Genomatica: 15 Year Journey (and counting) Conference PresentationMetabolic Engineering ConferenceJune 15, 2014As a founder and CEO, Christophe Schilling has led Genomatica from a developer of metabolic engineering tools to a position of leadership in biotech...
Using Systems Biology for Identification of Novel Metabolic Engineering Targets Conference PresentationMetabolic Engineering ConferenceJune 17, 2014The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is widely used for production of fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and materials. Through metabolic engineering of...
Seventh International Mammalian Synthetic Biology Workshop (mSBW 7.0) May 21-22, 2020Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, UKWe are pleased to announce the Seventh International Mammalian Synthetic Biology Workshop (mSBW 7.0), to be held in Edinburgh, UK on the week of May 21-22, 2020. The mSBW series has grown exponentially in recent years to become a signature worldwide event. This event brings pioneers of synthetic...
Metabolic Engineering 13 July 12-16, 2020Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Honolulu, HIThe Metabolic Engineering Conference is the world-leading conference to share premium developments and achievements in the field.
6th Conference on Constraint-Based Reconstruction and Analysis (COBRA 2020) May 18-20, 2020Sheraton Tel Aviv, IsraelEstablished and new members of the COBRA community are invited to COBRA 2020 to discuss the latest developments in Constraint-Based Reconstruction and Analysis. Supported by: The International Metabolic Engineering Society.
ICBE Asia 2020 - 10th International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering January 7-9, 2020Copthorne Kings Hotel, SingaporeICBE Asia 2020 brings together researchers to advance the understanding and application of molecular biology, biophysical chemistry, metabolic engineering, cellular and tissue engineering, biomaterials and synthetic biology. Submit an Abstract Register Now
Catalyzing Commercialization: Biomanufacturing Platform Generates Plant-Based Products — Including Biopesticides September2019Catalyzing CommercializationPlants produce a variety of rare, specialized metabolites with unique properties that make them ideal for use as flavors, fragrances, food ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals. Despite this potential, however, the practical use...
Improving Bioproduct Synthesis with Cell-Free Systems May 29, 2019Cell-free systems reduce complex interactions by allowing researchers to study the reactions in the cell outside of the cell boundary.
A Chat with Twist Bioscience's Emily Leproust on DNA Synthesis May 30, 2019Twist Bioscience CEO, cofounder, and director Emily Leproust discusses the company's work and the promising future of synthetic biology.
Advancing the Design-Build-Test Cycle for Metabolic Engineering of Yeast Archived Webinar Feb 24, 2016 Metabolic Engineering relies on the Design-Build-Test cycle. This cycle includes technologies like mathematical modeling of metabolism, genome editing and advanced tools for phenotypic...
Metabolic Engineering of Bacteria for Production of Oleochemicals Archived Webinar Dec 16, 2014 This talk describes pathways for producing high-value commodity chemicals derived from fatty-acids and how we have combined synthetic biology and systems biology to improve oleochemical production in...
In Silico Design Tools for Engineering Microbial Biocatalysts Archived Webinar Nov 25, 2014 Choosing from the great variety of computational tools now being utilized in the metabolic engineering field can be challenging. You need a computational tool that is able to account qualitatively...
Cybernetic Approach to Metabolic Modeling Archived Webinar Mar 10, 2011 Cybernetic modeling has evolved for well over two decades. This seminar seeks to: (i) introduce its basic tenets, (ii) expound its relationship to other approaches to modeling metabolism, and (iii)...
More Heat than Light: Opportunities for Extremely Thermophilic Microorganisms and Enzymes in Biofuels Archived Webinar Aug 25, 2010 The recent interest in biofuels has motivated a closer look at microorganisms from extremely high temperature environments, not only for their capacity to deconstruct the carbohydrate content of...
Systems Metabolic Engineering Archived Webinar Apr 22, 2010 As our concerns on global warming and other environmental problems are increasing, there has been much interest in developing sustainable system for the production of chemicals, fuels, and materials...
Industrial Systems Biology Archived Webinar Aug 25, 2009 Cell factories are used extensively to produce many specific molecules used as pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, fuels, materials and food ingredients. Through the use of directed genetic...
Designing Efficient Metabolic Networks for Biofuels Production Archived Webinar Jun 25, 2009 Biotechnological processes depend to a large extent on the productivity of the organisms used. Recent advances in systems biology and bioinformatics have made it possible to rigorously analyze the...
AIChE Journal Highlight: Jay Bailey’s Legacy as an Innovator in Biochemical Engineering December2018Journal HighlightProfessor James (Jay) Bailey is renown as one of the most influential and innovative biochemical engineers of modern times. Bailey, who passed away in 2001, studied chemical engineering at Rice Univ. and received a BA in 1966 and a PhD in 1969, both...
Featured Engage Discussions: November 2018 November 7, 2018There are some great discussions happening on AIChE Engage's
Methane-eating Bacterium Shows Promise as Biocatalyst February 19, 2018A microbe's ability to ingest methane opens the doors for potentially producing various product precursors in an environmentally friendly way.
Profile: Engineering Microbial Chemical Factories February2018ProfileKristala Jones Prather, the Arthur D. Little Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is developing promising strategies for designing and assembling new biosynthetic pathways in engineered microbes. She...
Making Escherichia coli Grow on Methanol Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015The quest for using methanol as a substrate to produce useful metabolites such as commodity chemicals, chemical precursors, biopolymers,...
From Metabolic Engineering to Metabolomics and Back Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Metabolic engineering is a field where the level of a specific metabolite is quite obviously a very important thing, because that metabolite is the...
Tools for Engineering Non-Growth Metabolism Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Stationary phase metabolism that is not carbon-limited is ideal for metabolic engineering. Without cell growth, feedstocks can be efficiently...
Effects of Endocrine Disrupters on Adipose Metabolism and Inflammation Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 9, 2015Contamination of the environment with organic pollutants has emerged as a significant public health concern due to the pervasive nature of these...
A Personal Perspective on Biotechnology's Progress in a Golden Era (and how Jay Bailey saw it all coming) Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 18, 2014Much has changed in biotechnology over the last few decades, but much has remained the same. As a graduate student in Jay Bailey’s research group in...
Using Systems Biology for Identification of Novel Metabolic Engineering Targets Conference PresentationMetabolic Engineering ConferenceJune 17, 2014The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is widely used for production of fuels, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and materials. Through metabolic engineering of...
Genomatica: 15 Year Journey (and counting) Conference PresentationMetabolic Engineering ConferenceJune 15, 2014As a founder and CEO, Christophe Schilling has led Genomatica from a developer of metabolic engineering tools to a position of leadership in biotech...
Enzymatic Recovery of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) From Bukerholderia Cepacia by Pancreatin Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 1, 2012Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of polyesters synthesized by many kinds of bacteria as intracellular carbon and energy storage compounds...
Generating Complex Biological Traits through Combinatorial and Multigenome Expansion of the Sampling Space Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingOctober 30, 2012There are many complex phenotypes/strains that are desirable for practical applications in the context of Cell or Metabolic Engineering . One example...
Study of Mixotrophic and Photoheterotrophic Metabolisms in Cyanothece Sp. ATCC 51142 Via Isotopomer-Assisted Metabolite Analysis Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 10, 2010The unicellular diazotrophic cyanobacterium, Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142 (Cyanothece 51142), is able to grow aerobically in nitrogen-fixing conditions...
Model-Driven Minimization of the B. Subtilis Genome Conference PresentationAIChE Annual MeetingNovember 7, 2010Bacillus subtilis is a gram positive, sporulating bacteria often utilized in industry as a producer of high quality enzymes and proteins [1]. The...