Symposium | Innovative BioProduction Kobe (iBioK)｜Kobe University

13:00: Prof. Akihiko Kondo (Kobe University, Japan)
Bio-production of biobased fuels and chemicals: achievements and perspectives of iBioK
13:40: Prof. James C. Liao (The University of California Los Angeles, USA)
Redesign of metabolism for fuels and chemicals production
14:20: Prof. Ramon Gonzales (Rice University, USA)
Modular Biosynthesis for the Production of Advanced Fuels and Chemicals
15:00: Coffee Break
15:30: Prof. Henk Noorman (DSM Biotechnology center , The Netherlands)
Industrial Bioprocess Development for Pharma, Food, Bio-energy and Bio-materials: Needs and Solutions
16:10: Prof. Volker F. Wendisch　(Universitat Bielefeld, Germany)
Engineering Microbial Cell Factories: flexible feedstock concept and new bioproducts
16:50: Prof. Alexander Steinbuchel (University of Munster, Germany)
Utilization of the unspecificity of polymer synthases for the synthesis of novel and/or unusual polyesters and polyamides
18:00: Welcome reception and Banquet

10:00: Prof. Hal Alper (The University of Texas at Austin, USA)
Metabolic Engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for fuels and chemicals production
10:40: Prof. Ivan Mijakovic (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden)
Production of 3-hydroxy-propanoate in bacterial cell factories: different strategies in Lactobacillus reuteri and Bacillus subtilis
11:20: Prof. Ken-ichi Yoshida (Kobe University, Japan)
How bacteria accumulate poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) -- a lesson from Bradyrhizobium japonicum
11:50: Lunch
13:00: Prof. Scott E. Baker (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory Molecular Analysis Capabilities for Fungal Biology and Bioproduction
13:40: Prof. Masanori Yamasaki (Kobe University, Japan)
Plant Domestication and Breeding: Case Studies in Maize and Rice
14:10: Prof. Chandrashekhar Joshi (Michigan Technological University, USA)
Genetic engineering of plant cell walls for improved bioenergy production
14:50: Coffee Break
15:10: Prof. Thomas Lubberstedt (Iowa State University, USA)
Burning Question: Can Plant Breeding Contribute to Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ?
15:50: Prof. Emilio RodrIguez Cerezo (European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), Spain)
The global situation and perspectives of GM crops for the bio-economy : biofuels and bio-based chemicals