Christopher Rao
Professor, Department Head, and Robert W. Schaefer Scholar of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Recent Publications
- Scale-up of Microbial Lipid and Bioethanol Production from Oilcane
- Toward Rapid and Efficient Utilization of Nonconventional Substrates by Nonconventional Yeast Strains
- Tolerance of Engineered Rhodosporidium toruloides to Sorghum Hydrolysates During Batch and Fed-Batch Lipid Production
- Determining Mating Type and Ploidy in Rhodotorula toruloides and its Effect on Growth on Sugars from Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Draft Genome Sequence of Yarrowia lipolytica NRRL Y-64008, an Oleaginous Yeast Capable of Growing on Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
- Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Lipomyces tetrasporous NRRL Y-64009, an Oleaginous Yeast Capable of Growing on Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
- Construction of a Compact Array of Microplasma Jet Devices and Its Application for Random Mutagenesis of Rhodosporidium toruloides
- Rewiring Yeast Metabolism for Producing 2,3-Butanediol and Two Downstream Applications: Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and Agricultural Biostimulant Production
- System Analysis of Lipomyces starkeyi During Growth on Various Plant-Based Sugars
- Genome-Wide Transcriptional Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Response to Carbon Dioxide
- Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii NRRL Y-64007, a Yeast Capable of Growing on Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
- Metabolic Engineering of the Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica PO1f for Production of Erythritol from Glycerol
- Integrating Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Oleaginous Yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880 During Growth under Different Carbon Sources
- Identification and Analysis of Sugar Transporters Capable of Co-Transporting Glucose and Xylose Simultaneously
- Metabolic Engineering of Non-Pathogenic Microorganisms for 2,3-Butanediol Production
- Investigating the Role of Transcriptional Regulator Ure2 on the Metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A Multi-Omics Approach
- Sustainable Lactic Acid Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Renewable Biohydrogen Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Fermentation and Integration of Systems with Other Energy Generation Technologies
- Engineering Xylose Metabolism in Yeasts to Produce Biofuels and Chemicals
- Quorum Sensing in Yeast
- Domesticating a Food Spoilage Yeast into an Organic Acid-Tolerant Metabolic Engineering Host: Lactic Acid Production by Engineered Zygosaccharomyces bailii
- Recent Developments in Pretreatment Technologies on Lignocellulosic Biomass: Effect of Key Parameters, Technological Improvements, and Challenges
- Production of Galactitol from Galactose by the Oleaginous Yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880
- pH Selectively Regulates Citric Acid and Lipid Production in Yarrowia lipolytica W29 During Nitrogen-limited Growth on Glucose
- Microbial Conversion of Xylose into Useful Bioproducts
Recent Datasets
- Determining Mating Type and Ploidy in Rhodotorula toruloides and its Effect on Growth on Sugars from Lignocellulosic Biomass
- Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Lipomyces tetrasporous NRRL Y-64009, an Oleaginous Yeast Capable of Growing on Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
- Construction of a Compact Array of Microplasma Jet Devices and Its Application for Random Mutagenesis of Rhodosporidium toruloides
- Rewiring Yeast Metabolism for Producing 2,3-Butanediol and Two Downstream Applications: Techno-Economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK) and Agricultural Biostimulant Production
- System Analysis of Lipomyces starkeyi During Growth on Various Plant‑Based Sugars
- Near-Complete Genome Sequence of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii NRRL Y-64007, a Yeast Capable of Growing on Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates
- Genome-Wide Transcriptional Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in Response to Carbon Dioxide
- Metabolic Engineering of the Oleaginous Yeast Yarrowia lipolytica PO1f for Production of Erythritol from Glycerol
- Integrating Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Analysis of the Oleaginous Yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides IFO0880 During Growth under Different Carbon Sources
- Investigating the Role of Transcriptional Regulator Ure2 on the Metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: A Multi-Omics Approach
- pH Selectively Regulates Citric Acid and Lipid Production in Yarrowia lipolytica W29 During Nitrogen-limited Growth on Glucose