Professor Brett Barney

This laboratory studies two primary project areas. The first is associated with the production of biofuels from model organisms and from algae or diatoms. The second is related to the utilization of model bacteria to provide nitrogen to crops and algae as a unique biofertilizer. These studies include multiple efforts associated with genome sequencing and assembly, and a significant amount of work associated with transcriptional studies using techniques such as RNA-Seq and Tn-Seq experiments. 

The researchers are currently completing the genome sequences of three green algae and two diatoms. They are also seeking to sequence strains associated with plastic degradation.