Steve Evans, who received a Ph.D.
in microbial physiology from the University of Mississippi, is currently a research fellow at Dow AgroSciences, where his is responsible for identifying and acquiring differentiating biotechnology capabilities.
Graduate education focused on genetics and metabolic pathways, combined with a hands - on understanding
of microbial physiology and fermentation modeling.
Results: Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have for the first time integrated microscopy methods with controlled cultivation to
monitor microbial physiology in live bacterial biofilms.
It brings together world experts
in microbial physiology, metabolic modeling, and protein engineering to create a bacteria that can make totally new terpene compounds from CO2 and hydrogen.
But I would think that even a state - of - the - art effort like that would require techniques from
microbial physiology or chemical engineering to move into fermenters.
A paper describing this research has been published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology (
Microbial Physiology and Metabolism) under the title «Evidence supporting dissimilatory and assimilatory lignin degradation in Enterobacter lignolyticus SCF1.»
«This study included astrogeochemistry, planetology,
microbial physiology, and high pressure biology.
During the 16 years she spent in different laboratories in Europe (Switzerland, Germany, France) and Canada, she has acquired strong expertise in
microbial physiology and ecology in different ecosystems.