Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC)
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Creating economically and environmentally sustainable biofuels and bioproducts from plants
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Meet Brayan Riascos-Arteaga, a PhD student at UW-Madison working on transforming manure fibers into renewable products. Check out his journey at www.glbrc.org/news/graduat... @uwenergy.bsky.social
Graduate Student Spotlight: Brayan Riascos Arteaga
Brayan Riascos Arteaga is a third year PhD student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He works in the Noguera lab, where he’s developing ways to utilize manure fibers as a…
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October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Meet Brayan Riascos-Arteaga, a PhD student at UW-Madison working on transforming manure fibers into renewable products. Check out his journey at www.glbrc.org/news/graduat... @uwenergy.bsky.social
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Audrey Gasch's lab works with budding yeast, a model organism used to study and understand fundamental principles of how cells work. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @glbioenergy.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/ip_gasch/
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Audrey Gasch's lab works with budding yeast, a model organism used to study and understand fundamental principles of how cells work. #WARF100 @uwchancellor.bsky.social @glbioenergy.bsky.social https://www.warf.org/commercialize/uw-madison-inventor-profiles/ip_gasch/
The GLBRC’s new workforce development manager, Alexandra Schnoes, brings both scientific training and career development experience to the table, helping shape the center’s future. Read more about Alexandra: www.glbrc.org/news/spotlig...
Spotlight on career development
With a doctorate in biophysics and more than a decade of experience in career and professional development, Alexandra Schnoes is uniquely qualified for her new position as workforce development manage...
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October 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The GLBRC’s new workforce development manager, Alexandra Schnoes, brings both scientific training and career development experience to the table, helping shape the center’s future. Read more about Alexandra: www.glbrc.org/news/spotlig...
SWEET success! A group of MSU students genetically modified sorghum to better target high-value terpenoids. Read more about the impact of their research: www.glbrc.org/news/sweet-s...
@msunatsci.bsky.social
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SWEET success: DOE competition brings GLBRC science closer to market
What started as a last-minute contest entry for a group of Michigan State University students has resulted in a journal publication and a better understanding of how to translate science into…
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August 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
SWEET success! A group of MSU students genetically modified sorghum to better target high-value terpenoids. Read more about the impact of their research: www.glbrc.org/news/sweet-s...
@msunatsci.bsky.social
@msunatsci.bsky.social
Elise Rivett, a biochemist in the Hegg’s Lab, reinvented an outdated model used to trace N2O- a GHG 300x more potent than CO2. Learn more about the impact of her achievement at
New model helps ID source of potent greenhouse gas
Elise Rivett was researching nitrous oxide (N20) when she discovered a problem with the model long used to trace the source of this potent greenhouse gas. As a biochemist, Rivett lacked a background…
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August 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Elise Rivett, a biochemist in the Hegg’s Lab, reinvented an outdated model used to trace N2O- a GHG 300x more potent than CO2. Learn more about the impact of her achievement at
WE ARE #HIRING‼️
Join the @hittingerlab.bsky.social to study yeast evolution, ecology, and bioenergy applications of yeast species as a Research Associate. Apply by August 15 www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#research #job
Join the @hittingerlab.bsky.social to study yeast evolution, ecology, and bioenergy applications of yeast species as a Research Associate. Apply by August 15 www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#research #job
August 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
WE ARE #HIRING‼️
Join the @hittingerlab.bsky.social to study yeast evolution, ecology, and bioenergy applications of yeast species as a Research Associate. Apply by August 15 www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#research #job
Join the @hittingerlab.bsky.social to study yeast evolution, ecology, and bioenergy applications of yeast species as a Research Associate. Apply by August 15 www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#research #job
Congrats to Dr. Avery Vilbert on the 2025 Yaoping Zhang Bioenergy Research Award! Her research with genome mining has led to a patent on engineering Novo and publication. Read more about Dr. Vilbert’s journey www.glbrc.org/news/avery-v...
Avery Vilbert receives Yaoping Zhang research award
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center has selected staff scientist Avery Vilbert as the recipient of the center’s second annual Yaoping Zhang Bioenergy Research Award for her work in the lab and b...
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August 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Congrats to Dr. Avery Vilbert on the 2025 Yaoping Zhang Bioenergy Research Award! Her research with genome mining has led to a patent on engineering Novo and publication. Read more about Dr. Vilbert’s journey www.glbrc.org/news/avery-v...
We are #HIRING a Research Intern!
Join Michael Botts in the Metabolomics Lab where you'll assay design to quantify important bioproducts.
More information and application instructions can be found on our website below.
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Join Michael Botts in the Metabolomics Lab where you'll assay design to quantify important bioproducts.
More information and application instructions can be found on our website below.
www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
July 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We are #HIRING a Research Intern!
Join Michael Botts in the Metabolomics Lab where you'll assay design to quantify important bioproducts.
More information and application instructions can be found on our website below.
www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
Join Michael Botts in the Metabolomics Lab where you'll assay design to quantify important bioproducts.
More information and application instructions can be found on our website below.
www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
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Very happy to share our new paper on how machine learning predicts gene family expansions which contribute to oxidative stress resistance across diverse yeast species:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Machine learning reveals genes impacting oxidative stress resistance across yeasts - Nature Communications
Yeasts are exposed to oxidative stress during routine metabolism, bioproduction, and interactions with other organisms. Here, the authors use a machine learning classifier to identify genes that are p...
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July 1, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Very happy to share our new paper on how machine learning predicts gene family expansions which contribute to oxidative stress resistance across diverse yeast species:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A 2‑day conference at UW–Madison united researchers across disciplines to pioneer routes for lignin conversion, aiming for low‑carbon fuels and rural economic benefit.
Read more: www.glbrc.org/news/untangl...
Read more: www.glbrc.org/news/untangl...
Untangling the 'Gordian's knot' of biofuels
GLBRC hosted a two-day conference to bridge traditional disciplinary divides and define a roadmap to guide lignin-based research over the coming decade.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A 2‑day conference at UW–Madison united researchers across disciplines to pioneer routes for lignin conversion, aiming for low‑carbon fuels and rural economic benefit.
Read more: www.glbrc.org/news/untangl...
Read more: www.glbrc.org/news/untangl...
Amy Enright Steinberger, graduate student at UW-Madison, has been honored with the 2025 GLBRC Mentoring Award for her outstanding leadership and microbiology research. Read more about Amy: www.glbrc.org/news/uw-madi...
UW–Madison grad student honored with GLBRC mentorship award
Undergraduates, fellow grad students, postdoctoral researchers – and even her own advisor – credit Amy Enright Steinberger for her support in and out of the lab, which applies bacterial genetics to…
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July 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Amy Enright Steinberger, graduate student at UW-Madison, has been honored with the 2025 GLBRC Mentoring Award for her outstanding leadership and microbiology research. Read more about Amy: www.glbrc.org/news/uw-madi...
A Research intern position in Trey Sato's lab is open and taking applications!
The goal of Sato’s lab is to engineer yeast to efficiently convert biomass to #biofuels. If interested, please follow the link below and apply by 7/11.
More details: glbrc.org/about/job-op...
The goal of Sato’s lab is to engineer yeast to efficiently convert biomass to #biofuels. If interested, please follow the link below and apply by 7/11.
More details: glbrc.org/about/job-op...
June 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A Research intern position in Trey Sato's lab is open and taking applications!
The goal of Sato’s lab is to engineer yeast to efficiently convert biomass to #biofuels. If interested, please follow the link below and apply by 7/11.
More details: glbrc.org/about/job-op...
The goal of Sato’s lab is to engineer yeast to efficiently convert biomass to #biofuels. If interested, please follow the link below and apply by 7/11.
More details: glbrc.org/about/job-op...
Steven Karlen, Canan Şener, and Jason Coplien have been awarded the first GLBRC Industry and Entrepreneurship Award!! This award focuses on celebrating their startup company called Phenolvation as they work to commercialize technology based on GLBRC research. www.glbrc.org/news/three-s...
June 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Steven Karlen, Canan Şener, and Jason Coplien have been awarded the first GLBRC Industry and Entrepreneurship Award!! This award focuses on celebrating their startup company called Phenolvation as they work to commercialize technology based on GLBRC research. www.glbrc.org/news/three-s...
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Congratulations to @linder-surprise.bsky.social for winning an award for mentoring undergraduates from the office of the Provost! 🎉
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May 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Congratulations to @linder-surprise.bsky.social for winning an award for mentoring undergraduates from the office of the Provost! 🎉
@glbioenergy.bsky.social @uwenergy.bsky.social
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To make sustainable biofuel production effective, the process has to be resilient to year to year changes in feedstock. 🌱
We found that increasing the pH increased biofuel titers in inhibitory hydrolysates: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We found that increasing the pH increased biofuel titers in inhibitory hydrolysates: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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May 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
To make sustainable biofuel production effective, the process has to be resilient to year to year changes in feedstock. 🌱
We found that increasing the pH increased biofuel titers in inhibitory hydrolysates: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@glbioenergy.bsky.social @uwenergy.bsky.social
We found that increasing the pH increased biofuel titers in inhibitory hydrolysates: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@glbioenergy.bsky.social @uwenergy.bsky.social
Graduate student Sam Davison is the recipient of the 2025 GLBRC Outreach & Education award for his dedication to programming and outreach events! Davison is a regular volunteer at outreach events where he builds connections through imagination and creativity. Huge congrats, Sam!
May 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Graduate student Sam Davison is the recipient of the 2025 GLBRC Outreach & Education award for his dedication to programming and outreach events! Davison is a regular volunteer at outreach events where he builds connections through imagination and creativity. Huge congrats, Sam!
Congratulations to Kevin Myers on being awarded the GLBRC Service and Impact Award! We are thrilled to recognize Myers’s leadership and participation in community building opportunities such as spearheading a weekly “bioinformatics” community of practice. 🎉
May 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congratulations to Kevin Myers on being awarded the GLBRC Service and Impact Award! We are thrilled to recognize Myers’s leadership and participation in community building opportunities such as spearheading a weekly “bioinformatics” community of practice. 🎉
Meet Samantha Kelly, a first year PhD student in the Donohue and Noguera labs! Into science from a very young age, Kelly took a winding route through music, math, and environmental sciences, even NASA, before finding her love for bioenergy and biofuels. www.glbrc.org/news/graduat...
May 13, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Meet Samantha Kelly, a first year PhD student in the Donohue and Noguera labs! Into science from a very young age, Kelly took a winding route through music, math, and environmental sciences, even NASA, before finding her love for bioenergy and biofuels. www.glbrc.org/news/graduat...
New achievement unlocked: The GLBRC has registered 1,000+ inventions! Our scientists are revolutionizing biotechnology by turning plants into powerful solutions for a sustainable future. www.glbrc.org/news/bioener...
#bioenergy #renewableenergy #bioeconomy
#bioenergy #renewableenergy #bioeconomy
Bioenergy Research Centers mark discovery milestone
With a focus on hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals made from non-food plants, the Bioenergy Research Centers are developing a portfolio of plant-based products, methods, and tools for use in an emerging…
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May 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New achievement unlocked: The GLBRC has registered 1,000+ inventions! Our scientists are revolutionizing biotechnology by turning plants into powerful solutions for a sustainable future. www.glbrc.org/news/bioener...
#bioenergy #renewableenergy #bioeconomy
#bioenergy #renewableenergy #bioeconomy
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Welcome to our newest postdoc, Madeline Hayes! She is joining us from UW Madison's Microbiology Doctoral Training Program @glbioenergy.bsky.social @chucksbiscuit.bsky.social @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Welcome to our newest postdoc, Madeline Hayes! She is joining us from UW Madison's Microbiology Doctoral Training Program @glbioenergy.bsky.social @chucksbiscuit.bsky.social @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social
A new study from GLBRC scientists shows that bioenergy crops help restore healthy soil by boosting soil carbon and fertility! Read more athttps://www.glbrc.org/news/study-bioenergy-crops-help-farmers-restore-healthy-soil
April 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A new study from GLBRC scientists shows that bioenergy crops help restore healthy soil by boosting soil carbon and fertility! Read more athttps://www.glbrc.org/news/study-bioenergy-crops-help-farmers-restore-healthy-soil
UW-Madison scientists are using machine learning to speed up solvent selection for green chemistry, making it easier to extract valuable compounds from plant biomass. Read more about this revolutionary solution at www.glbrc.org/news/machine...
Machine learning solves complex solvent selection challenge
GLBRC scientists combined machine learning and automated testing to streamline the tedious process of finding the right green solvent for isolating valuable bioproducts.
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April 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UW-Madison scientists are using machine learning to speed up solvent selection for green chemistry, making it easier to extract valuable compounds from plant biomass. Read more about this revolutionary solution at www.glbrc.org/news/machine...
GLBRC is #HIRING! Join the Experimental Fermentation Lab as a Research Intern and explore biomass-to-biofuel production.
More information can be found on our website.
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#job #microbiology #genetics #biochemistry #bioengineering #intern #lab
More information can be found on our website.
www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#job #microbiology #genetics #biochemistry #bioengineering #intern #lab
March 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
GLBRC is #HIRING! Join the Experimental Fermentation Lab as a Research Intern and explore biomass-to-biofuel production.
More information can be found on our website.
www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#job #microbiology #genetics #biochemistry #bioengineering #intern #lab
More information can be found on our website.
www.glbrc.org/about/job-op...
#job #microbiology #genetics #biochemistry #bioengineering #intern #lab
GLBRC researchers use a technique called cryo-electron tomography to uncover how bacteria store energy in PHB and PP granules. This discovery could lead to the development of renewable compounds for industrial uses. www.glbrc.org/news/3d-imag... #bioproducts #bioenergy #biochemistry
3D imaging reveals inner workings of bacterial cells
University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists used advanced microscopic imaging to better understand the structure and function of these granules and their roles in microbial biology. They found that stu...
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March 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
GLBRC researchers use a technique called cryo-electron tomography to uncover how bacteria store energy in PHB and PP granules. This discovery could lead to the development of renewable compounds for industrial uses. www.glbrc.org/news/3d-imag... #bioproducts #bioenergy #biochemistry
GLBRC researchers Chris Todd Hittinger and Jean Michel Ané were recently elected to the American Academy of Microbiology for their original contributions to the field of microbiology. They were among 65 fellows to receive this honor in 2025. www.glbrc.org/news/two-cen... @hittingerlab.bsky.social
Two center researchers elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Two scientists with the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have been elected to the American Academy of Microbiology.
Chris Todd Hittinger and Jean-Michel Ane were among 65 fellows to receive the ...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
GLBRC researchers Chris Todd Hittinger and Jean Michel Ané were recently elected to the American Academy of Microbiology for their original contributions to the field of microbiology. They were among 65 fellows to receive this honor in 2025. www.glbrc.org/news/two-cen... @hittingerlab.bsky.social