LipidBridge: Deciphering the enzymatic mechanisms controlling lipid formation in Phaeodactylum tricornutum: a basis for future optimisation of lipid production.

Date: 2026
Duration: 1 month
Home laboratory: Plant and Cell Physiology Laboratory (CEA - CNRS - INRAE - Université Grenoble Alpes), Grenoble, France
Host laboratory: Laboratory of Plant Biochemistry at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology of the University of Gdańsk and Medical University of Gdańsk, Pologn

This mobility project aims to better understand the role of enzymes that control lipid production in a model microalga, Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Microalgae are promising photosynthetic organisms for producing useful molecules, such as lipids that can be used as biofuels or raw materials for green chemistry. The one-month stay at the University of Gdańsk will allow these enzymes to be studied in a simple, controlled system in order to measure their activity and role in the formation of different types of lipids. This work will complement the research carried out in Grenoble and provide key knowledge for optimising lipid production in microalgae. It will also help to strengthen scientific exchanges and collaboration between French and Polish laboratories.