Items in Category “News”

From Near-Dropout to PhD, JBEI Scientist Now at Forefront of Biofuels Revolution

JBEI scientist Ee-Been Goh thrives on re-engineering bacteria and mentoring students.

Categories: Education, News, Success Stories

JBEI Releases Video Series “Bioenergy Research @ JBEI”

The videos educate the public on JBEI's research and achievements

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JBEI Researchers Participate in Lab-Corps Program Training

JBEI researchers are participating in two teams in this second round of training

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JBEI Celebrates Women’s History Month

A number of activities were organized for JBEI's staff and local students

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JBEI’s Inventory of Composable Elements (ICE) Tutorial Now Available

The public can learn how to use this free DNA/strains/seeds repository

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DOE-funded Bioenergy Research Centers File 500th Invention Disclosure

Three U.S. Department of Energy-funded research centers – BESC, GLBRC, and JBEI – are making progress on a shared mission to develop technologies that will bring advanced biofuels to the marketplace, reporting today the disclosure of their 500th invention.

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New Way to Reduce Plant Lignin Could Lead to Cheaper Biofuels

Aymerick Eudes and Dominique Loque of the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) led a study that shows for the first time that an enzyme can be tweaked to reduce lignin in plants. Their technique could help lower the cost of converting biomass into carbon-neutral fuels to power your car and other sustainably developed bio-products.

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JBEI Invention Leads to More Efficient Biofuel Production for Industrial Application

New Biosynthesis Pathways for Five-Carbon Alcohol from Mevalonate Are Available For Licensing

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“The Tale of the Bacteria Farmer” with JBEI’s Sarah Richardson

JBEI’s Post-Doctoral Researcher Sarah Richardson teamed up with Team Escamilla at Tumble to record a science podcast for kids ages 8 - 12, created to be enjoyed by the entire family. In this podcast episode Richardson explains how she's trying to convince bacteria to make the things we need, such as biofuels.

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