Events

Inter-Agency Conference on Metabolic Engineering 2008

Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda, MD

Tuesday, February 11, 2008

Metabolic Engineering for Biorefineries:
Alternative Fuels and Bioproducts

Proceedings (5 MB pdf)

Agenda

2:00 Foundational Advances in RNA Engineering Applied to Control of Biosynthesis | Abstract | Presentation
-Christina D. Smolke (California Institute of Technology)

2:25 Large-Scale Modeling of the Non-linear Enzymatic Reaction Kinetics to Optimize Engineered Pentose Fermentation in Zymomonas mobilis | Abstract | Presentation
-Dhinakar S. Kompala (University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado)

2:50 Development of Tolerant and Other Complex Phenotypes for Biofuel Production | Abstract | Presentation
-E. Terry Papoutsakis (University of Delaware)

3:15-3:40 Break

3:40 Metabolic Engineering of Light and Dark Biochemical Pathways in Wild-Type and Mutant Synechocystis PCC 6803 Strains for Maximal, 24-Hour Production of Hydrogen Gas
| Abstract | Presentation
-Roger L. Ely (Oregon State University)

4:05 Creating a Pathway for the Biosynthesis of 1,2,4-Butanetriol
| Abstract | Presentation
-John Frost (Michigan State University)

4:30 General Discussion

5:00 Adjournment

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant BES-0508384. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.