Richard Dekeya

Richard Dekeya is a Post Doctoral Researcher in Antony Dodd’s lab.

Richard is investigating the circadian regulation of metabolism in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Circadian rhythms align biological processes with the environmental changes that occur during the 24-hour day.

Plants produce and release specialised metabolites (natural products) as a means of interacting with their environment.Understanding how circadian rhythms influence specialised metabolism will enhance our understanding of plant specialised metabolite production and ecological interactions.

This has potential use in crop breeding, metabolic engineering and other biotechnological applications.