1: Microbial Science and Technology I: Systems/Synthetic Biology Approaches and Genetic

Monday, May 2, 2011: 1:00 PM-4:30 PM
Grand Ballroom A, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Chair:
Janet Westpheling
Co-chair:
Gunnar Lidén
1:00 PM
Systems biology analysis of natural biomass utilization systems for the conversion improvement
Weibing Shi1, Peng Gao1, Yixiang Zhang1, Ugur Uzuner1, Ryan Syrenne1, Shangxian Xie1, Susie Y. Dai2 and Joshua S. Yuan1, (1)Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, (2)Office of the Texas State Chemist, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1:30 PM
Analysis of the response of Thermoanaerobacterium saccharolyticum to inhibitors and hemicellulose enabled by genome-scale resources
Christopher D. Herring1, Babu Raman2, Timothy J. Tschaplinski2, Miram L. Land2, Steven D. Brown2, Christopher M. Gowen3, Stephen S. Fong3, Sean F. Covalla1, Dawn M. Klingeman2, Zamin K. Yang2, Nancy L. Engle2, Courtney M. Johnson2, Miguel Rodriguez Jr.2, A. Joe Shaw1, William R. Kenealy1, Jonathan R. Mielenz2, Brian H. Davison2 and David A. Hogsett1, (1)Mascoma Corporation, Lebanon, NH, (2)Biosciences Division and BioEnergy Science Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, (3)Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2:00 PM
Genetic methods for anaerobic hyperthermophiles: coming in from the cold
Janet Westpheling, Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, and BioEnergy Science Center, Biosciences Division of DOE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
2:30 PM
Gradual insight into Corynebacterium glutamicum`s central metabolism for the increase of L-lysine production
Jan van Ooyen, Stephan Noack and Lothar Eggeling, IBG-1, Biotechnology, Jülich Forschungszentrum, Jülich, Germany
3:00 PM
System biology and metagenomics applied to bioplastic production from hemicellulosic hydrolysate
Mateus S. G. Lopes, Yeimy Paola Galindo, Marianna N. Limas, José G. C. Gomez and Luiziana F. da Silva, Departmant of Microbiology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
3:30 PM
Break - Sponsored by Sartorius-Stedim
4:00 PM
Redesigning E. coli metabolism for anaerobic production of isobutanol
Cong T. Trinh1, Harvey W. Blanch2 and Douglas S. Clark2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, (2)Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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