Dominique Loqué Wins ASPB’s Robert Rabson Award
JBEI’s Dominique Loqué, who directs the cell wall engineering program for the Feedstocks Division, has been selected as this year’s winner of the Robert Rabson Award by the American Society of Plant Biology.
Blake Simmons elected for EMSL User Executive Committee
Blake Simmons, JBEI’s Vice President for Deconstruction has been selected as a member of the User Executive Committee for EMSL.
Career Spotlight: Microbiologist, Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay is a microbiologist at the Joint BioEnergy Institute.
Lignin-Feasting Microbe Holds Promise for Biofuels
JBEI researchers led by Blake Simmons, VP for Deconstruction, have identified a rain forest microbe that feasts on the lignin in plant leaf litter, making it a potential ally for the cost-effective production of advanced biofuels.