12: Cellular & Molecular Fungal Biology for Biomass Conversion

Wednesday, May 4, 2011: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Willow A-B, 2nd fl (Sheraton Seattle)
Chair:
Scott E. Baker
Co-chair:
Adrian Tsang
8:00 AM
Fungal conversion platform for microbial lipid Accumulation
Jianguo Zhang, Yan Mi, Chunjie Xia and Bo Hu, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN
8:30 AM
Deciphering regulatory mechanisms associated with hemicellulose degradation in Neurospora crassa
Jianping Sun, Chaoguang Tian and N. Louise Glass, Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
9:00 AM
Mining fungi for new biocatalysts: classical and post-genomic approaches
R.P. de Vries, Fungal Biodiversity Centre, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
9:30 AM
Break
10:00 AM
A new yeast producing ß-glucosidase and tolerant to lignocellulose hydrolysate inhibitors for cellulosic ethanol production using SSF
Z. Lewis Liu, Michael A. Cotta and Scott A. Webber, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL
11:00 AM
Separation and fermentation volatile phase of pyrolysis bio-oil to produce lipid by oleaginous yeast Cryptococcus curvatus
Jieni Lian, Shuai Zhou, Manuel Garcia-Pérez and Shulin Chen, Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
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