Associations
Name / Contact Description
BioEnergy Science Center

The BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) research program will address this challenge with an interdisciplinary effort focused on overcoming the recalcitrance of biomass. By combining engineered plant cell walls to reduce recalcitrance with new biocatalysts to improve deconstruction, BESC will revolutionize the processing of biomass. These breakthroughs will be achieved with a systems biology approach and new high-throughput analytical and computational technologies. BESC will focus on switchgrass and poplar, identified by the Department of Energy as model feedstock crops for bioenergy production.

Dr. Irina Kataeva
kataeva@uga.edu
Center for Metalloenzyme Studies

The Center for Metalloenzyme Studies (CMS) is an inter-departmental center of excellence that consists of numerous University of Georgia faculty from various disciplines and departments (Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biochemistry), all of whom have research interests in the study of metals in biology. The mission of the CMS is to conduct state-of-the-art research in the provision of interdisciplinary training for the next generation of biological scientists. The co-Directors of the CMS are Dr. Mike Johnson of the Department of Chemistry and Dr. Mike Adams.

Mrs. Sharon Hayes
shayes@uga.edu
The Journal of Bacteriology (JB)

The Journal of Bacteriology is published by the American Society for Microbiology (ASM). ASM also publishes other journals of interest to the group including Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. Dr. Adams is currently an Editor of The Journal of Bacteriology.
Mrs. Ginny Lynch jb@bmb.uga.edu
Molecular Assemblies, Genes, and Genomics Integrated Efficiently (MAGGIE)

Molecular Assemblies, Genes, and Genomics Integrated Efficiently (MAGGIE) is a GTL program funded by the DOE. The MAGGIE project is developing technologies and comprehensive characterizations to efficiently couple gene sequences and genomic analyses with protein interactions and thereby elucidate functional relationships and pathways. The Adams Lab is one of six major components involved in this project, find out more at the MAGGIE web site.
Dr. Angeli Lal Menon almenon@uga.edu