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Richard T. Sayre is affiliated with Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to plant science, molecular biology, renewable energy, sustainability, environment, insect science, and public health. The main areas of study include photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, algal biology and biofuel production, light effects on plants, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, mosquito-borne diseases and control, invertebrate immune response mechanisms, and plant molecular biology research.

The scientist has authored multiple papers across various reputable journals. Recent publications include:

  • Light regulation of light-harvesting antenna size substantially enhances photosynthetic efficiency and biomass yield in green algae, 2020, The Plant Journal
  • Identification of the Optimal Light Harvesting Antenna Size for High-Light Stress Mitigation in Plants, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Cyanogenesis in cassava and its molecular manipulation for crop improvement, 2021, Journal of Experimental Botany
  • The right stuff; realizing the potential for enhanced biomass production in microalgae, 2022, Frontiers in Energy Research
  • Assessing Aedes aegypti candidate genes during viral infection and Wolbachia-mediated pathogen blocking, 2022, Insect Molecular Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard T. Sayre include Leah T. Sigle, Matthew J. Jones, Nadya Urakova, Konstantinos Lymperopoulos, and Jason L. Rasgon.

Their work has appeared multiple times in the following venues:

  • Journal of Experimental Botany
  • Insect Molecular Biology
  • The Plant Journal
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Frontiers in Energy Research

Best Publications

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • Comparing photosynthetic and photovoltaic efficiencies and recognizing the potential for improvement.

    Robert E. Blankenship;David M. Tiede;James Barber;James Barber;Gary W. Brudvig

  • Molecular Mechanisms of Proline-Mediated Tolerance to Toxic Heavy Metals in Transgenic Microalgae

    Surasak Siripornadulsil;Samuel Traina;Desh Pal S. Verma;Richard T. Sayre

  • Biochemical biomarkers in algae and marine pollution: a review.

    Moacir A. Torres;Marcelo P. Barros;Sara C. G. Campos;Ernani Pinto

  • Microalgae: The Potential for Carbon Capture

    Richard Sayre

  • The BioCassava plus program: biofortification of cassava for sub-Saharan Africa.

    Richard Sayre;John R. Beeching;Edgar B. Cahoon;Chiedozie Egesi

  • Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Secretes Compounds That Mimic Bacterial Signals and Interfere with Quorum Sensing Regulation in Bacteria

    Max Teplitski;Hancai Chen;Sathish Rajamani;Mengsheng Gao

  • Cyanogenesis in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

    J.M. McMahon;W.L.B. White;R.T. Sayre

  • The CRISPR/Cas Genome-Editing Tool: Application in Improvement of Crops

    Surender Khatodia;Kirti Bhatotia;Nishat Passricha;S. M. P. Khurana

  • Generation of cyanogen-free transgenic cassava.

    Dimuth Siritunga;Richard T. Sayre

  • Optimization of photosynthetic light energy utilization by microalgae

    Zoee Perrine;Sangeeta Negi;Richard T. Sayre

  • Purification, Characterization, and Localization of Linamarase in Cassava

    Offiong E. Mkpong;Hua Yan;Grady Chism;Richard T. Sayre

  • Genetic modification of cassava for enhanced starch production

    Uzoma Ihemere;Diana Arias-Garzon;Susan Lawrence;Richard Sayre

  • REVIEW ARTICLE Cyanogenesis in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

    Jennifer M. McMahon;Wanda L.B. White;Richard T. Sayre

  • The Vitamin Riboflavin and Its Derivative Lumichrome Activate the LasR Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Receptor

    Sathish Rajamani;Wolfgang D. Bauer;Jayne B. Robinson;John M. Farrow

  • Engineering cyanogen synthesis and turnover in cassava (Manihot esculenta).

    Dimuth Siritunga;Richard Sayre

  • Cyanogenesis in Cassava The Role of Hydroxynitrile Lyase in Root Cyanide Production

    Wanda L.B. White;Diana I. Arias-Garzon;Jennifer M. McMahon;Richard T. Sayre

  • Extending Cassava Root Shelf Life via Reduction of Reactive Oxygen Species Production

    Tawanda Zidenga;Elisa Leyva-Guerrero;Hangsik Moon;Dimuth Siritunga

  • Involvement of Histidine 190 on the D1 Protein in Electron/Proton Transfer Reactions on the Donor Side of Photosystem II†

    Fikret Mamedov;Richard T Sayre;Stenbjörn Styring

  • The topology of a membrane protein: The orientation of the 32 kd Qb-binding chloroplast thylakoid membrane protein

    Richard T. Sayre;Bertil Andersson;Lawrence Bogorad

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Seibert
Michael Seibert National Renewable Energy Laboratory
David Kramer
David Kramer Michigan State University
Govindjee
Govindjee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Samuel J. Traina
Samuel J. Traina University of California, Merced
Martin Fregene
Martin Fregene African Development Bank Group
Lawrence Bogorad
Lawrence Bogorad Harvard University
Susan K. Dutcher
Susan K. Dutcher Washington University in St. Louis
Himadri B. Pakrasi
Himadri B. Pakrasi Washington University in St. Louis
Edgar B. Cahoon
Edgar B. Cahoon University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Brian G. Trewyn
Brian G. Trewyn Colorado School of Mines

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