Feedstocks Division
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Vice President Feedstocks Carnegie Institution for Science, Dept of Plant Biology, Stanford |
| Our projects focus on carbon and nitrogen signaling and we use a comparative approach by using three model systems: yeast, Arabidopsis and mammalian cells. We developed new tools to study homeostasis, namely genetically encoded FRET sensors for sugars and amino acids. Complementary to the analysis of the signaling networks is an approach to systematically map membrane protein interactions to identify the underlying physical networks. | |
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Director of Grass Genetics University of California, Davis |
| Pamela Ronald is Professor of Plant Pathology and Chair of the Plant Genomics Program at the University of California, Davis. Her group wll be responsible for identifying rice mutations affecting cell wall synthesis, construction of databasese for rice glycosyltransferases and other enzymes involved in cell wall biosynthesis and generation of mutants with alternative biochemical function. Her laboratory will transfer knowledge gained from studies in rice to switchgrass. | |
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Director of Cell Wall Synthesis Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville |
| Henrik Scheller's research program involves identifying glycosyltransferases and other enzymes involved in cell wall biosynthesis and determining their biochemical function. The obtained knowledge of the enzymes is used to unravel their biological significance and to generate modified plants that are potentially more suitable for biofuel production. | |
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Director of Cell Wall Engineering Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville |
| Dominique Loque's research examines cell wall structure for targetted improvement of cellulosic extraction. | |
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Director of Systems Biology Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville |
| Joshua Heazlewood's research program involves the utlization and integration of transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic methods and state of the art imaging systems to form detailed characterization of components involved in cell wall formation, development and maintenance. | |