6: Microbial Science and Technology 2

Monday, May 4, 2009: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Grand Ballroom C (InterContinental San Francisco Hotel)
Chair:
Niels van der Lelie
Co-chair:
Kristala Jones Prather
1:00 PM
Metagenomics for mining new deconstructive enzymes, exploring enzyme diversity and screening cellulolytic activities
Luen-Luen Li, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Sean McCorkle, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Denise C. Monteleone, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Susannah G. Tringe, Joint Genome Institute; Tanja Woyke, Joint Genome Institute; Shi-You Ding, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Michael E. Himmel, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Safiyh Taghavi, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Daniel Van der Lelie, Brookhaven National Laboratory
1:30 PM
Cellulolytic Extreme Thermophiles and Hyperthermophiles from Terrestrial Hot Springs
Joel E. Graham, University of Maryland; Priya Jayachandran, University of California, Berkeley; Melinda Clark, Energy Biosciences Institute; Harvey W. Blanch, University of California, Berkeley; Douglas S. Clark, University of California, Berkeley; Frank T. Robb, University of Maryland
2:00 PM
Mining Clostridium thermocellum for Enzymatically Active Carbohydrases
Phillip J. Brumm, C5-6 Technologies; Becky Hochstein, Lucigen Corporation; Julie Boyum, Lucigen Corporation; Norma Magallanes, Lucigen Corporation; Dhaval Desai, Lucigen Corporation; Nick Hermersmann, Lucigen Corporation; Alan Bettermann, Lucigen Corporation; David Mead, Lucigen Corporation; Paul J. Weimer, USDA-ARS
2:30 PM
Break
3:00 PM
Genome shuffling of Penicillium decumbens to improve its cellulase production
Yanfei Cheng, Shandong University; Xin Song, Shandong University; Yuqi Qin, Shandong University; Yinbo Qu, Shandong University
3:30 PM
Development and characterization of xylose-fermenting strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae based on structure-based engineering of key metabolic enzymes
Bernd Nidetzky, Graz University of Technology; Mario Klimacek, Graz University of Technology; Stefan Krahulec, Graz University of Technology; Barbara Petschacher, Graz University of Technology
4:00 PM
Understanding the Relationship of Toxic Compounds in Corn Stover Hydrolysates and Their Inhibitory Effects on Ethanologen Growth and Fermentation
Min Zhang, NREL; Mary Ann Franden, NREL; Philip T. Pienkos, NREL; Heidi M. Pilath, NREL; Ed Jennings, NREL; Ali Mohagheghi, NREL; Yat-chen Chou, NREL; C. Kevin Chambliss, Baylor University; Nick Nagle, NREL; Richard Elander, NREL
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