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Talk by Ralf Rabus

Title: "Algal bloom-forming, marine dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum"
Occasion: CRC - Special Seminar
Start: 29.10.2025, 16:15
Location: CellNanOs, 38/201

About the speaker: Prof. Dr. Ralf Rabus conducts research at the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Oldenburg

The marine phytoplankton provides a major share in global primary production and is also responsible for "undesired" harmful algal blooms. Dinoflagellates are ancient and abundant phytoplankton members, however, the molecular basis of their physiology, adaptability, and cell biology are under-investigated and largely non-understood. The ubiquitous, free- living Prorocentrum cordatum serves as a promising dinoflagellate model. P. cordatum shows a striking cell biology, including a unique nucleus/genome, a single barrel-shaped chloroplast harbouring a photosystem megacomplex, and a single reticular mitochondrion. Systems biology- level investigations revealed an integrated, global response to heat stress.