Image: Emily DeCrescenzo Henriksen (Ph.D. 2008) obtained her PhD from the Department of Microbiology in 2008 with Dr. Joy Doran-Peterson and is currently working at the Idaho National Laboratory. After completing a two-year postdoctoral position, Emily will transition to a staff scientist position at INL in August 2010. Emily continues to work on biofuels, studying extremophilic enzymes and their applications in bioethanol production.