Themes
Synthetic biology
The tools and approaches of synthetic biology enable interrogation and engineering of microbial and mammalian systems across scales: from the molecular (nucleic acids, proteins, lipids) to the network (regulation, metabolic pathways) to multicellular systems (tissues, biofilms, microbiomes). This theme will highlight work across scales and applications from human health to sustainability.
Organizers
Vatsan Raman
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Danielle Tullman–Ercek
Northwestern University
Symposia
Sunday, April 13
Synthetic biology for human health
- Programming cellular sensors with genetic control systems
Laura Segatori, Rice University - Engineering high-precision, dynamic genetic control systems for cellular reprogramming
Katie Galloway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Phage-based approaches to eliminate or alter bacteria within complex microbial communities
Mark Mimee, University of Chicago - TBD
Joshua Leonard, Northwestern University
Monday, April 14
Synthetic biology for environmental health
- The devil is in the (molecular) details: Engineering bacterial microcompartment assembly for applications in medicine, materials, and sustainable chemical production
Danielle Tullman–Ercek, Northwestern University - TBD
James Carothers, University of Washington - Manipulating soil microbes to improve plant drought tolerance
Jennifer Brophy, Stanford University - Evolution of the minimal cell
Jay Lennon, Indiana University
Tuesday, April 15
Synthetic biology enabling technologies
- High-throughput approaches to understand and engineer bacteriophages
Vatsan Raman, University of Wisconsin–Madison - Engineering bacteria to grow into macroscopic living materials with tailored properties
Caroline Ajo–Franklin, Rice University - Bioengineering with synthetic cells
Kate Adamala, University of Minnesota - Measuring protein ensemble features to design conformation-shifting proteins
Anum Glasgow, Columbia University
Other sessions
These sessions and activities will also be of interest. See the full program schedule for details on these and the rest of the ASBMB Annual Meeting.
Featured speakers
- Persistence and serendipity in science: a poker analogy
Melissa J. Moore, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Novel GABA aminotransferase and ornithine aminotransferase inactivators as potential new treatments for epilepsy, pain and hepatocellular carcinoma
Richard Silverman, Northwestern University - Phase separation in cells: Insights from biophysical computations
Rohit V. Pappu, Washington University in St. Louis
Meetups
- Computational biology, predictive technology and AI
- Drug discovery and pharmacology
- Industry scientists and industry interest
- Plant biology and natural products
- Synthetic biology
Interest group sessions
- Molecular engineering
- Protein design, expression and production for drug discovery: Industry perspectives
Workshops
- Advocacy town hall
- Four interpretable machine learning techniques to immediately accelerate your biological research
Poster sessions
- Computational biology, predictive technology and AI
- Drug discovery and pharmacology
- Plant biology and natural products
- Synthetic biology
Events
- ASBMB welcome address
- Career and education fair
- Emerging investigator seminar
- Undergraduate poster competition
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