LINCOLN, Neb. — The U.S. Department of Energy has named University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist Huang Li as one of 30 “New Investigators” who will receive support to pursue genomic research relating to the bioeconomy.
The department’s Joint Genome Institute promotes research to improve energy crops, produce bioproducts, break down waste and keep biomes healthy. Each year, the institute designates a set of “New Investigators,” principal investigators who have not previously led projects supported by the institute’s Community Science Program.
The initiative “allows us to work and share our tools with a widening circle of researchers whose work aligns with DOE missions,” the institute said in announcing the scientists selected. “Utilizing the JGI’s resources, these researchers will investigate a diverse array of projects.”…