year
Personal profile
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
Connor researches the regulation of Rubisco by sugar phosphate inhibitors, and the sugar phophatase enzyme CA1Pase that degrades these inhibitors. This work focuses on understanding ways to improve photosynthetic efficiency in Cowpea and Soybean in a changing world that requires more effective and resilient crop output to feed everyone.
His work entails analysing trends in CA1P accumulation (dark inhibition) across plants, characterizing CA1Pase in vitro through recombinant expression and the overexpression in planta.
Education/Academic qualification
Unknown, BSc, Bachelors in Chemistry, Syracuse University , Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
08/2017 → 05/2021
Award Date: 15/05/2021
External positions
Assay Development, Avero Diagnostics
06/2022 → 08/2023
Molecular Technician, Avero Diagnostics
11/2021 → 06/2022
Keywords
- Plant Science
- Cowpea
- Sugar Phosphatases
- Rubisco
- Rubisco activity
- CA1P
- CA1Pase
- Dark inhibition
- Phylogeny
- Cell biology and biochemistry
- Enzymes
- Phosphatase
- Enzyme Activity
- Protein Expression
- Molecular Biology
Lancaster University Keywords
- Horticulture
- Sustainability
Projects
- 2 Active
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Understanding Rubisco Regulation by Sugar Phosphates and Their Phosphatases
Orr, D. (Principal Investigator), Carmo-Silva, E. (Principal Investigator) & Nehls, C. (Principal Investigator)
2/10/23 → 1/10/27
Project: Research
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RIPE III : Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency for Sustainable Increases in Crop Yield
Carmo-Silva, E. (Principal Investigator), Orr, D. (Co-Investigator), Gjindali, A. (Research Associate), Siqueira, J. (Research Associate), Page, R. (Technician), Robertson, I. (Technician), Ashton, C. J. (Technician), Nehls, C. (PhD Student), Biney, F. (PhD Student), Baxter, R. (Support) & Raven, E. (Principal Investigator)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
1/01/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Research output
- 1 Journal article
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Rubisco Dark Inhibition in Angiosperms Shows a Complex Distribution Pattern
Nehls, C., Carmo-Silva, E. & Orr, D., 20/05/2026, In: Journal of Experimental Botany. 77, 10, p. 2914-2924 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Festival/Exhibition/Concert
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Fascination of Plants Day 2026
Monserrat Relano, J. (Organiser), Zelada Lau, E. (Organiser), Elton, I. (Contributor), Kaminska, Z. (Contributor), Nehls, C. (Contributor), Raven, E. (Contributor), Worrall, D. (Contributor), Hermida Carrera, C. (Contributor), Herrera Seller, A. (Contributor) & O'Boyle, B. (Contributor)
23/05/2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Festival/Exhibition/Concert
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