Robert Sharwood received a  Thomas Davies Research Grant for Marine, Soil and Plant Biology for the project Unlocking the diversity of Rubisco catalysis from deep-sea ocean α-cyanobacteria for eventual transplantation into higher plant chloroplasts to improve photosynthetic CO₂ assimilation.

The Fund offers annual science grants of up to $25,000 each to early- and mid-career researchers (with up to 15 years post-PhD experience) in the field of marine, soil and plant biology.

Related links

• ARC CoE for Translational Photosynthesis news article
• Australian Academy of Science News media release
• Profile of Robert Sharwood