Plant Feedstock Genomics
for Bioenergy
News
June 2007
Energy and Agriculture Departments Provide $8.3 Million in Funding for Biofuels Research June 7, 2007. U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced that the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture have jointly selected 11 projects for awards totaling $8.3 million for biobased fuels research that will accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources. Press Release
Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy Workshop at the 2008 Plant and Animal Genome Conference, January 15, 2008. Workshop announcement on PAG web.
Organizers: Sharlene Weatherwax, U.S. Department of Energy (sharlene.weatherwax@science.doe.gov) and Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA/CSREES (cjacobs@csrees.usda.gov)
"Plant Feedstock Genomics for Bioenergy" workshop will provide an overview of genomics-based research that can lead to the improved use of biomass and plant feedstocks for the production of fuels such as ethanol or renewable chemical feedstocks. Presentations will focus on fundamental research opportunities on plants to improve biomass characteristics, biomass yield, or that will facilitate lignocellulosic degradation. Also, systems biology approaches to identify genetic indicators enabling plants to be efficiently bred or manipulated, or research that yields fundamental knowledge of the structure, function and organization of plant genomes leading to improved feedstock characterization and sustainability.
This will be the USDA-DOE Awardees meeting for 2008. The 2009 meeting will return to the Genomics:GTL Contractor-Grantee Workshop.
Future USDA-DOE Awardees Meetings. The 2008 Plant and Animal Genome Conference Workshop will be the USDA-DOE Awardees meeting for 2008. The 2009 meeting will return to the Genomics:GTL Contractor-Grantee Workshop.
