Madeline Hayes, a member of the Venturelli Lab at UW-Madison, speaks on how important and helpful microbes are for efficient biofuel processes.

Congratulations to Phil Robertson, GLBRC co-investigator, internationally recognized crop and soil scientist, and ecosystem ecologist, for being named a 2024 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America! 🎉 glbrc.org/about/g-philip…

1 gene does not equal 1 trait in an organism. Among other complications, regulatory proteins control how those genes are expressed. Scientists UW–Madison & Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) studied how regulatory proteins evolve over time, including losing & gaining functions: news.wisc.edu/researchers-re…

Introducing Mauricio Tejera-Nieves, first author of 'The Dynamic Assimilation Technique measures #photosynthetic CO2 response curves with similar fidelity to steady-state approaches in half the time' ☀️🍏

Mauricio TN MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)

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Congratulations to our newest PhD, Eric Weeda, who gave an amazing talk on his thesis research on lignin deconstruction and valorization. UW-Madison Chemistry Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) UW Energy Institute

Liang Sun's paper on integrating a fungal gene with a bacterial operon in a yeast was just published in Molecular Biology and Evolution with a cover by Drew T. Doering, PhD! Collaboration with @rokaslab, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), and others:
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Making renewable sources cost-competitive is a huge step towards a greener future. Check it out:

Researchers at Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC), UW Energy Institute are uncovering the secrets of Zymomonas mobilis, which holds potential for better biofuel production. #WisconsinInnovates energy.wisc.edu/news/researche…

Join us in congratulating John Ralph, GLBRC and UW Energy Institute co-investigator, who has been awarded the world’s top prize in forestry research! Ralph's research into lignin has yielded breakthrough results and new uses for this abundant natural resources. buff.ly/4aXbmwE

GLBRC co-investigator Cheryl Kerfeld's and her lab were part of this multi-university collaboration with '‘new to nature’ results.' Read more about their publication below.
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We have a 3-month field technician position open for work on pollinators and landscape corridors. starts in July careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/5182… Katherine Hulting The Corridor Project

Meet Emma Boismier! Emma is a first year graduate student in the TerAvest Lab at Michigan State University. Hailing from Michigan, she is passionate about fighting climate change and volunteers at a local animal shelter. Learn more about Emma:
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Check out this panel on the history of energy research featuring GLBRC Director Tim Donohue! In-person (UW-Madison) and virtual attendance options available.

Congratulations to Katarina Aranguiz who was recently awarded a Goldwater scholarship!

Her outstanding undergraduate research in our lab uses machine learning to understand the genetic basis of phenotypic variation in yeast. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @Uw

GLBRC researchers at UW-Madison have found a way to efficiently make one of the most popular pain killers out of poplar trees, making the process cost competitive with fossil fuels, the primary driver of climate change.🌳💊🌏

It's one thing if an organism consumes alcohol; it's another if they make it. Scientists want the bacteria Zymomonas mobilis to produce isobutanol for biofuels but it stunts the bacteria's growth. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) & UW–Madison researchers found out why: glbrc.org/news/study-rev…

Congratulations to the UW Madison Genetics UW-Madison CALS researchers awarded patents in February: Christopher Hittinger HittingerLab, David Peris Navarro & William Alexander!

Tell us your idea: warf.org/disclose

See the patent: warf.org/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations to Robert Landick, professor of Biochemistry at UW-Madison and GLBRC co-investigator, for receiving a 2024 Hilldale Award! Read about his research and impact:
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It's one thing if an organism consumes alcohol; it's another if they make it. Scientists want the bacteria Zymomonas mobilis to produce isobutanol for biofuels but it stunts the bacteria's growth. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) & UW–Madison researchers found out why: glbrc.org/news/study-rev…

The lignin that makes up plant cell walls is notoriously hard to break down, whether in nature or by humans to use in biofuels. Researchers UC Riverside, Oak Ridge Lab & NREL developed a pretreatment for lignin that could make biofuels cheaper & more sustainable: news.ucr.edu/articles/2024/…