Moona
Rahikainen
Academy Research Fellow, Molecular Plant Biology
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Academy researcher, plant energy and carbon metabolism; Coordination of Profi 8 projects DigiHeri, NordicFOOD and HydroTwin.
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Areas of expertise
Molecular biology
plant science
food science
project management
multidisciplinary research
science communication
Biography
I work as an Academy Researcher and investigate plant energy and carbon metabolism. I lead a project that aims to harness acetate metabolism for plant production and developes novel plant production technologies. During my career I have worked as a researcher and project coordinator in the fields of plant biology and food sciences. I have studied plant metabolism and stress tolerance, the cultivation and utilization of Baltic Sea macroalgae, and the transition to sustainable food system.
In addition to my research work, I serve as coordinator for the multidiciplinary profiling areas (Profi 8) of the University of Turku. I work in diverse research management tasks and promote interdisciplinary collaboration and research communication.
Publications
Role of aconitase in plant stress response and signaling (2025)
Physiologia Plantarum
(A2 Vertaisarvioitu katsausartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä)
Oiling the wheels of growth: TOR kinase promotes lipid synthesis in plants (2025)
Plant Physiology
(B1 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjoitus tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Photosystems are ganging up to form megacomplexes in the dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum (2024)
Plant Physiology
(B1 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjoitus tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Epigenetic regulation of glucosinolate biosynthesis sees the light of day (2024)
Plant Physiology
(B1 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjoitus tieteellisessä lehdessä )
A recipe for death: Singlet oxygen and type II metacaspase mediate programmed cell death in Chlamydomonas (2024)
Plant Physiology
(B1 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjoitus tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Behind the seeds: Genetically engineered methionine-rich Arabidopsis seeds show altered metabolism and DNA methylation (2023)
Plant Physiology
(B1 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjoitus tieteellisessä lehdessä )
sic-4 Reports in sick! Loss of SICKLE induces salicylic acid-dependent cell death in Arabidopsis (2023)
Plant Physiology
(B1 Vertaisarvioimaton kirjoitus tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Corrigendum to “Assessing the potential for sea-based macroalgae cultivation and its application for nutrient removal in the Baltic Sea” [Sci. Total Environ. 839 (2022) 156230] (2023)
Science of the Total Environment
(O2 Muu julkaisu )
GWAS on multiple traits identifies mitochondrial ACONITASE3 as important for acclimation to submergence stress (2022)
Plant Physiology
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Assessing the potential for sea-based macroalgae cultivation and its application for nutrient removal in the Baltic Sea (2022)
Science of the Total Environment
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))