Kristen DeAngelis | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Linking soil microbial stress metabolism to watershed biogeochemistry under climate change across seasons

Lead Institution

Boston University

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Bhatnagar

Project type

FICUS Research

Air temperatures are rising, while the winter snowpack is shrinking and soil freeze/thaw events are increasing in high latitude ecosystems. The severe thermal perturbations from warming during the…

Building the lignin metabolic map for the production of advanced biofuels

Lead Institution

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Blake Simmons

Project type

Special Science

The overall goal of this project is to develop a metabolic map in four targeted organisms using 13C-labeled versions of the lignin-derived model compounds known to be capable of supporting microbial…

Iron Chelator-Mediated Biotransformation of Lignin by Novel sp., Tolumonas lignolytica BRL6-1, in Anoxic Conditions

Lead Institution

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Principal Investigator

Kristen DeAngelis

Project type

Limited Scope

Climate change is a current crisis that requires reduced reliance on non-renewable fuels, and lignocellulose offers an abundant and undervalued renewable fuel alternative. Lignin is a strong barrier…

Iron Chelator-Mediated Biotransformation of Lignin by Novel sp., Tolumonas lignolytica BRL6-1, in Anoxic Conditions

Lead Institution

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Principal Investigator

Kristen DeAngelis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Climate change is a current crisis that requires reduced reliance on non-renewable fuels, and lignocellulose offers an abundant and undervalued renewable fuel alternative. Lignin is a strong barrier…

Investigation of anaerobic lignocellulose decomposition in Puerto Rico tropical forest soils

Lead Institution

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Principal Investigator

Kristen DeAngelis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

As one of the primary objectives of the DOE Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), our project aims to identify and characterize unique microorganisms, enzymes and pathways with novel lignocellulolytic…

Effects of iron and mixed communities on two anaerobic lignin decomposing bacteria

Lead Institution

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Principal Investigator

Kristen DeAngelis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The fast growth, high efficiency and specificity of enzymes employed in bacterial anaerobic litter deconstruction makes these useful templates for improving biofuel production. There are few cultured…

Projects

Linking soil microbial stress metabolism to watershed biogeochemistry under climate change across seasons

Building the lignin metabolic map for the production of advanced biofuels

Iron Chelator-Mediated Biotransformation of Lignin by Novel sp., Tolumonas lignolytica BRL6-1, in Anoxic Conditions

Iron Chelator-Mediated Biotransformation of Lignin by Novel sp., Tolumonas lignolytica BRL6-1, in Anoxic Conditions

Investigation of anaerobic lignocellulose decomposition in Puerto Rico tropical forest soils

Effects of iron and mixed communities on two anaerobic lignin decomposing bacteria