Copyright : Laboratoire LEMAR- 2018
Johann Lavaud, Marc Hébert, David Hazlerigg
International
Canada First-Sentinelle Nord et UiT-Arctic University of Norway
Start Date
20/04/2024
End Date
20/04/2024
The aim of this project is to use Arctic diatoms to study the effect of photoperiod and light spectrum on the rhythmicity of physiology and metabolism in order to propose new blue:red light regimens with positive effect on the biological clock, for potential applications for non-invasive medical light treatments (‘light therapy’). In parallel, the project will 1) deepen our knowledge of the fundamental regulatory processes behind the light-driven ecophysiology of diatoms, the sentinels of climate changes in the Arctic, 2) open on bioprospection of added-value molecules beneficial to human health, i.e. carotenoid pigments and polyunsaturated lipids found in Arctic diatoms.
Laboratory Members
Contributors
- Marc Hébert, groupe d’électrophysiologie visuelle et de photobiologie, Centre de recherche CERVO, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- David Hazlerigg, group of Arctic chronobiology and physiology, UiT-Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norvège
- Marcel Babin, UMI Takuvik, CNRS/Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Angela Falciatore, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, CNRS/Sorbonne Université, France
