Session PS1: Poster Session 1
Sunday, August 2, 2015: 6:00 PM-9:00 PM
Co-conveners:
Laura R. Jarboe - Iowa State University, Ames, IA , Stephanie Gleason - DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Cedar Rapids, IA and Sonya Clarkson - TBD, Lawrenceville, GA



Biocatalysis
P1
Construction of transaminase library and characterization of the enzymatic properties
Jian_Ping WU, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Biological Engineering, Hangzhou, China
P3
The glucokinases from Streptomyces peucetius var. caesius
Dr. Beatriz Ruiz, Dr. Romina Rodriguez-Sanoja and Dr. Sergio Sanchez, Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas, UNAM, México, D.F., Mexico
P7
Comparative features of sixteen yeast genomes having significant biotechnological interest
Prof. Thomas W. Jeffries1, Dr. Sajeet Haridas2, Dr. Robert Riley2, Dr. Asaf Salamov2, Dr. Markus Göker3, Chris T. Hittinger4, Prof. Hans-Peter Klenk5, C.P. Kurtzman6, Prof. Meredith Blackwell7, Prof. Ken Wolfe8, Dr. Igor Grigoriev2 and Prof. Antonis Rokas9, (1)Xylome Corporation, Madison, WI, (2)Joint Genome Institute, Department of Energy, Walnut Creek, CA, (3)DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Leigniz Institute, Braunschweig, Germany, (4)Department of Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (5)School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, (6)National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL, (7)Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, (8)UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, (9)Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
P9
Creation of non-natural sugar enzymes by a conserved sequence-based recombination
Ms. Sun-Mi Shin1, Prof. Sang-Jae Lee2, Dr. Yong-Jik Lee1 and Prof. Dong-Woo Lee1, (1)School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, (2)Department of Bio-Food Materials, Silla University, Busan, South Korea
P11
The Engineering of Photobacterium Lipolyticum M37 Lipase to Increase Catalytic activity for Efficient Production of Biodiesel
Kyung Seok Yang1, Dr. Suk-Chae Jung2, Dr. Jun Hyoung Lee3, Dr. Bong Kwan Han2, Dr. Le Minh Bui1 and Prof. Sun Chang Kim1, (1)Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, (2)Intelligent Synthetic Biology Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, (3)KAIST Institute for Biocentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
P13
Biochemical and structural characterization of a cysteine desulfurase from the extremely thermophilic eubacterium Fervidobacterium islandicum AW-1
Ms. Hyeon-Su Jin1, Mr. Immanuel Dhanasingh2, Dr. Yong-Jik Lee1, Ms. Sun-Mi Shin1, Prof. Sung-Haeng Lee2 and Prof. Dong-Woo Lee1, (1)School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea, (2)Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, South Korea
P15
Fatty Acid Decarboxylase Engineering for Continuous Hydrocarbon Fuel Production
Emily F. Freed1, Michael T. Guarnieri1, Calvin A. Henard1, Michael Crowley2, Gregg T. Beckham1 and Seonah Kim1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P17
Exploring Lignin Modification in the Gut of the Lower Termite Coptotermes Formosanus via Transcriptome Analysis
Jordan Russell, Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Leah Brown, Dept of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Shulin Chen, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA and Joy Doran-Peterson, Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and Microbiology Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
P19
Identification and characterization of pectin degradation enzymes from Paenibacillus amylolyticus strain 27C64 by whole-genome sequencing and genomic library screening
Christian Keggi, Whitney Boland, Emily Henriksen and Joy Doran Peterson, Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
P21
Purification and characterization of a novel glutamate decarboxylase from Bacillus megatarium
Jun Liu1, Haijiao Cheng2, Qingdai Liu2, Ning Xu1 and Yanhe Ma1, (1)Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, (2)Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
P23
Synthesis of á,â-unsaturated esters via a chemo-enzymatic chain elongation approach by combining carboxylic acid reduction and Wittig reaction
Dr. Yitao Duan, Dr. Peiyuan Yao, Yuncheng Du, Dr. Jinhui Feng, Prof. Qiaqing Wu and Prof. Dunming Zhu, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
P25
Partial purification and characterization of β-glucanase produced by Bacillus sphaericus CE-3.
Mrs. Chito Clare Ekwealor1, Prof. Frederick John C. Odibo1 and Chukwudi Ogbonnaya Onwosi2, (1)Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, (2)Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
P27
Methane Biocatalysis to Industrial Platform Chemicals
Calvin A. Henard, Holly Smith, Emily F. Freed, Nancy Dowe, Philip T. Pienkos and Michael T. Guarnieri, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P29
Enzymes involved in microbial metabolism of toxic compounds
Michihiko Kobayashi, Institute of Applied Biochemistry, and Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
P31
Immobilization of laccase on functional magnetic nanoparticles for enhancing biocatalysis
Prof. Chunzhao Liu, National Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
P33
Production of adipic acid from sugar beet residue via combined biological and chemical catalysis
Hongfang Zhang1, Xiukai Li2, Xiaoyun Su3, Ee Lui Ang1, Yugen Zhang2 and Huimin Zhao4, (1)Metabolic Engineering Research Laboratory, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore, (2)Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, Singapore, Singapore, (3)512 Feed Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China, (4)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
P35
Functional annotation of carbohydrate binding modules of a termite gut symbiont Paenibacillus polymyxa
Dr. Syed Shams Yazdani, Ms. Nandita Pasari, Mr. Mayank Gupta and Ms. Zeenat Bashir, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
P37
NADP+-Preferring D-Lactate Dehydrogenase from Sporolactobacillus inulinus
Bo Yu, CAS Key Laboratory of Microbial Physiological and Metabolic Engineering, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
P39
Cellulolytic enzymes as platform for efficient utilization of cellulosic biomass: Optimizing enzyme cocktails and hydrolysis process conditions
Dr. Andre Canelas, Dr. Rene Verwaal, Dr. Herman Pel and Dr. Marco Hensing, DSM, Delft, Netherlands
P41
Unveiling of natural hidden activity based on mechanism similarity.
Ms. Seon-Hwa Lee, Division of Bioscience and biotechnology, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
Metabolic Engineering
P45
Enhanced production of cis-cis muconic acid through medium optimization and bioprocess development using recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum cells
Min-Ji Kim1, Yun-Hee Kim2, Sun-Ok Park2, Woo-Shik Shin3, Eung-Soo Kim4, Sang-Joung Lee2, Dohoon Lee3, Sangyong Kim3 and Gie-Taek Chun1, (1)College of Biomedical Science, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea, (2)STR Biotech. Co., Ltd., Chuncheon, South Korea, (3)Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, (4)Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
P47
Large-scale deletion of non-essential genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yuxuan Liu, Lige Guo, Hui Tang and Liping Zhang, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
P49
Study on Metabolic Regulation of Spinosad Producing Strains
Lige Guo, Hui Tang, Xuping Zhao and Liping Zhang, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China
P51
Cofactor engineering for short and medium chain fatty acid production in E. coli
Wei Li1, SongI Han1, Hui Wu2 and Ka-Yiu San3, (1)Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, (2)State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, (3)Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
P53
Production of free fatty acids using soybean meal carbohydrates as feedstock
Dan Wang1, Chandresh Thakker2, Ping Liu1, George N. Bennett3 and Ka-Yiu San4, (1)Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, (2)Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, MS601, Rice University, Houston, TX, (3)Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX, (4)Department of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
P55
Enhanced production of coenzyme Q10 by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli
Mr. Xianzhang Jiang1, Mr. Chongrong Ke1, Dr. Feng Qi1, Dr. Weifeng Liu2, Prof. Yong Tao2 and Prof. Jianzhong Huang1, (1)College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, (2)Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
P57
Improving genetic tools in Clostridium thermocellum
Beth Papanek, Biological Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, Lauren Riley, Microbial Ecology and Physiology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN and Adam M. Guss, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
P59
Strategies to Down Regulate Ethanol Pathway in Zymomonas
Yat-Chen Chou1, Shihui Yang2, Michael E. Himmel3 and Min Zhang1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)NREL, Golden, CO, (3)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P61
RNA-sequencing reveals novel in vivo cleavage sites of RNase III in Escherichia coli
Gina C. Gordon, Dr. Jeffrey C. Cameron and Prof. Brian F. Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P63
Disruption of SREBP pathway results in hyper-secretion of cellulases in Filamentous fungi
Dr. Lina Qin, Dr. Morgann Reilly and N. Louise Glass, Energy Biosciences Institute, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
P65
Identification of Two Genes Required for Long-Chain Alkane Production in Anabaena 7120
Jaimie Gibbons, Biology/Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
P67
Enhancing lipid production of Lipomyces starkeyi for the upgrading of C6 sugars from lignocellulosic biomass
Mary Ann Franden, Thien-y Trinh, Eric P. Knoshaug, Nancy Dowe, Gregg T. Beckham and Jeffrey G. Linger, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
P69
Structural basis for regulation of a p-coumarate catabolic gene cluster by CouR, a MarR-family transcriptional regulator in Rhodopseudomonas palustris
Dillon Cogan1, Dr. Claudine Baraquet2, Dr. Caroline Harwood2 and Prof. Satish Nair1, (1)Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
P71
Using transposon mutagenesis and deep sequencing to identify conditionally essential genes in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
Brian Burger, Saheed Imam and Tim Donohue, Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P73
High-Throughput Screening and Selection of High Lipid Producers for Biofuels
Wilson Lew and Pallavi Tawde, Marketing Applications, Molecular Devices LLC, Sunnyvale, CA
P75
An economic and theoretical yield analysis of C1 carbon sources as alternative substrates in biocatalytic processes
Austin Comer, Matthew Long, Jennifer Reed and Brian Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P77
Microbial Metabolism of Levulinic Acid and γ-Valerolactone
Jacqueline Rand1, Brian Pfleger1 and Joshua Thiede2, (1)Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, (2)University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
P79
Construction of non-inducible expression systems for engineering of protoilludene production in Escherichia coli with minimal medium
Ms. Liyang Yang, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea and Seon-Won Kim, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
P81
Utilization of Escherichia coli acyl-ACP thioesterase I mutants to elevate the free fatty acid production
Kwangsu Shin and Sung Kuk Lee, School of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan Metropolitan City, South Korea
P83
High production of lycopene from recombinant E. coli by using engineered non-coding RNAs
Ji-Bin PARK1, Geunu Bak2, Young-Hoon Lee2 and Seon-Won Kim1, (1)Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea, (2)Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
P85
Production of D-psicose via whole cell conversion at high temperature by using thermostable D-psicose 3-epimerase
Seong-Hee Jeong, Dae-Yun Lee, Min-Jin Choi, Sang-Hwal Yoon, Hyeon-Seo Lee and Seon-Won Kim, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus) and PMBBRC, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
P87
Synthesis of Phenyllactic acid by Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli with in situ generation of NADH
Dr. XinWei Yang1, Pengchao Wang2, Dr. Baixue Lin2, Prof. Jianzhong Huang1 and Prof. Yong Tao2, (1)College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, (2)Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
P89
Producing pyrroloquinoline quinone in Escherichia coli through overexpression pqqA genes of Hyphomicrobium denitrificans
Mr. Chongrong Ke1, Mr. Xianzhang Jiang1, Mrs. Lufang Zhong1, Prof. Yong Tao2 and Prof. Jianzhong Huang1, (1)College of Life Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, (2)Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
P91
Lactic acid production from lignocellulosic sugars by engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Timothy Turner1, Guo-Chang Zhang1, Eun Joong Oh1 and Yong-Su Jin2, (1)Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, (2)Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, and Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
P93
Understanding amino acid metabolism and nitrogen assimilation in Clostridium thermocellum
Thomas Rydzak, David Garcia, Milton Williams and Adam M. Guss, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
P95
Eliminating the Carbon Dixoide Concentrating Mechanism: Towards Open Pond Cultivation of Genetically Modified Cyanobacteria
Ryan L. Clark, Dr. Jeffrey C. Cameron, Prof. Thatcher W. Root and Prof. Brian F. Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P97
Optimization of exogenous gene expression in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Christopher Jones, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
P99
Direct Photosynthetic Production of Lysine in the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002
Dr. Andrew Markley and Prof. Brian F. Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Transcription Activator-Like Effectors as Tools for Controlling Bacterial Gene Expression
Mark C. Politz, Matthew F. Copeland and Prof. Brian F. Pfleger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Improvement of butanol production by Escherichia coli using Tn5 transposon
Hongjun Dong, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Xylose metabolism was inhibited by ethanol: effects and an in situ removel process
Dr. Yanping Zhang, Dr. Bo Zhang and Hongbing Sun, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
The Synberc Diversity Program
Kevin Costa1, Shaila Kotadia1, Susan Marquesee1, Sabriya Rosemand1, Leonard Katz2 and Pamela A. Silver3, (1)Synberc, QB3 Institute, Berkeley, CA, (2)Joint BioEnergy Institute, Emeryville, CA, (3)Systems Biology, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Metabolic Modeling and Engineering Using Pathway Tools
Dr. Mario Latendresse, AIC, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
Engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis in Ashbya gossypii for advanced fuels production
Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Patricia Lozano-Martinez, Ruben M. Buey, Alberto Jimenez and Jose L. Revuelta, Metabolic Engineering Group, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
SCREENING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPASE FROM HUANGSHUI RIVER IN CHINA
Mrs. Ying Lan, China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Chlorovirus promoters have strong regulatory activities in Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Ming Kang1, Jing Feng1, Bing-Jun Wang1, James Van Etten2 and George Oyler3, (1)College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, China, (2)Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, (3)Synaptic Research, LLC, Baltimore, MD
Identification of a primary-secondary alcohol dehydrogenase loss-of-function mutant induced by random mutagenesis in Clostridium ljungdahlii for syngas-based acetone production
Dr. Sebastian de Vries, Mr. Tom Ostlender, Dr. Gabriele Philipps and Dr. Stefan Jennewein, Industrial Biotechnology, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Aachen, Germany
Facilitating Unconventional Yeast Engineering for Biorenewables Production
Zengyi Shao, Mingfeng Cao and Meirong Gao, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Understanding free fatty acid production under diel cycles in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.
Mr. Yi Ern Cheah and Dr. Christie Peebles, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Ft Collins, CO
Metabolic Engineering of Zymomonas mobilis for Production of 2,3 Butanediol from Lignocellulosic Biomass Sugars
Shihui Yang1, Yat-Chen Chou1, Mary Ann Franden1, Michael E. Himmel2 and Min Zhang1, (1)National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Analysis and Engineering of a novel CO linked O2 tolerant hydrogenase in photosynthetic bacteria
Carrie A. Eckert1, Jianping Yu2 and Pin-Ching Maness2, (1)Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (NREL/University of Colorado, Boulder), Golden, CO, (2)Biosciences Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Enhanced production of polysialic acid by metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli
Dr. Baixue Lin1, Fang Chen2, Cheng Jin1 and Prof. Yong Tao1, (1)Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, (2)Sino-Germany Joint Research Institute, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
Engineering D-galacturonic acid catabolism in Aspergillus niger
Peter Richard, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland
Use of genome scale modelling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to aid second generation biofuels research
Dr. Caroline Paget, Prof. Chris Grant, Dr. Mark Ashe and Jean-Marc Schwartz, Faculty of Life Science, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Modular optimization of synthetic pathway for improving 3-dehydroshikimate production in Escherichia coli
Qinhong Wang1, Wujiu Chen1, Xiaolong Jiang2, Guotian Song2 and Yanhe Ma2, (1)Key Laboratory of Systems Microbial Biotechnology, Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China, (2)Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tianjin, China
Engineering biology: from biodiversity to “designer microorganisms”
Dr. Jessica Rehdorf, Dr. Joerg Mampel and Dr. Juergen Eck, BRAIN AG, Zwingenberg, Germany
Accumulation of D-Glucose from pentoses by Escherichia coli
Tian Xia1, Qi Han1, William V. Costanzo1, Yixuan Zhu1, Jeffrey L. Urbauer2 and Mark A. Eiteman1, (1)BioChemical Engineering, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, (2)Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Production of Minor Ginsenosides using Identified Novel Ginseng UDP-glycosyltransferases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Dr. Suk-Chae Jung1, Kyung Seok Yang2, Dr. Jun Hyoung Lee3, Dr. Bong Kwan Han1, Dr. Le Minh Bui2, Prof. Giltsu Choi2 and Prof. Sun Chang Kim2, (1)Intelligent Synthetic Biology Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, (2)Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea, (3)KAIST Institute for Biocentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea
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