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news: JBEI partnering with California Technology Council for a technology showcase on May 7
news: Keasling honored by Chalmers for his work on anti-malaria drug
news: Biofuel Proteomics: JBEI Researchers Use Proteomics to Profile Switchgrass

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.

March 09, 2015

news: Enhancing Microbial Pathways for Biofuel Production

Enhancing Microbial Pathways for Biofuel Production

Researchers from the DOE JGI and the Joint Bioenergy Institute identified genes in an E. coli microbial metabolism pathway that could improve the production of terpenes.

January 20, 2015

news: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Visits JBEI
news: JBEI's Keasling Elected to National Academy of Inventors

JBEI's Keasling Elected to National Academy of Inventors

JBEI's CEO Jay Keasling was among 170 new fellows, recognized by the National Academy of Investors for outstanding contributions to innovation in patents and licensing, innovative discovery and technology, significant impact on society, and support and enhancement of innovation.

December 19, 2014

news: Sweet Smell of Success: JBEI Researchers Boost Methyl Ketone Production in E. coli
news: New Lab Startup Afingen Uses Precision Method to Enhance Plants

New Lab Startup Afingen Uses Precision Method to Enhance Plants

By manipulating a plant’s metabolic pathways, JBEI's Henrik Scheller and Dominique Loqué, have figured out a way to genetically rewire plants to allow for an exceptionally high level of control over the spatial pattern of gene expression, while at the same time boosting expression to very high levels.

October 29, 2014

news: Boosting Biogasoline Production in Microbes
news: JBEI Researchers Harness Power of Microbes for Work and Winemaking

JBEI Researchers Harness Power of Microbes for Work and Winemaking

Scientists Chris Petzold (left) and Trent Northen have put their doctorates in chemistry to work in their JBEI research and in their free time, where they’ve applied their interest in the science of soil, plants, and microbes to wine making. The results thus far have been impressive and enjoyable.

October 08, 2014