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JOSEPH STEVENS
2801 Chelsea Ct. Blacksburg, VA 24060 | 502-759-2801 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
Virginia Tech
B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering Expected 2016
AWARDS
Kentuckiana Alumni Chapter Scholarship 2012 – 2013
Distinguished University Scholar 2012 – 2013
J. Lawrence and Lucille G. Calhoun Scholarship Endowment 2013 – 2016
Peter H. Fitzgerald Scholarship Endowment 2014 – 2015
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Genetic modification of organisms to produce value-added chemicals,
production of alternative energy sources, environmental biotechnology
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy Laboratory
Paid Undergraduate Researcher May 2014 – December 2014
Provided support for Ph.D. candidate with large microbial fuel cell
project at wastewater treatment plant
Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory
Paid Undergraduate Researcher January 2015 – Current
Leader of research endeavor to genetically engineer yeast strains to
produce fatty alcohols
Publication submitted and awaiting acceptance
PUBLICATIONS
1. Chen Y, Sheng J, Jiang T, Stevens J, Feng X, Wei N. “Transcriptional profiling reveals molecular
basis and novel genetic targets for improved resistance to multiple fermentation inhibitors
in Saccharomyces cerevisiae” Biotechnol Biofuels. 2016, 9:9
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (* Presenter)
1. Stevens, J.*, Sheng, J. and Feng, X. Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to produce
long chain and medium chain fatty alcohols. The 2016 ASABE Annual International Meeting.
July 17 – 20, 2016, Orlando, Florida.