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Peter Adams

@AdamsBiophysLab

Our research explores biological light-harvesting proteins, artificial photosynthesis and lipid membranes. Biochemistry, spectroscopy, nanotech, AFM, FLIM.

 University of Leeds, UK
eps.leeds.ac.uk/physics/staff/4098/dr-peter-adams
Joined September 2016
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Check out our new paper published in #Nanoscale journal: "Analysis of lipid-assisted self-assembly of hydrophobic CIS/ZnS quantum dots into water-stable nanoclusters..." 🧐☀️ doi.org/10.1039/D6NR00297H Great work Joel Whipp+Kev Critchley @nanoscale_rsc #light #quantum #fluorescence
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Funded #PhD studentship opportunity on optical spectroscopy and structural techniques to study #photosynthesis and #solar energy capture in purple bacteria!🌞🦠Apply by 7 Jan 2026 @HitchcockLab @BrionyYorke Please share with UG students (Oct 2026 start) tinyurl.com/YB-Adams-2026
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I'm doing the #BigHike marathon in the peak district to raise money for Cancer Research, with my wife Siobhan, this Saturday 14 June 2025! In memory of Siobhan’s grandma, Stella 🙂 Please #sponsor us by donating money to this charity here- fundraise.cancerresearchuk.o… @CRUKresearch
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Check out our new paper: "Evidence for a transfer-to-trap mechanism of fluorophore concentration quenching in lipid bilayers" 😃 🔦⚡️🔬 doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2024.0… - published in @BiophysJ @SophDoesScience @AstburyCentre
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It's was a great week in Padua (Italy) for the 2nd European Congress on #Photosynthesis @2024_ePS2! Excellent talks ranging from biophysics of light harvesting to plant science. Many interesting conversations and new ideas 😀 Thanks particularly to @TMorosinotto &all @PUnipd!
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Fully-funded #PhD studentship opportunity on advanced electron microscopy & fluorescence to study the #biophysics of #photosynthesis! Apply by 7 Jan 2024. @stemuench + me.🧐🔬 Please share with undergrad students interested in biochem/ biophysics/ structural bio (Oct 2024 start)
Contact P.G.Adams@leeds.ac.uk and/or S.P.Muench@leeds.ac.uk for discussions. Apply online by 7 Jan 2024. https://leeds.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/ white-rose-bbsrc-dtp-expression-of-interest-form Expected start date of PhD: 1st Oct 2024

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Check out our new paper: "Unravelling the fluorescence kinetics of light-harvesting proteins with simulated measurements" in BBA Bioenergetics @BBAjournals! doi.org/10.1016/j.bbabio.202… 🧐 Great collab +Chris Duffy @QMUL! Thanks to @MNP_Leeds, @physicsleedsuni and @BBSRC for funding!
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It's been a great week at the #Photosynthesis Gordon Research Conference 2023 in Maine. So many excellent talks from light-harvesting to electron/proton flows to evolution! Great to catch up with @CanniffeLab @Johnson_mattp @gabriela_ssc @nikinikki87 @photosyn_Adam @EWientjes1
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"There is no such thing as a dumb question" - in #interdisciplinary #science we must ask each other basic questions because these lead to new ideas. Reflections on Tom McLeish from Mark Leake in a profound moment from the @PhysicsofLifeUK conference 🙂 @BPSIYork @MNP_Leeds
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@PhysicsofLifeUK meeting day 1! Great Early Career Researcher event this morning! Topics included: lipids, actin, RNA, GFP, DNA-PAINT, ciliates, TMAO, tension, gene expression, phenotyping, plant roots, pores, pL spectroscopy. @MNP_Leeds @iop_conferences iop.eventsair.com/physics-of…
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