Preliminary Program subject to change
15011 Poster Session: Metabolic Engineering & Systems Biology
OverviewSegmented group 15 poster session.
Primary SponsorFood, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division (15)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical 4 - Systems Biology (T4)

Chair

Kenneth F. Reardon
Dep. of Chemical Engineering
Colorado State University
200, Lake St.
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1370
Phone Number: 970-491-6505
Fax Number: 9704917369
Email: reardon@engr.colostate.edu

CoChair

E. Terry Papoutsakis
Professor
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208-3120
Phone Number: 847-491-7455
Email: e-paps@northwestern.edu
Enzyme Assay Microarrays for Biomarker Detection
Dhaval N. Gosalia1, William S. Denney2, Cleo Salisbury3, Jonathan Ellman3 and Scott L. Diamond4, (1)University of Pennsylvania, 1150 Vagelos Labs,3340 Smith Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 1150 Vagelos Labs, 3340 Smith Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (3)University of California at Berkeley, Department of Chemistry, Berkeley, CA 94720-1460, (4)University of Pennsylvania, 1024 Vagelos Research Labs, 3340 Smith Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Analysis of Cell Population Distributions Using Fluorescence Microscopy
Konstantinos Spetsieris, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, Stephanie Portle, Rice University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Houston, TX 77005, Nikos V. Mantzaris, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005 and Kyriacos Zygourakis, Rice University, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, MS-362, P. O. Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892
Genomic Analysis of Hepatic Metabolite Pools
R. Michael Raab1, Matthew S. Wong2 and Gregory Stephanopoulos2, (1)Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, B56-439, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Involvement of Saturated Fatty Acids in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’S Disease
Sachin Patil, Michigan State University, 2527, Engineering Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 and Christina Chan, Michigan State Uiversity, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Immune Activation in Response to Short Interfering Rnas (Sirnas) and Implications for RNA Interference (Rnai) in Mammalian Cells
Joseph A. Gredell, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824 and S. Patrick Walton, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, 3249 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48823
Membrane Descriptions for a Mathematical Model of a Minimal Cell
Mariajose Castellanos1, Sam Lai2, Keiichiro Kushiro2 and Michael L. Shuler2, (1)Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Bldg. ECS Rm 314, Baltimore, MD 21250, (2)Cornell University, 120 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-5201
Genome-Wide Screening for Solvent Tolerance Genes in Clostridium Acetobutylicum
Jacob R. Borden and Eletherios T. Papoutsakis, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 N. Sheridan Rd., Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Construction of a Genetic Toggle Switch for Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production in Escherichia Coli
Thomas B. Causey1, Stephanie Portle2, Ka-Yiu San3, Nikos V. Mantzaris2 and George N. Bennett1, (1)Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, 6100 Main st, Houston, TX 77025, (2)Rice University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Houston, TX 77005, (3)Rice University, 6100 Main st, Houston, TX 77025
Cell Phase Mapping from Cytometry
Alan W. Mahoney, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
Overexpression of Geraniol 10-Hydroxylase and 1-Deoxy-D-Xylulose 5-Phosphate Synthase in Catharanthus Roseus Hairy Roots
Ryan Peacock, Rice University, Bioengineering Department, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, Christie A. Peebles, Rice University, Dept of Bioengineering, MS-142, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, Susan I. Gibson, University of Minnesota, 322 Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics, 1500 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, Jacqueline V. Shanks, Iowa State University, Chemical Engineering Dept., 3031 Sweeney Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 and Ka-Yiu San, Rice University, 6100 Main st, Houston, TX 77025
Improved Parameter Estimation and Accuracy Using the Bootstrap Method
Milind Joshi, Institute of Chemical Process Engineering, Otto-von-Guericke University, Universityplatz 2, Magdeburg, Germany, Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, Physical and Chemical Foundations of Process Engineering, Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical System, Sandtorstrasse 1, Magdeburg, Germany and Andreas Kremling, Systems Biology, Max-Planck-Institute, Sandtorstr. 1, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany
Metabolic Engineering of Artemisia Annua Hairy Roots
Christie A. Peebles, Rice University, Dept of Bioengineering, MS-142, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, David J. Morales, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, MS-142, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892 and Ka-Yiu San, Rice University, 6100 Main st, Houston, TX 77025
Population Distribution Patterns in Cells with Oscillatory Genetic Network Dynamics
Stephanie Portle, Rice University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Houston, TX 77005, Mary L. Harrison, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005, Ka-Yiu San, Bioengineering Department, Rice University, 6100 Main st, Houston, TX 77005, George N. Bennett, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Rice University, 6100 Main st, Houston, TX 77025 and Nikos V. Mantzaris, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005
Identification of Organic Acid Tolerance Genes in E. Coli for Biorefinery Applications
Tanya Warnecke, Michael D. Lynch and Dr. Ryan T. Gill, University of Colorado, ECCH 111 Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309
Challenges of Photoautotrophic Mfa: a Transient Isotopic Labeling Approach
Avantika A. Shastri, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and John A. Morgan, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 304, FRNY, 480 Stadium Mall Dr., West Lafayette, IN 47907
Metabolic Engineering Bacteria for in Vitro Drug Metabolism
Jamie E. Prior1, Uwe Christians2 and Ryan T. Gill1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Drive, Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309, (2)Anethesiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Campus Box B113, Denver, CO
Using Inverse Metabolic Engineering to Restore Antibiotic Sensitivity in a Resistant P. Aeruginosa Isolate
Julie Struble and Ryan T. Gill, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, 1111 Engineering Dr., Campus Box 424, Boulder, CO 80309
An Improved Pca Approach for Microarray Data Analysis
Derrick Rollins1, Dongmei Zhai2 and Ramon Gonzalez2, (1)Iowa State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2114 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230, (2)Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 2114 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2230
Stochastic Simulations of Cell Population Dynamics
Michail Stamatakis and Nikos V. Mantzaris, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005

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