CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: Algae Production Methods and Technologies Wastewater Remediation, Water Reuse CO2 Sequestration Using Algae
I. Commercial Algae Production Methods and Technologies Algae can be made into nutraceutical Omega 3 EPA/DHA – astaxanthin, cosmetics, feeds, food and bioplastics. Commercially-minded algae researchers, algae producers and equipment companies join in collaborative discussions on the latest trends in commercial algae cultivation, harvesting and extraction methods. II. Wastewater Remediation Using Algae and Commercial Cultivation Using Secondary … Continued
High Efficiency Mating of CLiP Library Strains
We have recently found that when mutants in the CMJ030 (mt-) background are crossed to standard lab strain 21 gr (mt+), the “Sager strain”, high efficiency mating and zygote germination is obtained. Because 21 gr has a cell wall (CW15+) and it is wild-type for nitrate reductase (NIT+), it should be possible in a single … Continued
20,000 Chlamy Library Mutants Available!
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your support of the Chlamy Mutant Library project! We are pleased to announce that many more mutants are now available at the Chlamydomonas Resource Center. There are now over 20,000 mutants total, covering 10,301 genes (58% of the genome)! Strains can be searched and ordered through this website: https://www.chlamylibrary.org/ A manuscript describing … Continued
Postdoctoral Position in Microalgae Research
This position is for a postdoctoral fellow with experience in Chlamydomonas. The project is part of a larger DOE collaboration focused on approaches to improve biomass and lipid production in microalgae. The work will take place at the NASA Ames Research Center in California and is centered on the molecular and biochemical aspects at the … Continued
Two-Year Post-Doc Position in Cell Biology
Post Doc Announcement in Petroutsos Lab
First Batch of CLiP Mutants Now Available!
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your support of the Chlamy Mutant Library project! We are pleased to announce that the first batch of ~1,900 mutants are now available at the Chlamydomonas Resource Center. Strains can be searched and ordered at this website: https://www.chlamylibrary.org/. A manuscript describing this collection has been provisionally accepted and should be … Continued
17th International Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas (Chlamy2016) is now open
From Hideya Fukuzawa: The 17th Chlamydomonas meeting (website) will be held at the Kyoto International Conference Center, Kyoto, Japan, on June 26-July 1, 2016. The plenary session will start on Sunday, June 26, in late afternoon. I also announce that satellite meeting on Photosynthesis will be held on July 1-2 at the Kyoto university.
The role of GC content and codon usage in controlling transgene expression
Barahimipour R, Strenkert D, Neupert J, Schroda M, Merchant SS, Bock R. Dissecting the contributions of GC content and codon usage to gene expression in the model alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant J. 2015 Sep 24. doi:10.1111/tpj.13033. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26402748.
Two papers on the complete transcriptome
Lopez DA, Hamaji T, Kropat J, De Hoff P, Morselli M, Rubbi L, Fitz-Gibbon ST, Gallaher SD, Merchant SS, Umen JG, Pellegrini M. Dynamic changes in thetranscriptome and methylome of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii throughout its lifecycle. Plant Physiol. 2015 Oct 8. pii: pp.00861.2015. [Epub ahead of print]PubMed PMID: 26450704. Zones JM, Blaby IK, Merchant SS, Umen … Continued
Complete genome sequence of numerous laboratory and field isolate strains
Flowers JM, Hazzouri KM, Pham GM, Rosas U, Bahmani T, Khraiwesh B, Nelson DR, Jijakli K, Abdrabu R, Harris EH, Lefebvre PA, Hom EF, Salehi-Ashtiani K,Purugganan MD. (2015) Whole-Genome Resequencing Reveals Extensive Natural Variation in the Model Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Plant Cell 27:2353-69 Gallaher SD, Fitz-Gibbon ST, Glaesener AG, Pellegrini M, Merchant SS. (2015) … Continued