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Microbial Engineering of Microorganisms for Biofuels and Chemicals I


Description:
This session will emphasize metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the conversion of renewable feedstocks to biofuels and chemicals. Emphasis will be given to novel molecular strategies and novel products.

Sponsor:
Sustainable Biorefineries
Co-Sponsor(s):
Bioengineering (15c), Research and New Technology Committee (18j)


Chair:
Rakesh Bajpai
Professor
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Chemical Engineering
131 Rex St., 218E Madison Hall
Lafayette, LA 70504
Phone Number: 337-482-5910
Fax Number: 337-482-1220
Email: bajpair@louisiana.edu

Co-Chair:
Kristala Jones Prather
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone Number: 617-258-8037
Fax Number: 617-258-5042
Email: kljp@mit.edu


Papers:
Directed Evolution of a Highly Efficient Arabinose/Xylose Utilization Pathway in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
Jing Du, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Byoungjin Kim, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Towards Consolidated Bio-Processing: Engineering Saccharomyces Cerevisiae for the Expression and Evaluation of Novel Anaerobic Fungal Cellulases
Michelle A. O'Malley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Chris A. Kaiser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Improving Acetic Acid and Ethanol Resistance of S. Cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) During the Co-Fermentation of Glucose and Xylose
Nathan Mosier, Purdue University; Miroslav Sedlak, Purdue University; Nancy W. Y. Ho, Purdue University
Systematic and Recursive Engineering of E. Coli Using TReMR for Desired Tolerance to Acidic pH
Younghwanjaoon Kim, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER; Joseph Roy Warner, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER; Ryan T. Gill, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
Production of Biofuels Using Genetically Engineered Escherichia Coli
Seunghyun Ryu, Texas Tech University; M. Nazmul Karim, Texas Tech University
High Titer Butanol-Producing Clostridium Beijerinckii Mutant Strain and Its Proteome Analysis
Jingbo Zhao, The Ohio State University; Shang-Tian Yang, The Ohio State University
Exhaustive Screening of 3985 Isogenic Escherichia Coli Mutants for Enhanced Bacterial Hydrogen Production
Toshinari Maeda, Kyushu Institute of Technology; Viviana Sanchez-Torres, Texas A&M University; Thomas K. Wood, Texas A&M University
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