New Green Genes
Genomics research on unicellular green algae has not yet reached its full potential. This proposal focuses on sequencing genomes from underrepresented green algae groups. [Read More]
Expanding Genomic Knowledge of Unexplored Cyanobacteria
This proposal focuses on rare cyanobacteria, with the genomic data used for synthetic biology approaches of drug discovery under condition of climate change. [Read More]
Reducing the Complexity of Plant Genomes
Enabling researchers to study the expression of the entire genome of their favorite bioenergy plant through tools to reduce the complexity of the genome. [Read More]
High-Throughput Discovery of Bacterial Sensory-Enzymes
Discovering some of the chemical cues that affect the behavior of environmental and plant-associated bacteria. [Read More]
Microbial Carbon Cycling in the Samail Ophiolite
Seeking a better understanding of adaptations necessary for life in active serpentinization sites, and to determine the role of viruses in diversification and liberation of organic carbon. [Read More]
Genome Dynamics and Potential Functional Impacts in Fusarium
The fungal genus Fusarium consists of more than 300 phylogenetically distinct species that, collectively, occur as mutualists and/or plant pathogens on virtually all crops. [Read More]
Studies of Life at the Edge using Cyanidiophyceae
How Cyanidiophyceae, a group of unicellular red algae that occupies a variety of hot springs and acid mining sites, become extremophiles. [Read More]
Viruses in the Rhizosphere
This proposal will connect the virome and microbiome to nitrogen cycling in perennial bioenergy cropping systems on marginal lands. [Read More]
Gene to Function Linkages within Virioplankton Populations
A proposal focused on how environmental conditions influence viral-host interactions and the flow of nutrients and energy through aquatic ecosystems. [Read More]
Basis of Bryophyte-Microorganism Interactions
Mosses host microbes that are capable of providing them with the necessary nitrogen. In exchange, the mosses supplement the microbe’s energy stores. We plan to test the role of sulfur containing compounds in mediating this globally important mutualism. [Read More]