Jen Kalaidis-Meslow
Administrative Manager
kalai004@umn.edu
About BTI
About BTIThe BioTechnology Institute (BTI) provides advanced research, training, and industry interaction in biological process technology, a major area of biotechnology research. The Institute is the central University of Minnesota vehicle for coordinated research in...
Byproduct, a new site-specific installation by artist Aaron Dysart, is opening at the Fulton brewery taproom on September 23 and runs through October 23, 2021. Byproduct will carbonate the façade of the taproom with shifting colors generated from an enormous mirror ball. The colors show the results of a sustainable wastewater research project conducted by Paige Novak and her team at the University of Minnesota.
The National Microbiome Data Collaborative
The National Microbiome Data Collaborative (NMDC) team is building an integrated data science ecosystem that leverages existing data standards, data resources, and infrastructure in the microbiome research space. The NMDC is launching the NMDC Ambassador program to...
Amy Angel
Accountant
angel188@umn.edu
Is PFAS a Problem in Municipal Compost?
MnDRIVE brings industry and regulators together to weigh costs, benefits, solutions.
Fighting Farmland Pollution with Fungi
With support from the MnDRIVE Environment Initiative, doctoral candidate Laura Bender harnesses the power of soil fungi to help plants absorb pollutants.
An End in Sight For “Forever Chemicals”
MnDRIVE researchers Mikael Elias and Lawrence Wackett are studying Acidimicrobium in hopes of harnessing the bacteria’s PFAS-degrading power.
Understanding a Toxic Necessity
Jannell Bazurto, assistant professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at the University of Minnesota, is pursuing a better understanding of formaldehyde, a chemical that is carcinogenic, toxic, and produced by all living things.