ORNL UT-ORII Fellow builds the scientific foundation for Tennessee biotechnology success Rebecca Wilkes is putting the best of nature to use today for tomorrow’s biofactories, applying her synthetic biology skills to create microbes that can break down and convert complex mixtures like plant biomass into valuable chemicals and materials. Her research underpins a supply chain […]
How synthetic biology tools and expertise developed for the Center for Bioenergy Innovation support a thriving bioeconomy Carrie Eckert is working toward a future in which engineered microbes and plants are the workhorses of ultra-efficient biofactories, turning biomass into high-value products. As co-chief science officer for the Department of Energy’s Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) at Oak […]
Scientists working with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI) at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partner institutions described critical advances and opportunities in synthetic biology for the success of the U.S.-based bioeconomy in a new paper in Biotechnology Advances. Researchers outlined the feedstocks and molecules needed for biomanufacturing, described the organisms […]
New platform at ORNL’s APPL facility combines robotics, AI to deliver in-depth insights for plant transformation The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched a novel robotic platform to rapidly analyze plant root systems as they grow, yielding AI-ready data to accelerate the development of stress-tolerant crops for new fuels, chemicals and materials. […]
MIJAMP software accelerates the customization of microbes for biotechnology applications Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed software that reduces the time needed for a key task in the development of custom microbes from a week to just hours. The new tool cracks a key defense mechanism of microorganisms, expediting […]
DOE’s Bioenergy Research Center at ORNL prepares scientists to lead collaborative research in biofuels and bioproducts The Center for Bioenergy Innovation (CBI), a Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, recently celebrated the success of its latest cohort of Fellows participating in its Early Career Development (ECD) program, designed to build […]
Brian Davison is marking 40 years of impact and leadership at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where his scientific discoveries have led to real-world success for the nation’s bioeconomy. Equally remarkable has been his dedication to mentoring colleagues, both individually and in teams. Davison, ORNL’s chief scientist for biotechnology and industrial liaison […]
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has promoted Melissa Cregger and Carrie Eckert to serve as chief science officers, advancing the center’s mission of innovations for new domestic biofuels, chemicals and materials. Cregger will oversee CBI’s development of resilient, high-yielding, non-food feedstock crops, while Eckert […]
