Session: Microbial Engineering of Microorganisms for Biofuels and Chemicals II (2010 Annual Meeting)

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:

474a

Engineering a Fungal Conversion System for the Novel Production of Alkanes
John Blazeck, University of Texas at Austin; Hal Alper, The University of Texas at Austin

474b

Engineering Production of Fatty Acid Derived Products in Escherichia Coli through Functional Genomics and High Throughput Screening
Brian F. Pfleger, University of Wisconsin Madison

474c

Metabolic Engineering of E.Coli for Increased Production of Novel Fatty Acids
Paul Handke, University of Colorado at Boulder; Sean A. Lynch, University of Colorado at Boulder; Joseph R. Warner, University of Colorado at Boulder; Ryan T. Gill, University of Colorado at Boulder

474d

Engineering of Oleaginous Escherichia Coli for Hydrocarbon Production
Fengming Lin, Tianjin University; Yu Chen, University of Michigan; Ying-jin Yuan, Tianjin University; Xiaoxia (Nina) Lin, University of Michigan

474e

Increasing Product Tolerance through Metabolic Engineering: Short-Chain Fatty Acids
Liam A. Royce, Iowa State University; Matthew Stebbins, Iowa State University; Maria Rodriguez-Moya, Rice University; Erin Boggess, Iowa State University; Julie Dickerson, Iowa State University; Ramon Gonzalez, Rice University; Laura Jarboe, Iowa State University

474f

Microbial Production of High Value-Added Chiral Hydroxyacids
Hsien-Chung Tseng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Catey L. Harwell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kristala L. J. Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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