Publications

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]

Riascos, B.D., Kim, B., Karlen, S.D., Coplien, J., Haak, D.V., Sripada, S., Sener, C., Donohue, T.J., Karthikeyan, K.G. & Noguera, D.R. "Postanaerobic digestion manure fibers as a renewable source of lignin-derived aromatic compounds for microbial upgrading." ACS ES&T Engineering DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.6c00440, (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.6c00440]

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]

Aba, K.E.S., Izquierdo, P., Campos, G. de L., Lehti-Shiu, M.D. & Shiu, S.-H. "Predictive models of the genetic bases underlying budding yeast fitness in multiple environments." NAR Genomics & Bioinformatics 8,3, lqag084+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1093/nargab/lqag084]

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]

Singh, N.K. & Vermaas, J.V. "Evaluating the transport mechanism for lignocellulosic inhibitors in Zymomonas mobilis." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 14,29, 13292–13302+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c04782]

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 148,26, 27900–27911+ (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]

Zhou, X., Wang, Y., Hu, S., Ou, R., Qi, H., Lu, F., Ralph, J. & Yue, F. "Aqueous lignin adhesive for high-performance wood bonding." Science Advances 12,39, eaee5160+ (2026). [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aee5160]

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]

Adhikari, B., Verchot, J., Brandizzi, F. & Ko, D.K. "ER stress and viral defense: advances and future perspectives on plant unfolded protein response in pathogenesis." Journal of Biological Chemistry 301,4, 108354+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.108354]

Aljohani, M., Lan, L., Daly, H., Barbara, P.V., Hu, M., Nisar, S., Ding, S., Hallett, J., Watkins, N., Macalpine, W.J., et al. "Enhancing hydrogen production from bioenergy crops via photoreforming." Journal of the American Chemical Society 147,33, 29679–29686+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c01871]

Allemann, M.N., Lu, F., Presley, G.N., Valentino, H.R., Bedgar, D.L., Costa, M.A., Moinuddin, S.G., Azubuike, C.C., Vasileva, D.P., Klingeman, D.M., et al. "Elucidation of a bacterial pathways for catabolism of the β–β-linked dilignol pinoresinol." mBio 16,11, e02010–25+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02010-25]

Alvarenga, F.B.M., Barros, K.O., Batista, T.M., Souza, G.F.L., Santos, A.R.O., Abegg, M.A., Sato, T.K., Hittinger, C.T., Lachance, M.-A. & Rosa, C.A. "Vanderwaltozyma urihicola sp. nov., a yeast species isolated from rotting wood and beetles in a Brazilian Amazonian rainforest biome." International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 75,3, 006718+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.006718]

Andersen, T.B., Braun, E., Brown, B.N.I., Hamberger, B., Knoor, L., Korkmaz, I., Reist, L., Sharpe, L., McKinley, B.A., Suggitt, J.O., et al. "Combining biotechnology with sustainability: feasibility of bioenergy sorghum in generating high-value bioproducts." Biotechnology Letters 47,4, 85+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1007/s10529-025-03623-2]

Aranguiz, K., Horianopoulos, L.C., Elkin, L., Abá, K.S., Jordahl, D., Overmyer, K.A., Wrobel, R.L., Coon, J.J., Shiu, S.-H., Rokas, A., et al. "Machine learning reveals genes impacting oxidative stress resistance across yeasts." Nature Communications 16,1, 5866+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60189-3]

Bacon, E.E., Myers, K.S., Iruegas-Lopez, R., Banta, A.B., Place, M., Ebersberger, I. & Peters, J.M. "Physiological roles of an Acinetobacter-specific sigma factor." mBio 16,6, e00968–25+ (2025). [DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00968-25]