@JinkersonLab

scientist, chemE professor @UCRiverside, co-founder @LuxFoods & @ChiBotanic, working on plants, algae, coral, artificial photosynthesis

 Riverside, CA
jinkersonlab.engr.ucr.edu/
Joined November 2017
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Our paper “A hybrid inorganic–biological artificial photosynthesis system for energy-efficient food production” is out @NatureFood! We propose a new technology for energy efficient food production independent of biological photosynthesis. 1/👇 nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
A combined electrochemical–biological system for the production of food from CO2. a, CO2 electrolysis uses electricity (generated by photovoltaics) to convert CO2 and H2O into O2 and acetate. This process was optimized to produce an effluent output ideal for supporting the growth of food-producing organisms. b, Chlamydomonas, Saccharomyces, mushroom-producing fungus and a variety of vascular crop plants were grown using the electrolyser-produced effluent. c, The organisms grown using the electrolyser-produced effluent serve as food or food products. This system is capable of making food independent of photosynthesis, using CO2, H2O and solar energy.

ALT A combined electrochemical–biological system for the production of food from CO2. a, CO2 electrolysis uses electricity (generated by photovoltaics) to convert CO2 and H2O into O2 and acetate. This process was optimized to produce an effluent output ideal for supporting the growth of food-producing organisms. b, Chlamydomonas, Saccharomyces, mushroom-producing fungus and a variety of vascular crop plants were grown using the electrolyser-produced effluent. c, The organisms grown using the electrolyser-produced effluent serve as food or food products. This system is capable of making food independent of photosynthesis, using CO2, H2O and solar energy.

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I'm impressed to see the SPACE tomatoes from @JinkersonLab they are making space agriculture a reality #PlantBio23 @ASPB
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Thrilled to share my insights in this recent @Forbes article discussing farms of the future! Thanks to Juergen Eckhardt and @KiraPeikoff @LeapsByBayer for writing the story forbes.com/sites/juergeneckh…
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Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars, and someday supplement dinner plates on Earth. Learn more in this @NewsfromScience feature: scim.ag/37H
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Tingting Xiang@Xiang_lab
26 Jun 2023
Excited to have joined the Bioengineering Department @UCRiverside. Our lab is looking for postdocs to join our #NSF funded project on discovery and functional characterization of genes for ciliate-algal symbiosis. If you are interested, please apply below: sites.google.com/view/thexia…
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Our work on producing food without photosynthesis has been featured in a news article @ScienceMagazine written by @RobertFService! Check it out to learn about how we are trying to reimagine food production on Earth and in space! 🚫☀️➡️🌱🍅🍄➡️🍽️ science.org/content/article/…

Crops grown without sunlight could help feed astronauts bound for Mars

Plants modified to grow in the dark could also provide fresh produce in extreme environments on Earth

science.org
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Congratulations @LzbthHann on winning the 2022 Outstanding Grad Student Award!!
Elizabeth winning 2022 Outstanding Grad Student Award

ALT Elizabeth winning 2022 Outstanding Grad Student Award

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"We've gotten pretty good at building successful startups, but we're not very good at translating that into sustainable businesses and commercial successes." Interesting read from @Solt_DB on "How to Win in Synthetic Biology" ko-fi.com/post/How-to-Win-in…
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Congrats @ocean_keshi on your @FrontMarineSci work using cerium dioxide nanoparticles to mitigate ROS/RNS in #Symbiodiniaceae. Glad our lab could help your effort on this interesting approach and looking forward to seeing where you can take this idea! 🪸? frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Check out the @NatGeo article about our recent work on growing food w/o photosynthesis written by @themadstone Can food crops grow in the dark? Scientists are working out how. nationalgeographic.com/envir…

Can food crops grow in the dark? Scientists are working out how.

Experiments suggest that it might become possible to nourish plants without photosynthesis—a tool that could one day help feed astronauts and a crowded planet.

nationalgeographic.com
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News story from @UDelaware by @krobUD udel.edu/udaily/2022/june/gr…

Artificial photosynthesis | UDaily

UD researchers and colleagues report progress on producing food without sunlight

udel.edu
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News & Views from @NatureFoodJnl nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
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Feng Jiao@Jiao_Lab
23 Jun 2022
Our latest work on artificial photosynthesis for food production was just published online @NatureFoodJnl It’s a great collaboration with Professor Jinkerson @UCRiverside nature.com/articles/s43016-0…
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