HESS LAB

The Hess lab is dedicated to enhance our understanding of the interaction between microorganisms and animals, specifically ruminants. We are collaborating with several U.S. National Laboratories (i.e. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) and utilize a variety of omics approaches (i.e. metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics and metabolomics) to study the molecular mechanisms involved in the degradation of plant material in the cow's digestive system and the subsequent generation and emission of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas... Microorganisms are a potent source of fine and bulk chemicals. In the past, discovery and reconstruction of the genes and pathways involved in the synthesis of the final product was hindered by the recalcitrance of most microbes ( 95-99% of all microbes) to isolation and cultivation. In our Lab we utilize a combination of different cultivation-independent approaches (e.g. single-cell technologies,..

Primary location: Davis United States