Lynd Research Lab: People

 

Name Position Project
Elizabeth Barrett Graduate Student (Molecular and Cellular Biology Program) Sporulation in Clostridium thermocellum
Ashwini Bhandiwad Graduate Student (Engineering) Metabolic engineering of T. saccharolyticum
Devin Currie Graduate Student (Molecular and Cellular Biology Program) Bacterial genetic/metabolic engineering
Ethan Davis Research Associate Impact of diet on biofuel production
Lucas Ellis Graduate Student (Engineering) Methods development for cellulose fermentation
Dr. Adam Guss Area Leader, Metabolic Engineering, Post Doctoral Associate Metabolic engineering of Clostridium thermocellum
Anna Guseva Fermentation Technician
Evert Holwerda Graduate Student (Engineering) Methods development for cellulose fermentation
Dr. Javier Izquierdo Area Leader, Microbial Ecology, Post Doctoral Associate Ecology of cellulolytic consortia / Metabolic arrest in C. thermocellum
Tamar Kitzmiller Lab Manager Characterization of L-Forms in Clostridium thermocellum
Dr. Mark Laser Research Scientist, Instructor, Area Leader, Big Picture Analysis Biomass resource sufficiency analysis and process design
Jonathan Lo Graduate Student (Molecular and Cellular Biology Program) Bioengineering Clostridium thermocellum
Professor Lee Lynd Lab Director
Marybeth Maloney Research Associate C Bacterial genetic/metabolic engineering
Daniel Olson Graduate Student (Engineering) De-constructing the Clostridium thermocellum cellulosome
Dr. Julie Paye Post Doctoral Associate Substrate capture hypothesis
Kara Podkaminer Graduate Student (Engineering) Optimization and modeling of thermophilic SSF
Parker Reed Graduate Student (Engineering) Comparative rates of microbial cellulose utilization
Dr. Xiongjun Shao Postdoctoral Research Associate Strain improvement and systems biology study of C. thermocellum ATCC 27405
Lois St. Brice Graduate Student (Engineering) Development of a total cellulase assay for C. thermocellum
Jessica Whitaker Research Associate B Bacterial genetic/metabolic engineering