Speakers

21st Annual CBB Conference "Current Topics in Industrial Biotechnology"

October 15-16, 2012
University of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City, IA

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20th Annual CBB Conference Speakers

Ganesh Kishore, Ph.D. CEO, Burill & Company
Keynote Speaker   “The Convergence of Green and White Biotechnology”
     
Simon Charnock, Ph.D.   Managing & Technical Director, Prozomix Limited
    “Perpetual Impact of Genomics on Biocatalyst Discovery and Development”
     
Tom Beardslee, Ph.D.   Sr. Director, Renewable Chemicals, Verdezyne, Inc.
    “Renewable Nylon: Engineering Yeast for the Production of Adipic Acid”
     
Charles Brenner, Ph.D.   Professor, Biochemistry Department, University of Iowa
    “New Steps in NAD Metabolism: Biology, Biotechnology and Potentials for Further Development”
     
Yoshimi Kikuchi, Ph.D.  

Associate General Manager, Ajinomoto

    “Recombinant Protein Expression System of Corynebacterium”
     
Cynthia Darnell  

Department of Microbiology, The University of Iowa

    “Multicellular Development in Myxxococcus xanthus Requires the Putative Fatty Acid Desaturase DES7”
     
Mark D. Ericson  

Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa

    “The Solid Phase Synthesis of Reducibile Polypeptides”
     
Alexander M. Lodge  

Department of Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The University of Iowa

    “Kinetic Evaluation of Dual Binding Human Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors”
     
Heidi A. Schwanz  

Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, The University of Iowa

    “Differential Binding of DNA with Flouroquinolones Affects the Ability of the Fluoroquinolone to Kill Microorganisms”