Plans are underway for me to carry out research on RV Polarstern as part of an expedition in spring of 2022. My transport boxes have arrived and now I need to think about all the lab items I will need on board. The research will centre around measurement of metabolism in Antarctic aquatic organisms (hopefully including our favourites the icefish!). This will contribute to the first pilot of a much larger project to measure the progress and effect of climate change in the Eastern Weddell Sea. More soon.
Lisa Chakrabarti and a small group of scientists are working on mitochondrial biology in the context of ageing, exercise, disease and other interesting areas. Here you will find some little updates, thoughts and profiles describing what we are up to.