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Eric. P. Knoshaug works in the Applied Biology Section of the National Bioenergy Center at NLR. He joined NLR in August 2000 and has since worked on engineering yeast for efficient utilization of biomass-generated pentose sugars, protein design and evolution for increased activity on recalcitrant biomass substrates, and increasing biomass and lipid production in microalgae.
Research Interests
Microbiology, molecular biology, and microbial physiology
Fermentation and growth systems development
Metabolic engineering in yeast for hydrocarbon production
Enzyme and protein engineering
Pentose transport and utilization in yeast
Algal growth systems
Enhancing algal biomass and lipid production
Nitrogen stress responses in oleaginous microorganisms
Education/Academic Qualification
Master, Microbiology, Oregon State University
Bachelor, Biology, Environmental Conservation, minor in Economics, University of Colorado Boulder
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Collaborations and Top Research Areas From the Past 5 Years
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Integrated Thermal and Biological Conversion of Microalgal Proteins to Lipids: Article No. 132927
Hull, T., Knoshaug, E., Nelson, R., Van Wychen, S., Nagle, N., Kruger, J. & Dong, T., 2025, In: Bioresource Technology. 435, 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Central Transcriptional Regulator Controls Photosynthetic Growth and Carbon Storage in Response to High Light: Article No. 4842
Steichen, S., Deshpande, A., Mosey, M., Loob, J., Douchi, D., Knoshaug, E., Brown, S., Nielsen, R., Weissman, J., Carrillo, L. R. & Laurens, L., 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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De-Risking Pretreatment of Microalgae to Produce Fuels and Chemical Co-Products
Kruger, J., Schutter, S., Knoshaug, E., Panczak, B., Alt, H., Sowell, A., Van Wychen, S., Fowler, M., Hirayama, K., Thakkar, A., Kumar, S. & Dong, T., 2024, In: Energy and Fuels. 38, 10, p. 8804-8816 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development of Integrated Screening, Cultivar Optimization, and Verification Research (DISCOVR): A Coordinated Research-Driven Approach to Improve Microalgal Productivity, Composition, and Culture Stability for Commercially Viable Biofuels Production: Article No. 102961
Huesemann, M., Knoshaug, E., Laurens, L., Dale, T., Lane, T. & McGowen, J., 2024, In: Algal Research. 79, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification and Preliminary Characterization of Conserved Uncharacterized Proteins from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Setaria viridis: Article No. e527
Knoshaug, E., Sun, P., Nag, A., Nguyen, H., Mattoon, E., Zhang, N., Liu, J., Chen, C., Cheng, J., Zhang, R., St. John, P. & Umen, J., 2023, In: Plant Direct. 7, 12, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review