Nicole Buan
Professor Biochemistry University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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BEAD N222
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402-472-7413 On-campus 2-7413
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nbuan@unl.edu
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Buan Lab
The Buan Lab seeks to understand the process of biological methane production and how we can apply that knowledge to create bioproducts and renewable energy. Research projects are transdisciplinary, drawing on concepts and technical approaches from microbial physiology, biophysical biochemistry, genetics/genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, evolution, ecology, genetic engineering/synthetic biology, metabolic modeling and phenotype prediction. Expertise in biological methane production and redox biochemistry in archaea, bacteria, and eukarya.
Research strengths include: Microbial physiology, Extremophiles, Microbial Diversity, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering of non-model microbes, Applied Research/Biotechnology, Enzymology, Lipids/Membrane Biochemistry, Omics, Bioinformatics, Redox Biology Renewable energy and bioproducts.
Education
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral training Microbiology
2006 - 2010
Activities and Societies: NIH Kirschstein Postdoctoral Fellowship
Studied biological methane production by archaea (advisor: William Metcalf, Microbiology)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Microbiology
2000 - 2005
Activities and Societies: HHMI Predoctoral Fellowship, Graduate Recruiting Committee (2001-2003)
Studied coenzyme B12 biosynthesis in Salmonella and Methanosarcina (advisor: Jorge Escalante-Semerena, Bacteriology)
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science (BS) Biochemistry, Microbiology
1996 - 2000
Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) (1996-2000), Biomedical Research Abroad (BRAVO) (1998), High School Student Medical Ethics Research Program (1995)
Studied small heat shock protein biochemistry in Arabidopsis and Synechocystis (advisor: Elizabeth Vierling, Biochemistry).
As a high school summer student, studied correlations between stress and arthritis flareups (advisor: David Yocum, Arizona Arthritis Center).