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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Charles Abbas, Ph.D.		Director, Yeast and Renewables Research, ADM Research
Keynote Speaker		*“Recent Progress in the Development of Biocatalysts for Biorefineries”*

Hans Liao, Ph.D.		Director, Metabolic Engineering, OPX Biotechnologies, Inc.
		*“Metabolic Engineering for Products Derived from Malonyl-CoA”*

Lawrence Wackett, Ph.D.		Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota
		*“Enzyme-Based Detection Systems for Toxicants”*

Lorenz Hasler, Ph.D.		Senior Project Evaluation Manager, Global Biological Operations, Lonza AG
		*“Challenges Facing Biotherapeutics”*

Ryan Summers, Ph.D.		Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Center for Bicatalysis and Bioprocessing, The University of Iowa
		*“Genetic Intricacies of Caffeine Degradation in P. putida and Metabolic Engineering of E. coli for Alkylxanthine Production”*

Samuel T. Crowley		Rice Laboratory, Division of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, The University of Iowa
		*“Synthesis of a Membrane Disruptive Glycoprotein for Gene Therapy”*

Carolyn B. Rosenthal		Horswill Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, The University of Iowa
		*“Staphylococcus aureus Hyaluronate Lyase, a Potent Virulence Factor”*

Tatiana V. Mishanina		Kohen Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa
		*“Towards Better Antibiotics: Studies of Alternative Thymidylate Synthase”*

Veronica S. Wills		Wiemer Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa
		*“Approaches to Synthesis of the Stellettins”*