Session Topics and Titles

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Biocatalysis Sessions
New tools for biocatalyst discovery Convener: S. Lutz, Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA
Advances in biocatalyst development Convener: Lori Giver, Codexis Inc., Redwood City, CA
Biocatalysis for oils, glycerol, and oil-related value-added products Convener: Ching Hou, USDA-ARS-NCAUR, Peoria, IL
Biocatalysis for bioenergy Convener: Huimin Zhao, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Industrial case studies for biocatalyst applications in pharma Convener: Andreas Bommarius, Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Enzyme function and promiscuity Convener: Shelly Copley, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Environmental Microbiology Sessions
Integrated omics in systems biology: The new frontier for environmental biotechnology Convener: Terry C. Hazen, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
In situ bioremediation of organic compounds in ground water Convener: Ann Keeley, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, USPEA, Ada, OK
Thermophilic bioprocessing of lignocellulosic waste-materials for generation of energy Convener: Rajesh Sani, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD
Biodefense Research and Technology Convener: Jon J. Calomiris, US Army, USANCA, Springfield, VA
Innovations in naturally-derived technologies in cosmetics and personal care Convener: Smitha Nagaraj, Arch Personal Care Products, L.P, Edison, NJ
Extremophiles, Archaea and their applications Convener: Julie A. Maupin-Furlow, Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Fermentation and Cell Culture Sessions
Advances in fermentation technology Convener: Badal Saha, USDA-ARS-NCAUR, Peoria, IL
Cell culture and microbial platforms for production of monoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments: Part 1 Convener: Matthew Croughan, KGI, Claremont, CA
Cell culture and microbial platforms for production of monoclonal antibodies and antibody fragments: Part 2 Convener: Matthew Croughan, KGI, Claremont, CA
Valuable products by microbial fermentation Convener: Vasantha Nagarajan, DuPont, Wilmington, DE
Challenges and solutions in large scale industrial fermentation Convener: Flint Harding, Martek Bioscience Corp., Kingstree, NC
Technology transfer Convener: Michael Meagher, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Metabolic Engineering Sessions
Engineering next generation of biofuels Conveners: Stephen B. del Cardayre, LS9, San Carlos, CA and Todd French, Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State, MS
Genomic advances for industrial microorganisms
Calculating and approaching theoretical yield
Genetic approaches to enhancing therapeutic protein production
Engineering tolerance in industrial bioprocesses or engineering solutions to real industrial bioprocesses challenges
Emerging tools for the metabolic engineer
Natural Products Sessions
Microbes and medicine from the sea Convener: Bradley Moore, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine Scripps Inst. of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA
Antibiotic regulation and resistance Conveners: Susan Jensen, Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB and Jerry Wright, McMaster Univ., Hamilton, ON
Biosynthetic enzyme mechanisms and combinational biosynthesis Convener: Jurgen Rohr, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Cryptic pathways and symbionts: Unveiling nature's hidden pathways Convener: Christian Hertweck, Leibniz-Institute for Natural Products Research and Infection Biology, Jena, Germany
Natural products as nutraceuticals: Prospects, biosynthesis and production Conveners: Ross Zirkle, Martek Bio, Boulder, CO and Adam Burja, Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd., Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Natural product biosynthesis in three dimensions Convener: Joseph P. Noel, Howard Hughes Medical Inst. and The Salk Inst. for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA
Marcel Faber Roundtable
Bioenergy: Potential resource or dangerous diversion? (PDF) Organized by: Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera, Univ. of Maryland Biotech. Inst., Rockville, MD and Robert D. Schwartz, Abbott Laboratories (ret.) (previously at Stauffer Chemical Co., Union Carbide Corp., and Exxon Research)
US Federation for Culture Collections
Specialized academic culture collections as resources for industrial development (PDF) Convener: Micah Krichevsky, Bionomics International
International Eukaryotic Industrial Microbiology Symposium
International Eukaryotic Industrial Microbiology Symposium Conveners: Linda Lasure, Lasure and Associates and Scott Baker, PNNL