Dr. Chris Hemme

EPSCoR Research Focus: 
Microbial Conversion
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Postdoc Research Associate
Botany and Microbiology
University of Oklahoma
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Education: 
B.S. | Chemistry and Life Sciences | University of Missouri-Rolla | 1992-1997
Ph.D. | Biochemistry | University of Missouri-Columbia | 1997-2004
Postdoctoral Researcher | Environmental Sciences | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN | 2004-2005
Postdoctoral Researcher | Institute for Environmental Genomics | University of Oklahoma | 2005-Present
Research Interests: 

Cellulosic Biofuels Research:  Microbial Conversion

Dr. Hemme's research focus areas include:

  • Microbial Genomics
  • Environmental and Evolutionary Genomics
  • Metagenomics
  • Groundwater Microbial Ecology and Evolution
  • Perl Programming for Bioinformatics
Key Publications: 

Bold items indicate OK EPSCoR-supported research

  • Jiang, H., Z. He, Q. He, C. L. Hemme, L. Wu, and J. Zhou (2011). "Performance of Cellulose Conversion to Ethanol by Fed-batch Co-culture Fermentation." Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
  • Hemme, C. L., H. Mouttaki, Y. J. Lee, and Goodwin (2010). "Sequencing of Multiple Clostridia Genomes Related to Biomass Conversion and Biofuels Production." Journal of Bacteriology.
  • Hemme, C. L., H. Mouttaki, Y-L Lee, G. Zhang, L. Goodwin, S. Lucas, A. Copeland, A. Lapidus, T. Galvina Del Rio, H. Tice, E. Saunders, T. Brettin, J. C. Detter, C. S. Hand, S. Pitluck, M. L. Land, L. J. Hauser, N. Kyprides, N. Mikhailova, Z. He, L. Wu, J. D. Van Nostrand, B. Henrissat, Q. He, P. A. Lawson, R. S. Tanner, L. R. Lynd, J. Wiegel, M. W. Fields, A. P. Arkin, C. W. Schadt, B. S. Stevenson, M. J. McInerney, Y. Yang, H. Dong, D. Xing, N. Ren, A. Wang, R. L. Huhnke, J. R. Mielenz, S-Y Ding, M. E. Himmel, S. Taghavi, D. Van Der Lelie, E. M. Rubin, and J. Zhou (2010). "Sequencing of Multiple Clostridial Genomes Related to Biomass Conversion and Biofuel Production." Journal of Bacteriology 192.24: 6494-496. Journal of Bacteriology. doi:10.1128/JB.01064-10.
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  • Feng, X., H. Mouttake, L. Lin, R. Huang, B. Wu, C. Hemme, Z. He, B. Zhang, L. Hicks, J. Xu, and J. Zhou (2009). "Characterization of Central Metabolic Pathways in Thermoanaerobacter Sp. X514 via Isotopomer-Assited Metabolite Analysis." Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
  • Feng, X. Y., H. Mouttaki, L. Lin, R. Huang, B. Wu, C. L. Hemme, Z. He, B. Zhang, L. Hicks, J. Xu, J. Zhou, and Y. J. Tang (2009). "Characterization of the Central Metabolic Pathways in Thermoanaerobacter Sp. Strain X514 via Isotopomer-Assisted Metabolite Analysis." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 75.15: 5001-008. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. doi: 10.1128/AEM.00715-09.
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Presentations: 

The Structure and Evolution of the Cellulosome by Chris Hemme
A presentation in the OK EPSCoR Biofuels Teleconference Series

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