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TimelineSchedule (May 13, 2025 - May 15, 2025)Moderator
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May 13Day 1 (all California time, PT)
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8:15-8:45Welcome tea, coffee, etc. (pick up badges)
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8:45-9Tae Seok Moon and Lucy Stewart - opening & schedule
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9-10:30Session 1 (Aim 1): Discovery/Bioprospectingmoderator 1 = Chris Dupont
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9-9:10OverviewChris Dupont
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9:10-25Deep Sea BioprospectingErin Garza
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9:25-40Metagenomics Reveals a New Environmental Niche for the Common Skin Microbe Cutibacterium AcneRoberto Castillo
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9:40-55Environmental Transformations of Dissolved Carotenoids: A Model for Refractory Marine Dissolved Organic MatterBen Granzow
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9:55-10:10Genome engineering of Pseudomonas putida for conversion of dairy waste to a wide variety of PHA bioplasticsChris Dupont for Trevor Charles
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10:10-30Q&A (20 min as pannel discussion by all speakers)
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10:30-11 Break
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11-12:30Session 2 (Aim 2): Computationmoderator 2 = Alexander Darlington
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11-11:05Computer aided design in engineering biology - overviewChristian Euler/Alexander Darlington
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11:05-15Protein designAlexander Darlington for Anum Glasgow
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11:15-35Dynamic modeling of cellular growth and production for metabolic engineering – dynamic systems modelingAlexander Darlington
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11:35-55Metabolic ModellingChristian Euler
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11:55-12:05Chemical upcycling of plastic via nitric acid process design and simulationJuan Martin Rodao Aicardi
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12:05-30Q&A (25 min as pannel discussion by all speakers)
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12:30-2Lunch (1.5 h)
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2-3:30Session 3 (Aim 3): Systems Engineeringmoderator 3 = Kai Lan & Joshua Pulsipher
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2:00-2:10Session Overview PresentationKai Lan & Joshua Pulsipher
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2:10-2:20Fostering sustanable biomaterials and bioenergy production via sustainablity assessment toolsKai Lan
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2:20-2:30Joshua's presentation TBDJoshua Pulsipher
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2:30-2:40Modelling, intensification and process integration using machine learning and optimization toolsLuiz Ricardez-Sandoval
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2:40-2:50Life cycle sustainability assessment capabilities at the University of ManchesterRosa Cuellar-Franca
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2:50-3:00Aline's presentation TBDRosa Cuellar-France/James Winterburn
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3:00-3:30Q&A, Discussion, and prospective research ideas and projectsAll, along with other members
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3:30-3:45Break
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3:45-5:00Discussion session 1moderators 1-3 & Tae Seok Moon
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All attendees join up to 3 sub-groups while the moderator stays at the same sub-group.
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Each sub-group discussion lasts ~15 min x 3 times
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After 3 sub-group discussions, each moderator reports to all (3-5 min each), followed by the entire group discussion for 15-20 min
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5:00End of Day 1: Free time & networking / potential outing
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May 14Day 2
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9-10:30Session 4 (Aim 4): Plastic upcyclingmoderator 4 = Sunkyu Park
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9-9:10OverviewSunkyu Park
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9:10-20Engineering Non-Model Microbes for Upcycling Plastic WasteTae Seok Moon
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9:20-30Harnessing synthetic biology for sustainable developmentYilan Liu
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9:30-40Microbial valorisation of plastic waste to value-added productsSamantha Bryan by Sunkyu Park
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9:40-50Applications of ionic liquids for biomass processing & biorefiningValerie Ward
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9:50-10Multiphase PHAs for additive manufacturing and other functional applicationsTizazu Mekonnen by Valerie Ward
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10-10:10Fermentable organic acid production from plastic deconstruction in the presence of nitric acidSeong-Min Cho
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10:10-30Q&A (20 min as pannel discussion)
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10:30-11 Break
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11-12:30Session 5 (Aim 5): C1 Waste conversion
moderator 5 = Christian Euler & Myung Hyun Noh
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11-11:20Biocatalytic conversion of C1 gases including CO/CO2 derived from waste plasticsYong Hwan Kim (UNIST)
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11:20-11:40Coupling waste-derived monomer upgrading with CO2 utilization in Cupriavidus necatorChristian Euler (University of Waterloo)
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11:40-12Enhanced itaconic acid production from acetate: Integrating biosensor-guided evolution and kinetic compartmentalization strategiesMyung Hyun Noh (KRICT)
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12-12:10Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of an Acetate-Tolerant E. coli W Strain for Enhanced Acetate-Fed BioproductionMinsun Kim (KRICT)
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12:10-12:30Q&A (20 min as pannel discussion)
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12:30-2Photo and then Lunch (1.5 h)
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2-3:30Session 6 (Aim 6): Biogenic waste valorizationmoderator 6 = Neil Dixon
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2:00-2:20Microbial conversion of lignin to high-value productsTim Bugg (Warwick)
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2:20-2:40Engineering Biology for Sustainable ProductionNeil Dixon (Manchester)
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2:40-3:00Engineering Sustainable Biomanufacturing: From lab to pilot scale and beyondJames Winterburn (Manchester)
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3:00-3:30Q&A (30 min as pannel discussion)
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3:30-3:45Break
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3:45-5:00Discussion session 2moderators 4-6 & Tae Seok Moon
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All attendees join up to 3 sub-groups while the moderator stays at the same sub-group.
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Each sub-group discussion lasts ~15 min x 3 times
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After 3 sub-group discussions, each moderator reports to all (3-5 min each), followed by the entire group discussion for 15-20 min
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5:00End of Day 2: Free time & networking / potential outing
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May 15Day 3
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9-10:30Session 7: Education, outreach, innovation, and Policymoderator 7 = Anna Capria, Jikai Zhao, Reza Zadegan
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9-9:20Success of virtual seminar seriesJikai Zhao
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9:20-40Understanding audiences for successful outreachAnna Capria
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9:40-10Presenting science and self (early career) Wrap up discussion for outreach needs (faculty)Anna Capria/Reza Zadegan
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10-10:30Q&A (30 min as pannel discussion)
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10:30-11 Break
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11-12:30Session 8: Each nation update (15 min each)moderator = Tae Seok Moon
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11-11:15KoreaGyoo Yeol Jung
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11:15-30UKNeil Dixon
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11:30-45CanadaChristian Euler
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11:45-12USATae Seok Moon
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12-12:30Q&A (30 min as pannel discussion)
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12:30End of Day 3: Closing remark by Tae Seok Moon and Lucy Stewart
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