To express my appreciation of Győző Garab, I describe below our association over the years, followed by a brief description of his fundamental research in the area of biophysics of photosynthesis.

Department of Plant Biology Department of Biochemistry and Center of Biophysics and Quantitative Biology University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA

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Akhtar P., Sipka G., Han W. et al.: Ultrafast excitation quenching by the oxidized photosystem II reaction center. – J. Chem. Phys. 156: 145101, 2022. 10.1063/5.0086046 PubMed DOI

Allakhverdiev S.I., Subramanyam R., Tomo T.: International conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability-2017”. – Photosynth. Res. 139: 1-8, 2019. 10.1007/s11120-018-0596-7 PubMed DOI

Balashov S., Imasheva E., Misra S. et al.: Contributions of Rajni Govindjee in the life sciences: Celebrating her 88th birthday. – Int. J. Life Sci. 12: 1-14, 2023. 10.5958/2319-1198.2023.00001.5 DOI

Chow F.W.S., Osmond B.: A tribute to Joan (Jan) Mary Anderson 12 May 1932–28 August 2015. – Trends Plant Sci. 20: 687-689, 2015. 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.10.007 PubMed DOI

Demmig-Adams B., Garab G., Adams III W., Govindjee G. (ed.): Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria. Pp. 649. Springer, Dordrecht: 2014. 10.1007/978-94-017-9032-1 DOI

Devadasu E., Kanna S.D., Neelam S. et al.: Long- and short-term acclimation of the photosynthetic apparatus to salinity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The role of Stt7 protein kinase. – Front. Plant Sci. 14: 1051711, 2023. 10.3389/fpls.2023.1051711 PubMed DOI PMC

Farkas A., Pap B., Zsíros O. et al.: Salinity stress provoking diverse physiological responses of eukaryotic unicellular microalgae. – Algal Res. 73: 103155, 2023. 10.1016/j.algal.2023.103155 DOI

Garab G.: Structural changes and non-photochemical quenching of chlorophyll a fluorescence in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms. – In: Demmig-Adams B., Garab G., Adams III W., Govindjee G. (ed.): Non-Photochemical Quenching and Energy Dissipation in Plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria. Pp. 343-371. Springer, Dordrecht: 2014. 10.1007/978-94-017-9032-1_16 DOI

Garab G., Cseh Z., Kovács L. et al.: Light-induced trimer to monomer transition in the main light-harvesting antenna complex of plants: thermo-optic mechanism. – Biochemistry 41: 15121-15129, 2002. 10.1021/bi026157g PubMed DOI

Garab G., Lajkó F., Mustárdy L., Márton L.: Respiratory control over photosynthetic electron transport in chloroplasts of higher-plant cells: evidence for chlororespiration. – Planta 179: 349-358, 1989. 10.1007/BF00391080 PubMed DOI

Garab G., Magyar M., Sipka G., Lambrev P.H.: New foundations for the physical mechanism of variable chlorophyll a fluorescence. Quantum efficiency versus the light-adapted state of photosystem II. – J. Exp. Bot. 74: 5458-5471, 2023. 10.1093/jxb/erad252 PubMed DOI

Garab G., Rosza Z., Govindjee G.: Carbon dioxide affects charge accumulation in leaves: measurements by thermoluminescence. – Naturwissenschaften 75: 517-519, 1988. 10.1007/BF00361289 DOI

Garab G., Yaguzhinsky L.S., Dlouhý O. et al.: Structural and functional roles of non-bilayer lipid phases of chloroplast thylakoid membranes and mitochondrial inner membranes. – Prog. Lipid Res. 86: 101163, 2022. 10.1016/j.plipres.2022.101163 PubMed DOI

Govindjee G.: In honor of Hartmut Karl Lichtenthaler. – Photosynthetica 59: 361-363, 2021. 10.32615/ps.2020.080 DOI

Govindjee G., de Kouchkovsky Y., Garab G.: Tribute to Jean Lavorel (1928–2021), an outstanding experimenter and a brilliant theorist of photosynthesis. – Photosynthetica 60: 323-325, 2022. 10.32615/ps.2022.021 DOI

Govindjee G., Srivastava A., Stirbet A. et al.: Reto Jörg Strasser: An innovator, a wonderful friend and “Professor of the World”. – J. Plant Sci. Res. 35: 147-158, 2019. https://www.life.illinois.edu/govindjee/recent_papers_files/Reto_Strasser.pdf

Govindjee G., Yoo H.: The International Society of Photosynthesis Research (ISPR) and its associated International Congress on Photosynthesis (ICP): A pictorial report. – Photosynth. Res. 91: 95-106, 2007. 10.1007/s11120-007-9189-6 DOI

Jajoo A., Guruprasad K.N., Bharti S., Mohanty P.: International conference “Photosynthesis in the Global Perspective” held in honor of Govindjee, November 27–29, 2008, Indore, India. – Photosynth. Res. 100: 49-55, 2009. 10.1007/s11120-009-9409-3 PubMed DOI

Jajoo A., Subramanyam R., Garab G., Allahkhverdiev S.I.: Honoring two stalwarts of photosynthesis research: Eva-Mari Aro and Govindjee. – Photosynth. Res. 157: 43-51, 2023. 10.1007/s11120-022-00988-7 PubMed DOI

Kuang T., Lu C., Zhang L. (ed.): Photosynthesis: Research for Food, Fuel and Future: 15th International Conference on Photosynthesis. Pp. 845. Zhejiang University Press/Springer, Berlin-Heidelberg: 2013. 10.1007/978-3-642-32034-7 DOI

Magyar M., Sipka G., Han W. et al.: Characterization of the rate-limiting steps in the dark-to-light transitions of closed Photosystem II: Temperature dependence and invariance of waiting times during multiple light reactions. – Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24: 94, 2023. 10.3390/ijms24010094 PubMed DOI PMC

Mustárdy L., Buttle K., Steinbach G., Garab G.: The three-dimensional network of the thylakoid membranes in plants: quasihelical model of the granum–stroma assembly. – Plant Cell 20: 2552-2557, 2008. 10.1105/tpc.108.059147 PubMed DOI PMC

Shevela D., Eaton-Rye J.J., Shen J.-R., Govindjee G.: Photosystem II and unique role of bicarbonate: a historical perspective. – BBA-Bioenergetics 1817: 1134-1151, 2012. 10.1016/j.bbabio.2012.04.003 PubMed DOI

Sipka G., Magyar M., Mezzetti A. et al.: Light-adapted charge-separated state of photosystem II: structural and functional dynamics of the closed reaction center. – Plant Cell 33: 1286-1302, 2021. 10.1093/plcell/koab008 PubMed DOI PMC

Stamatakis K., Allakhverdiev S.I., Garab G., Govindjee G.: Honoring George C. Papageorgiou. – Photosynthetica 54: 158-160, 2016. 10.1007/s11099-015-0183-5 DOI

Tsygankov A.A., Allakhverdiev S.I., Tomo T., Govindjee G.: International conference on “Photosynthesis Research for Sustainability-2016”. – Photosynth. Res. 131: 227-236, 2017. 10.1007/s11120-016-0311-5 PubMed DOI

Wang H., Qin H., Garab G., Gasanoff E.S.: Short-chained alcohols make membrane surfaces conducive for melittin action: implication for the physiological role of alcohols in cells. – Cells 11: 1928, 2022. 10.3390/cells11121928 PubMed DOI PMC