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
Ecosystems and Networks Integrated with Genes and Molecular Assemblies (ENIGMA)

Ecosystems and Networks Integrated with Genes and Molecular Assemblies (ENIGMA) is a GTL program funded by the DOE. The ENIGMA project is developing technologies and comprehensive characterizations of cellular interactions between metabolites, protein, RNA and DNA. These interactions are then integrated into a framework order to elucidate functional relationships and pathways in microbial communities and ecosystems to address DOE goals.
Dr. Angeli Lal Menon almenon@uga.edu