JBEI brings fun science to Berkeley Lab’s 2015 Daughters and Sons to Work Day
The Berkeley Lab held a Science Festival for 150 sons and daughters of Lab employees. JBEI volunteers led four hands-on tabletop activity "stations" related to JBEI’s bioenergy research.
JBEI promotes bioenergy at Cal Day 2015
On April 18 JBEI volunteers participated at Cal Day 2015, UC Berkeley’s annual open house for the community, prospective and current students, kids and families.
Biofuel Proteomics: JBEI Researchers Use Proteomics to Profile Switchgrass
In a study led by Benjamin Schwessinger, a grass geneticist with JBEI’s Feedstocks Division, researchers used advanced proteomic techniques to identify 1,750 unique proteins in shoots of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), a North American native prairie grass that is widely viewed as one of the most promising of all the fuel crop candidates.