Christer Jansson

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City: Walnut Creek

State: CA

Zip: 94598

Country: USA

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Skill Level: Senior

Salary Range: $180,000

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Biosketch Christer Jansson

Appointments Professor, Senior Staff Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab. (LBNL) 2008 - Deputy Program Lead, Bioenergy, Earth Sciences Div. (LBNL) 2011 - Head of Department, Professor/Chair, Dept. of Plant Biology 2005- 2007

Forest Genetics, The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU),

Uppsala, Sweden Deputy Head of Department, Professor/Chair, SLU 2004 - 2005 Professor/Chair, Molecular Cell Biology, SLU 1999 - 2008 Professor, Biochemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden 1994-1999 Associate Professor, Biochemistry, Stockholm University 1990-1994 Assistant professor, Stockholm University 1987-1990

Professional Preparation

Lund University, Sweden Biochemistry/Microbiology B.S. 1978

Lund University, Sweden Biochemistry Ph.D. 1984

Michigan State University Molecular Microbiology Postdoc 1984-86

Research expertise

Plant and cyanobacterial biochemistry, molecular biology, and metabolic engineering. Specific areas of interest are carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, source-sink interactions, photosynthesis, cereal biology, bioengineering of plants and cyanobacteria for biofuel synthesis and carbon sequestration. Lead PI for an ARPA-E project (FOLIUM) aiming at establishing tobacco as a platform for foliar production of advanced hydrocarbon biofuels (2012-) Lead PI for an LDRD (CyanoAlkanes) project with the objective of engineering cyanobacteria for production of high-density liquid biofuels (2010-2012) Lead PI for several European, Nordic, and Swedish research projects with focus on regulation of photosynthesis and carbohydrate metabolism in plants and cyanobacteria (1999-2009) Scientific output: 106 published articles in journals or books. Invited and participated in a large number of international and national conferences and meetings. 5 innovation disclosures. 10 Ph.D. students have graduated in my group since 1992.

Commissions of trust: DOE review panelist for proposals in the area of carbon cycling 2010, 2011 Scientific Advisor for the bioenergy company Kiverdi, Inc 2009- Member of the Evaluation Committee for Energy, the Swedish Research 2003-2004Council Member of the Evaluation Committee for Organism Biology, the Swedish 2001-2007

Research Council Member of the Committee for Molecular Biology Biochemistry at the 1999-2005

Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences Frequent reviewer of submitted manuscripts and grant proposals 1989-

Synergistic Activities Discussed ongoing research in radio, video, and magazine interviews 2011, 2012 Discussed Plant Gene Technology and Carbon Sequestration in Voice 2010

of America Appointed opponent for five Doctoral Thesis defenses in Sweden and 2000-2007 abroad Scientific advisor to the Royal Swedish Academy of Science for 1999-2002

publications in the area of genetically engineered plants and microorganisms Participated in Swedish TV, newspaper and public debates in the area of 2001-2007

Plant Gene Technology Presented our research to the Swedish Prime Minister 2005 Presented our research to the Swedish Minister of Agriculture 2003 Presented our research to the Swedish Governor of Uppland 2003 Presented our research to the Swedish King 2000

Grants Awarded a large number of European, Nordic and Swedish grants from Research Councils, Foundations, and Industry. Ongoing grants: FOLIUM: Installation of Hydrocarbon Accumulating Pathways in Tobacco Leaves. ARPA-E (DOE); Christer Jansson, PI; 2012-2014. CyanoAlkanes: Engineering cyanobacteria for production of high-density liquid biofuels. LDRD (DOE); Christer Jansson, PI; 2011-2013. Teaching experience I have a solid teaching expertise in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Photosynthesis, and Plant Gene Technology. I was Director of Undergraduate Studies in Biochemistry at Stockholm University 1992-1999. During the same time, I was the responsible and main lecturer in Biochemistry with around two 10-week courses per year, and also developed course material and on-line classes in Biochemistry. I was nominated for the Teacher of the Year award at Stockholm University 1997, 1996, and 1994. At SLU, Uppsala, I was the responsible and main lecturer in Cell Biology with one 10-week course per year, and Photosynthesis and Plant Gene Technology with around 8 classes per year. I was Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department during 1999-2004.

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