Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)

08/21/2020

New research out of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center suggests a new way to increase sugar content in crops engineered for producing .

New research from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center shows that a common component of plant cell walls may not be as essential for plant growth and development as previously thought. The findings suggest a new way to increase the content of desired sugars in crops engineered for producing bio...

08/19/2020

JBEI's Aindrila Mukhopadhyay chats about how her research unlocks the utility of microbes on the
Finding Genius Podcast: http://ow.ly/M2Xe50AXNOz

08/14/2020

Jay Keasling is on the shortlist for the Global Energy Prize, an international prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of energy.

The Global Energy Association presented the shortlist of the Global Energy Prize 2020. It includes 15 scientists from the USA, China, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, Greece and Denmark. The laureates will be announced on September 8 following a private session of the International Award Committee.

08/14/2020

“It is just absolutely fascinating. Signaling systems in bacteria are fascinating.” - JBEI's Aindrila Mukhopadhyay on the Finding Genius Podcast podcast.

Listen here: http://ow.ly/NH4w50ARGWq

08/12/2020

JBEI researchers describe an addition to the repertoire of tools available for metabolic engineering Pseudomonas putida.

Paper: http://ow.ly/vRBm50AFxDV

08/10/2020

Research at JBEI finds that plant cell wall esters play an important role in forests' responses to environmental change.

Cell wall esters are a target for engineering improved biomass for and renewable chemicals.

Paper: http://ow.ly/TID650AFxqd

08/07/2020

JBEI researchers provide a better understanding of pectin, a component of biomass that could increase the value of crops.

Paper: http://ow.ly/hjGL50AFx6E

08/06/2020

JBEI's Aindrila Mukhopadhyay was featured on the Finding Genius Podcast talking about the wonders of microbes 🦠

Listen here: https://bit.ly/2DfIyFD

08/05/2020

New JBEI research could be a framework for more rapidly producing valuable and :

Paper: http://ow.ly/aGuM50AFwD0

08/03/2020

This method could be a way to improve stress tolerance and biotic interactions in crops:

Paper: http://ow.ly/TVyW50AFwWR

07/30/2020

JBEI's Jay Keasling is on the shortlist for this year's Global Energy Prize for "developing a simple and much less expensive microbial-based synthesis to be used in developing countries."

The prize honors outstanding achievements in energy research and technology that are helping address the world’s various and pressing energy challenges. The laureates will be announced on September 8. https://bit.ly/39kBVNM

07/28/2020

Following the COVID-19 shelter in place, Berkeley Lab is taking a cautious, thoughtful approach to bringing a limited number of staff back on-site with new safety measures in effect.

See & hear participants in the Pilot 1 cohort, including researchers at JBEI, share their stories:

During Berkeley Lab's first week of return to work on June 1-5, 2020, employees practiced new safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on site.