Ellinor Carlson

Education

University of Delaware, Doctoral Student, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2012 – present

RWTH Aachen University, Master of Science, Biotechnology, 2012

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, 2010

Research Project

My research focuses on the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway found in acetogens. I am studying genes involved in carbon-fixation in various Clostridia. I also work with the industrial anaerobe, Clostridium acetobutylicum with the aim of improving the yield of fuels and chemicals from renewable feedstocks.

Selected Publications

CO₂ fixation by anaerobic non-photosynthetic mixotrophy for improved carbon conversion
SW Jones, AG Fast, ED Carlson, CA Wiedel, J Au, MR Antoniewicz, ET Papoutsakis, BP Tracy
Nature Communications 7, 2800 (2016)

Research Summary Keywords

• Clostridia
• Biofuels
• Acetogens
• CO₂ fermentation

Technical Skills

• Cloning ( E. Coli , Yeast, Clostridia)
• Microscopy
• Fermentations
• Enzyme Assays