Prof. Wolfgang Schröder
- Please tell us about yourself and your research/institution.
I made my PhD in Lund University at the department of biochemistry with Hans-Erik Åkerlund. After that I made a PostDr stay at CNRS outside Paris and a second PostDr in Berlin in the group of Gernot Renger. After that I returned to Sweden and became Docent at Stockholm University in the department headed by Bertil Andersson. In 2002 I moved to Umeå where I became professor. Since 2024 I am emeritus professor at Umeå Plant Science Center.
- What motivated you to get into plant science?
I was persuaded by Per-Åke Albertsson at biochemistry in Lund to make a bachelor exam work using two-phase extractions on plant material. After that I was hooked into plant biochemistry, as I realized the great advantage of plant-material which have few ethical or permission considerations.
- How have you used (Agrisera) antibodies in your research?
Throughout my carrier I have used antibodies from Agrisera, they have been crucial for identifying both new and old proteins. My first antibody produced was against a previous unknown low molecular protein in Photosystem II. This serum was the strongest sera I ever have obtained and I was happy that the protein was named PsbW.
- Any further comments?
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• Prof. Wolfgang Schröder
• Agrisera Antibodies to Photosynthetic Research