LORRE

Integrative Center for Biotechnology and Engineering

The Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, LORRE, was established in 1978 to carry out research on transforming renewable resources to liquid fuels. The role of the Laboratory in multidisciplinary research evolved over its 31-year history from biofuels research to its current function as an Integrative Center for Biotechnology and Engineering which carries out multi-disciplinary research in bioenergy, bioprocessing, bioproducts , bionanotechnology, and biorecovery. LORRE has capabilities ranging from fundamental studies on the molecular genetics of yeast and bacteria to bioreaction and bioprocess engineering, and biotechnology that uses organisms, tissues, cells, or their molecular components to:

1. act on living things,
2. intervene in the workings of cells, including their genetic material,
3. provide templates for advanced non-living systems that emulate specific biological functions, and
4. manufacture bioproducts.