Publications

Maiti, S., Baek, D. & Stahl, S.S. "Fe(porphyrin)-catalyzed alkene epoxidation with NaOCl: a practical small- and large-scale alternative to mCPBA." Journal of the American Chemical Society 148,22, 22426–22432+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c06785]

Miller, G.P., Mutabdzija-Nedelcheva, L., Andersen, T.B., Pascoe, I., Van Winkle, K., Sabbaghan, M., Bouille, A., Ilias, T., Tekel, A., Pluskal, T., et al. "Characterization of the entry steps in diterpenoid alkaloid biosynthesis." Molecular Plant DOI:10.1016/j.molp.2026.05.022, (2026). [DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2026.05.022]

Morris, G.P., Harder, A.M., L., H.A., McLaughlin, C.M., Rifkin, J.L., Cruet-Burgos, C., Jenkins, J.W., Shu, S., Spiekerman, J.J., VanGessel, C.J., et al. "A sorghum pangenome reference improves global crop trait discovery." Nature 652, 1246–1253+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10229-9]

Munekata, N., Karlen, S.D., Yoshinaga, A., Tsuyama, T., Smith, R.A., Guillon, F., Awano, T., Ralph, J. & Sugiyama, J. "Lignin structural changes and high p-coumaroylation in incipient lignification in moso bamboo." Plant Physiology DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiag407, (2026). [DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiag407]

Myers, N., Navaratna, T., Kim, B., Myers, K.S., Noguera, D.R., Donohue, T.J. & Bardwell, J.C.A. "Genome sequences of nicotine-degrading Pseudomonas and Stutzerimonas strains isolated from nicotine-enriched activated sludge." Microbiology Resource Announcements 15,4, e01355–25+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1128/mra.01355-25]

Omolabake, S., Hofsommer, D.T., Mains, K.M., Palumbo, C.T., Rigo, D., Werner, A.Z., Beckham, G.T. & Stahl, S.S. "Cu-catalyzed aerobic oxidative C─C cleavage in lignin-derived oligomers and biological funneling of the monomeric products." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 65,2, e15588+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202515588]

Peng, M., Li, J., Liu, X., Liu, A., De Meester, B., Brouckaert, M., Goeminne, G., Morreel, K., Li, Y., Timokhin, V.I., et al. "A biosynthetic gene cluster for three post-chorismate pathways in Arabidopisis." Nature Plants 12,1, 205–216+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1038/s41477-025-02185-5]

Ployet, R.A., Abeyratne, C.R., Clark, R.J., Chhetri, H.B., Hyatt, D., , Jawdy, S., Xie, D., Taylor, K., Davies, M., et al. "Higher wood density lowers feedstock cost and has minimal impact on biomass conversion to biofuels." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 14,13, 6277–6290+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c10590]

Qabar, C.M., Marshall, B.A., Landick, R. & Cox, J.S. "Harnessing evolution: leveraging bacterial isoprenoid pathway diversity toward improved bioengineering strategies." Journal of Bacteriology 208,3, e00441–25+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1128/jb.00441-25]

Quintrel, P., Muñoz-Guzmán, F., Villarreal, P., Peña, T.A., Garate, N.I., Muñoz-Tapia, C., Oporto, C.I., Crandall, J.G., Larrondo, L.F., Hittinger, C.T., et al. "MAL33 drives natural variation in maltose metabolism in Saccharomyces eubayanus." Genetics 232, iyag032+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyag032]

Ralph, J., Lippens, G., Tonelli, M., Fry, C.G., Anklin, C., Lu, F., Timokhin, V.I., , Smith, R.A., Liu, S., et al. "NMR of fully and partially 13C-enriched biomass enhances pendent group structural characterization." Analytical Chemistry DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c08043, (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c08043]

Rencoret, J., Martin-Alvarado, D., Ralph, J. & del Rio, J.C. "Beyond Solanaceae: incorporation of feruloyltyramine and feruloyloctopamine into Cannabaceae lignins." Plant Physiology 201,1, kiag202+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiag202]

Robertson, P. "Soil greenhouse gas emissions and their mitigation." in Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems (Third Edition). (ed. Alexander, P.) vol. 1 38–53+ (Academic Press, 2026). [DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-15976-3.00025-8]

Sener, C., Aboagye, E.A., Karlen, S.D., Perez, J.M., Umana, G.E., Zhang, Y., Serate, J., Donohue, T.J., Noguera, D.R. & Maravelias, C.T. "Integrating catalytic fractionation and microbial funneling to produce 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid and ethanol." Green Chemistry 28,1, 186–198+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1039/d5gc03986j]

Sharma, P., Basso, B., Manuraj, A., Murillo, M.S., Millar, N., Tadiello, T., Sharma, M., Delandmeter, M. & Robertson, P. "Coupled machine learning-ecosystem ensemble models substantially improve predictions of nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from US croplands." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123,10, e2524808123+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2524808123]

Singh, N.K. & Vermaas, J.V. "Quantifying membrane structure and dynamics during bioproduct production in Zymomonas mobilis by molecular simulation." Journal of Physical Chemistry B 130,9, 2539–2553+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c06231]

Smak, T.J., Walsh, D.J., Shaw, A., Broadbelt, L.J., Vollmer, I., Weckhuysen, B.M. & Stahl, S.S. "Mechanism of O2/NO-promoted oxidative C-C bond cleavage in linear alkanes." Journal of the American Chemical Society DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c09673, (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c09673]

Sripada, S., Rajbangshi, J., Aboagye, E.A., Garcia-Mancilla, M., Donohue, T.J., Noguera, D.R., Van Lehn, R.C., Maravelias, C.T., Karlen, S.D. & Sener, C. "Solvent selection for a biomass-to-bioproduct pipeline through integrated reductive catalytic fractionation and microbial funneling." Green Chemistry 28,14, 6194–6213+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1039/d5gc06557g]

Tran, L.T., Mottiar, Y., Irwin, T., Efe, M., Robbins, S., Hawkins, B.J., Mansfield, S.D. & Ehlting, J. "A nitrate transporter 1/peptide transporter family gene impacts nitrogen homeostasis and phenylpropanoid production in hybrid poplar." Journal of Experimental Botany 77,5, 1483–1493+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erag034]

Ulbrich, T.C., Bell-Dereske, L., Ervin, H., Hilborn, S. & Evans, S.E. "Switchgrass-associated soil microbes have subtle but distinct effects on germination vs. growth under drought." Rhizosphere 38, 101301+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1016/j.rhisph.2026.101301]

VanWallendael, A., Li, X., Xie, D., Taylor, K., Handowski, E., Serate, J., Barten, L.M., Zhang, Y., Thelen, K., Last, R.L., et al. "Switchgrass steroidal saponins reduce fungal disease but decrease yeast fermentation yield." Global Change Biology Bioenergy 18,1, e70097+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.70097]

Yang, J.E., Vrbovská, V., Mitchell, J.M., Franke, T., Sibert, B.S., Larson, M.R., Hall, A.S., Rigort, A., Mosher, D.F., Mitchels, J., et al. "Integrated fluorescence light microscopy-guided cryo-focused ion beam-milling for in situ montage cryo-ET." Nature Protocols 21, 2552–2587+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1038/s41596-025-01284-z]

Zamani-Babgohari, M., Peng, H., Geraldes, A., Hefer, C.A., Hu, J.Y., Soolanayakanahally, R.Y., Mansfield, S.D. & Gonzales-Vigil, E. "Cuticular wax profiling of Populus trichocarpa and P. balsamifera reveals surface similarities with underlying differences." Frontiers in Plant Science 17, 1846385+ (2026). [DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1846385]

Zhang, J., Rajbangshi, J., Senanayake, M., Santiago-Martinez, L., Ihara, H., Kim, M.S., Wang, Z., Pingali, S.V., Huber, G.W., Van Lehn, R.C., et al. "Investigating lignin aggregation and interactions with solvents during γ-valerolactone (GVL) pretreatment: a combined small angle neutron scattering and molecular simulations study." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 14,16, 7653–7665+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c12315]

Zou, H., Chen, J., Liu, X., Zhu, J. & Li, X. "Estimating CO2 fluxes through integrating spatial and temporal input layers via deep learning algorithms." Ecological Processes 15, 45+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1186/s13717-026-00696-3]