Dr. Thomas Brutnell
Principal Investigator
Department of Plant Science
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
United States of America
Biography
"Member and Principal Investigator / Director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Chief Science Officer, Benson Hill Biosystems Scientific Advisory Board Chair, NRGene Adjunct Professor, Washington University Department of Biology Adjunct Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Biological Sciences Adjunct Professor, Cornell University"
Research Interest
As the Director of the Enterprise Institute for Renewable Fuels, a primary objective of Tom’s program is to expand the research portfolio to include the use of model plant systems to accelerate gene discovery and the development of second-generation lignocellulosic feedstocks. This work will complement ongoing algal research and provide new opportunities for forming academic and industrial partnerships.
Publications
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Brutnell TP, Bennetzen JL, Vogel JP. Brachypodium distachyon and Setaria viridis: model genetic systems for the grasses. Annual review of plant biology. 2015 Apr 29;66:465-85.
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Altpeter F, Springer NM, Bartley LE, Blechl AE, Brutnell TP, Citovsky V, Conrad LJ, Gelvin SB, Jackson DP, Kausch AP, Lemaux PG. Advancing crop transformation in the era of genome editing. The Plant Cell. 2016 Jul 1;28(7):1510-20.
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Patron NJ, Orzaez D, Marillonnet S, Warzecha H, Matthewman C, Youles M, Raitskin O, Leveau A, Farré G, Rogers C, Smith A. Standards for plant synthetic biology: a common syntax for exchange of DNA parts. New Phytologist. 2015 Oct 1;208(1):13-9.
