Courtney Jahn
Plant Bio-Energy Lab
Assistant Professor
C032 Plant Sciences
Courtney.Jahn@ColoState.edu
970-491-6741 office
Research Interests:
My research program uses genetic & molecular tools to improve plant bioenergy yields. My lab evaluates the effect of local growing environments, plant physiological and morphological processes, and leaf and stem chemical composition on biofuel yields.
My program consists of both applied and basic researchāit is designed to address local needs, as well as addresses central hypotheses related to plant use for bioenergy. One central hypothesis is to identify the genetic and molecular factors that enhance plant physiological mechanisms. The applied research portion addresses the immediate need in Colorado and the surrounding region. The research program will be separated into two primary areas:
(i) Integrate genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to identify genes important for improved bioenergy production,
(ii) Assess germplasm and traits that are important for bioenergy yield in Colorado
Courses I Teach:
500– Fundamentals of
GES 542– Biobased Fuels, Energy, and Chemicals
AGRI/ENGR 601– Bioenergy Technology
Selected Publications:
Yasin, M, AF El Mehdawi, CE Jahn, MFS Turner, M Faisal, and E Pilon-Smits. 2014. Seleniferous soils as a source of selenium biofortified food. Plant Soil.
Tanger, P, JL Field, CE Jahn, MW DeFoort and JE Leach. 2013. Biomass for thermo chemical conversion: targets and challenges. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4.
Jahn, CE, DA Selimi, JD Barak, and AO Charkowski. 2011. The Dickeya dadantii biofilm matrix consists of cellulose nanofibers and is an emergent property dependent upon the type III secretion system and the cellulose synthesis operon. Microbiol. 157:2733-44.
Jahn, CE, JK McKay, R Mauleon, J Stephens, KL McNally, DR Bush, H Leung, and JE Leach. 2011. Genetic variation inĀ biomass traits among 20 diverse rice varieties. Plant Physiol. 155:157-168.
Glasner, JD, M Marquez-Villavicencio, HS Kim, CE Jahn, B Ma, BS Biehl, AL Rissman, B Mole, X Yi, CH Yang, JL Dangl, SR Grant, NT Perna, and AO Charkowski. 2008. Niche specificity and the variable fraction of the Pectobacterium pan genome. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 12:1549-1560.
Jahn, CE, DK Willis, and AO Charkowski. 2008. The flagellar sigma factor FliA is required for Dickeya dadantii virulence. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 21:1431-1442.
Jahn, CE, AO Charkowski, and DK Willis. 2008. Evaluation of isolation methods and RNA integrity for bacterial RNA quantitation. J Microbiol Methods 75:318-324.
Barak, JD, CE Jahn, DL Gibson, and AO Charkowski. 2007. The role of cellulose and O-antigen capsule in the colonization of plants by Salmonella enterica. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 20:1083-1091.
Yap, MN, CH Yang, JD Barak, CE Jahn, and AO Charkowski. 2005. The Erwinia chrysanthemi type III secretion system is required for multicellular behavior. Journal of Bacteriology 187:639-648.
Simon, HM, CE Jahn, LT Bergerude, MK Sliwinski, PJ Weimer, DK Willis, and RM Goodman. 2005. Cultivation of mesophilic soil crenarchaeotes in enrichment cultures from plant roots. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 71:4751-4760.
Jahn Lab 2014
