Microbial Consortia and Biofilms Workshop
Abstract
This proposal requests funding for a workshop on Microbial Consortia & Biofilms to be held on the UC-Santa Barbara campus March 16-17, 2017. Funding for the workshop will enable ~ 15-25 academic participants to join in discussion with government researchers about the current state-of-the-art of this field, gaps in knowledge, and opportunities for technology development as applied to areas of research interest for the US Army. Together, participants will brainstorm the development of new tools that interrogate natural systems to direct the assembly of synthetic consortia and biofilms for bioproduction . This meeting will integrate expertise from those currently working in the field with perspective from PIs from different fields (e.g. tissue engineering, materials science) to broaden the range of tools considered. The outcomes of this workshop will be captured in a publication highlighting discussion topics and technology solutions, that will be publicly available to the scientific community.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 07, 2018
- Source ID
- W911NF1710085
Entities
People
- Michelle O Malley
Organizations
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army
- University of California, Santa Barbara