Ian Tetlow

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Professor College of Biological Science Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Guelph, Ontario itetlow@uoguelph.ca Office: (519) 824-4120 ext. 52735

Bio/Research

An underlying aim throughout Dr. Tetlow's research career has been to understand how plant metabolism is regulated; and in particular, how carbohydrate metabolism in plastids is regulated. One of the unique aspects of plant cell biology is the compartmentalization of certain metabolic pathways wi...

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Bio/Research

An underlying aim throughout Dr. Tetlow's research career has been to understand how plant metabolism is regulated; and in particular, how carbohydrate metabolism in plastids is regulated. One of the unique aspects of plant cell biology is the compartmentalization of certain metabolic pathways within specialized sub-cellular organelles termed plastids. The origin of plastids is thought to be traced back in time to the ingestion of a photosynthetic cyanobacterial cell by an ancient plastid-less protist, and its eventual transformation into a plastid. Many of the world’s most important agricultural products (e.g. starches and oils) are made inside plastids, and the central theme of his research interests has been the study of these important organelles.

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