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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · 43m

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Aug 21

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...
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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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Aug 12

Elise Rivett, a biochemist in the Hegg’s Lab, reinvented an outdated model used to trace N2O- a GHG 300x more potent than CO2.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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Aug 7

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Jul 31

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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Linda Horianopoulos @linder-surprise.bsky.social · Jul 1

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:

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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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Jul 3

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...

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Jul 1

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Jun 25

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...

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Jun 12

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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HittingerLab @hittingerlab.bsky.social · May 15

Congratulations to @linder-surprise.bsky.social for winning an award for mentoring undergraduates from the office of the Provost! 🎉

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HittingerLab @hittingerlab.bsky.social · May 17

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · May 27

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!

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · May 22

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. 🎉

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · May 13

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...

Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · May 6

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 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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Cress Lab @cresslab.bsky.social · Apr 2

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

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Apr 14

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

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Apr 2

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Mar 31

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

open position: research intern. join kyle probst at UW-Madison

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Mar 24

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Mar 18

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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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Mar 13

Congrats to Daniel Amador-Noguez, recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers! 🏅 The award recognizes Amador-Noguez’s innovative research in microbial metabolism and bioenergy. Read more: www.glbrc.org/news/glbrc-r...

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Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) @glbioenergy.bsky.social · Mar 4

This fun Forward in Energy Forum on #biofuels features Four awesome GLBRC scientists! Check it out:

Wisconsin Energy Institute @uwenergy.bsky.social · Mar 4

Prepare for the Battle of the Biofuel Bugs😤🦠💪 In the most epic showdown of the century, these microbes will face off to decide who is the ultimate biofuel bug.

Hear from their coaches, WEI scientists, and vote for your favorite microscopic champion March 18--register today!
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