The Bioactives Lab is proud to celebrate Dr. Alice Stra on the successful defense of her PhD dissertation! 🎓✨

With guidance from Prof. Salim Al-Babili, Alice put a lot of focus and passion into her PhD work, reaching this huge milestone with her thesis: “Exploring Apocarotenoid Functions in Plant Development: From LCYB Overexpression to OsRLPK as a Zaxinone-Brassinosteroid Signaling Hub.” 🌱🔬

We extend our sincere thanks to her defense committee members, Prof. Ikram Blilou and Prof. Stefan Arold, as well as her external examiner, Prof. Manuel Rodriguez-Concepcion (IBMCP, UPV-CSIC), for their support, time, and great advice.

Congratulations, Dr. Alice! 🥳 Wishing you continued success in your scientific journey. 🚀🌟