Adam Gus from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be our next guest speaker in the seminar series.  Dr. Guss’ current research utilizes genetics and synthetic biology to develop genetic tools for non-model microbes and engineer them to convert lignocellulosic biomass, plastics, and other waste into liquid fuels and other value-added products. To this end, the Guss lab engineers diverse organisms, including Clostridium thermocellum, Pseudomonas putida, Cupriavidus necator, Corynebacterium glutamicum, Megasphaera elsdenii, Bacillus coagulans, and others. The Guss lab also collaborates with other labs to help improve genetic tools in their favorite organisms.