Research Output per year
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Education/Academic qualification
DSc, Wageningen University and Research Centre
… → 1984
MS, Wageningen University and Research Centre
… → 1982
BS, Wageningen University and Research Centre
… → 1980
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Synechocystis
Medicine & Life Sciences
Photosystem II Protein Complex
Medicine & Life Sciences
Cyanobacteria
Medicine & Life Sciences
Thylakoids
Medicine & Life Sciences
Chlorophyll
Medicine & Life Sciences
Photosystem I Protein Complex
Medicine & Life Sciences
Proteins
Medicine & Life Sciences
Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
Agriculture & Biology
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Research Output 1981 2018
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Catalytic conversion of cyanobacteria-derived fatty acids to alkanes for biorenewable synthetic paraffinic kerosene
Schulz, T. C., Oelschlager, M., Thompson, S. T., Vermaas, W., Nielsen, D. & Lamb, H. H., Jan 1 2018, In : Sustainable Energy and Fuels. 2, 4, p. 882-893 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Kerosene
Fatty acids
Paraffins
Purification
Acids
7
Citations
(Scopus)
The electron transfer pathway upon H2oxidation by the NiFe bidirectional hydrogenase of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 in the light shares components with the photosynthetic electron transfer chain in thylakoid membranes
Dutta, I. & Vermaas, W., Jul 27 2016, In : International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 41, 28, p. 11949-11959 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
darkness
cytochromes
electron transfer
membranes
Membranes
17
Citations
(Scopus)
A dedicated type II NADPH dehydrogenase performs the penultimate step in the biosynthesis of vitamin K<inf>1</inf> in synechocystis and arabidopsis
Fatihi, A., Latimer, S., Schmollinger, S., Block, A., Dussault, P. H., Vermaas, W., Merchant, S. S. & Basset, G. J., Jun 1 2015, In : Plant Cell. 27, 6, p. 1730-1741 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Vitamin K 1
Synechocystis
phylloquinone
NADPH Dehydrogenase
vitamin K
231
Citations
(Scopus)
Redesigning photosynthesis to sustainably meet global food and bioenergy demand
Ort, D. R., Merchant, S. S., Alric, J., Barkan, A., Blankenship, R. E., Bock, R., Croce, R., Hanson, M. R., Hibberd, J. M., Long, S. P., Moore, T., Moroney, J., Niyogi, K. K., Parry, M. A. J., Peralta-Yahya, P. P., Prince, R. C., Redding, K., Spalding, M. H., Van Wijk, K. J., Vermaas, W. & 5 others, , Jul 14 2015, In : Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 28, p. 8529-8536 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Photosynthesis
Synthetic Biology
Food
Biofuels
Population Growth
Microbial Electrophotosynthesis
Fromme, P., Moore, A., Moore, T., Rittmann, B., Torres, C. & Vermaas, W., Jul 25 2014Research output: Patent
Photosynthesis
Electricity
Microorganisms
Photons
Photobioreactors
Projects 1994 2021
Multi-pronged Approach to Improving Carbon Utilization by Cyanobacterial Cultures
Vermaas, W., McGowen, J., Nielsen, D., Wang, X. & Weiss, T.
DOE: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
10/1/18 → 9/30/21
Project: Research project
Biofuels
Carbon
Gases
Bioethanol
Liquids
SusChEM - Biological Auto-Enhancement of CO2 Absorption for Improved Cyanobacterial Growth and Biofuel Production
National Science Foundation (NSF)
7/1/17 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
Direct Photosynthetic Production of Biodiesel by Growth-Decoupled Cyanobacteria
Vermaas, W., Nielsen, D. & Wang, X.
DOE: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
9/1/16 → 12/31/18
Project: Research project
MRI: Acquisition of Cryo-EM for Southwest Regional Center
Spence, J., Westerhoff, P., Vermaas, W., Frasch, W., Roberson, R., Carpenter, R., Rez, P., Weierstall, U., Muthuswamy, J., Leket-Mor, T., Wachter, R., Fromme, P., Hogue, B., Stabenfeldt, S., Mason, H., Yan, H., Rittmann, B., Torres, C., Wiktor, P., Rege, K., Halden, R., Ros, R., Ros, A., LaBaer, J., Olive, M., Liu, J., Van Horn, W. & Liu, W.
NSF-BIO: Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)
9/1/15 → 8/31/18
Project: Research project
Cryoelectron Microscopy
Electrons
Proteins
Electron Microscopy
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy
Managing the Microbial Ecology of a Cyanobacteria-Based Photosynthetic Factory Direct
Rittmann, B., Vermaas, W., Torres, C., Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Nielsen, D. & Thomas, M.
12/1/12 → 11/30/14
Project: Research project
microbial ecology
factories
Cyanobacteria
Synechocystis
metabolic engineering