About Us
FCRC was established in January 2002 with the primary goal of facilitating research and graduate education throughout the State University System in the multi-disciplinary areas of renewable chemicals and fuels. The Center provides a vehicle to solve new technological challenges, serves as a forum to foster productive interactions among faculty and students, assists faculty in the development of competitive research grants, and increases the visibility of this important activity at the state and national levels.
Contact Information
Bldg. 981 Museum Road | P. O. Box 110700 |Gainesville FL | 32611-0700
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Tel: (352) 392-0237 | Fax: (352)392-5922 | Email: spgomez@ufl.edu
Director: Lonnie O. Ingram
Associate Director: K. T. Shanmugam
Assistant Director: Sheilachu P. Gomez
Our Faculty Members
Valerie de Crecy-Lagard (Associate Professor)
Comparative genomics, bacterial genetics, experimental evolution,
genetic code
Jamie S. Foster (Assistant Professor)
Microbial mat symbioses, microbial adaptation and respone to extreme environments
Claudio F. Gonzalez (Assistant Professor)
Gene expression and
regulation, protein engineering, enzyme production and
characterization.
William B. Gurley (Professor)
Functional analysis of heat shock transcription factors
Nemat O. Keyhani (Associate Professor)
Bacterial pathogenesis, toxin production and modes of action,
carbohydrate metabolism, signal transduction and applications for
marine natural products
Graciela Lorca (Assistant Professor)
Transcriptional regulation, comparative genomics
Lonnie O. Ingram (Distinguished Professor)
Metabolic engineering of bacteria for fuel ethanol and bio-chemical
production
Julie Maupin-Furlow (Professor)
Genetics and biochemistry of ATP-dependent proteolysis
Wayne L. Nicholson (Professor)
Mechanisms of bacterial spore resistance and longevity, survival of microorganisms in extreme extraterrestrial
environments
Gary F. Peter (Associate Professor)
School of Forest Resources & Conservation - Forest genomics and cell
biology
James Preston (Professor)
Microbial genetics and biochemistry
Tony Romeo (Professor)
Bacterial physiology and regulation
K. T. Shanmugam (Professor)
Metabolic engineering for fuel and chemicals; regulation of metabolic
pathways.
Eric W. Triplett (Professor)
Biology of the interaction between plants and endophytic bacteria
Our Adjunct Faculty Members
Gregory Luli (Vice President for Research)
Verenium Corporation -
Biomass to cellulosic ethanol
