Cerimônia de Abertura da BBEST & IEA Bioenergy Conference 2024. Crédito: Divulgação
Abertura da BBEST – IEA Bioenergy Conference, em São Paulo, reuniu pesquisadores de dezenas de países. A liderança brasileira nas discussões multilaterais voltadas à transição energética foi elogiada por vários painelistas.
A team of scientists, led by Dr. Dyoni M. Oliveira and Prof. Wout Boerjan at the VIB-UGent Center for Plant Systems Biology in Belgium, has demonstrated a way to finetune the structure of lignin in corn by applying CRISPR/Cas9 technology. Their work, in collaboration with KU Leuven (Belgium), the University of Antwerp (Belgium), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), was recently published in Trends in Biotechnology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2025.01.006.
This breakthrough can enhance corn’s potential as a dual-purpose crop — producing grains for food or feed and straw serving as a renewable source for plant-based chemicals. The technology allows for the production of lignin oil that is low in carboxylates and rich in guaiacyl-derived alcohols. The applications of this technology are not only restricted to corn but can also be applied to other bioenergy crops like sugarcane, sorghum and miscanthus.
Rafael Vasconcelos Ribeiro
President, SBE
Important information:
- The student must be a member of SBE and present his(er) work at the event.
- The amount of resources allocated to support students is limited, and requests will be considered on a first-come, first-served basis.
- The student must register for the event and contact SBE (sbe.bioenergy@gmail.com), attaching a copy of his(er) work and proof of enrollment in an Undergrad or Graduate Program.
- Supported students will receive a voucher to be used in the event’s registration system.
- SBE support is exclusively for the registration until July 31, 2024 (early registration).
We look forward to seeing you soon and wish you success in your bioenergy endeavors.
Sincerely,
Rafael V. Ribeiro
President of SBE
