2017 Plant Metabolic Engineering: "Plant Engineering In The Synthetic Biology Era" Gordon Research Conference
Abstract
Metabolic engineering based on knowledge of plant metabolism has the potential to advance the Navy~s progress towards the goal of in"creasing DoN-wide use of alternative energy sources. Specifically, plant metabolic engineering can generate green production platfor"ms for fuels and feedstocks to replace those derived from oil and gas. Metabolic engineering can also improve the yield of biomass c"rops and other crops, enhance food quality, and help develop new drugs.Synthetic biology can greatly increase this potential, but i""ts concepts and methods are not yet widespread in plant science. In essence, synthetic biology extends the metabolic engineering too""lbox by adopting design concepts such as standardization and modularity, by devising non-natural pathways, products, and control sys""tems, and by exploiting computational simulation andDNA writing. Synthetic biology thus demands much cross-disciplinary exchange. T"he 2017 Plant Metabolic Engineering Gordon Research Conference (GRC) will therefore bring together leading plant and microbial engin"eers, synthetic biologists, computational biochemists, and funding agency scientists. The program will connect synthetic biology and"" engineering inkey sessions on (i) repurposing central carbon pathways, (ii) solving the problem of toxicpathway intermediates, an"d (iii) building or modifying metabolic networks in plants to makebiofuels and bioproducts. Poster sessions will catalyze interaction between junior and senior researchers. Short talks will be selected from poster abstracts. The GRC will be preceded by a Gordon R"esearch Seminar(GRS) where graduate students and postdoctorals present their work. The conference~s collegialatmosphere, deep disc""ussions, and informal gatherings will provide a unique forum for crossdisciplinarynetworking and career development.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 05, 2017
- Source ID
- N000141712470
Entities
People
- Andrew Hanson
Organizations
- Gordon Research Conferences
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy