2016 SIMB Annual Meeting and Exhibition

Genomics continues to play an increasingly important role in the discovery of natural products.Specifically, recent advances in next-generation sequencing, data analysis, genetic engineering, and analytical chemistry now allow for the routine discovery of previously-inaccessible natural product chemical diversity in our environment. Together, these technologies open enticing possibilities for both industrial and academic research. For industrial applications, these developments allow for targeted natural product discovery and production, while also enabling rational process engineering for cost optimization. For academic applications, these advances will enable us to rationally perturb and understand the role that natural products play in their native environment. This session will focus on recent progress in each discipline, highlighting both academic and industrial applications of genomics in natural product research.