Robert “Bob” Hettich has spent much of his career at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrating how high-performance analytical measurements, in particular mass spectrometry, can yield remarkable insights into the mysteries of tiny microbes and their impact on larger systems such as plants and humans. He uses mass spectrometry, a technology that […]
Gerald Tuskan, director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, and a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, the world’s highest honor in the field of forestry, for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome. The Wallenberg award is […]
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a first-ever method of detecting ribonucleic acid, or RNA, inside plant cells using a technique that results in a visible fluorescent signal. The technology can help researchers detect and track changes in RNA and gene expression in real time, providing a powerful tool for the development of […]
From sequencing the first tree genome to follow-on discoveries for better bioenergy crops, Gerald Tuskan has spent his career opening up new avenues of research to enable a thriving bioeconomy underpinned by technological advancement. Tuskan, director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation and a Corporate Fellow at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, […]
A team of scientists with two Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers — the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, or CABBI, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — identified a gene in a poplar tree that enhances photosynthesis and can […]
Using technology developed by researchers working with the Center for Bioenergy Innovation at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Dartmouth College, startup company Terragia Biofuel is targeting commercial biofuels production that relies on plant waste material and consumes less energy. The technology can help meet the demand for billions of gallons of […]
Gerald A. Tuskan, a Corporate Fellow and director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected as a DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed by the agency’s Office of Science for outstanding scientific leadership and research community engagement.
A novel system for genetic engineering in plants that makes it easy to add and study multiple genes simultaneously has won a 2024 R&D 100 Award. The technology developed by a team led by Xiaohan Yang at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory doubles the speed and halves the cost of transforming plants to exhibit desired physical traits.
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation’s 2024 annual meeting drew nearly 200 attendees in July, sharing their progress in the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs for sustainable aviation fuel and a robust bioeconomy.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth.
Scientist Xiaohan Yang’s research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory focuses on transforming plants to make them better sources of renewable energy and carbon storage.
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation hosted four students as part of the GEM Consortium Fellowship Program this summer, broadening the experiences and skills of young scientists while bringing fresh perspectives to CBI’s headquarters at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
