The Center for Bioenergy Innovation recently celebrated the success of its latest cohort of Fellows participating in its Early Career Development program, designed to build the next generation of scientific leaders advancing the bioeconomy.
Gerald “Jerry” Tuskan received the Marcus Wallenberg Prize, known as the Nobel Prize for forestry, for his pioneering work in sequencing and analyzing the first tree genome, enabling successive breakthroughs for genome-based breeding of commercially imp
By combining AI with molecular dynamics simulations, researchers at ORNL have developed a new tool to more accurately predict how plants and helpful microbes communicate and form partnerships at the most fundamental level.
Researchers at ORNL have found that the geographic origin of poplar trees influences their cell wall chemistry, affecting the way the trees adapt to environmental changes.
Scientists at ORNL conducted a meticulous analysis of the compounds released by plant roots into their surrounding environment.
Scientists at ORNL have developed an automated atomic force microscopy platform that captures both nanoscale details and broader biological structures.
Microbes play a foundational role in modern biotechnology as an efficient means of producing new fuels, chemicals, materials and critical minerals to bolster the nation’s domestic supply chains.
A multidisciplinary ORNL team used expertise in synthetic biology, AI-driven analysis, chemistry, neutrons and materials science to identify new members of a family of enzymes with a natural affinity for degrading synthetic nylon polymers.
From decoding plant genomes to modeling microbial behavior, computational biologist Priya Ranjan builds computational tools that turn extensive biological datasets into real-world insights.
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 bi