Energy Sorghum May Combine Best of Annual, Perennial Bioenergy Crops

by | Jan 5, 2021 | News, Sustainability

Large perennial grasses like miscanthus are a primary target for use as bioenergy crops because of their sustainability advantages, but they take several years to establish and aren’t ideal for crop rotation. Maize and other annual crops are easier to manage with...

CABBI Welcomes Sustainability Theme PI Jennifer Pett-Ridge

by | Dec 9, 2020 | News, Research Profiles, Sustainability

While the month of December concludes the 2020 calendar year, it marks new beginnings for the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI), which is poised to begin its fourth year of Department of Energy-funded research. This fall, the Center...

Illinois Team Tracks COVID ‘Spike’ Protein, Earns Silver Medal in 2020 iGEM Competition

by | Dec 4, 2020 | News

EDITOR’S UPDATE: The Illinois team’s “Viralizer” web tool brought home a silver medal at the International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) 2020 competition. Working virtually, the six-member student team created the tool to model the...

Andrew Leakey: A Q&A With CABBI’s New Director

by | Nov 19, 2020 | News

Andrew Leakey was named CABBI’s Director in late August, succeeding Evan DeLucia. He takes over as CABBI is hitting its stride in Year 3 of a five-year, $115 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Despite the many unusual challenges of 2020, CABBI has...

CABBI Scientists Part of New DOD Grant to Advance Bioindustrial Manufacturing

by | Nov 10, 2020 | News

CABBI Team Sequences Miscanthus Genome

by | Oct 28, 2020 | Feedstock Production, News

­An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. The genome project — led by scientists at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and...