78 Protein Engineering I: Techniques I

Monday, November 4, 2013: 8:30 AM
Golden Gate 4 (Hilton)
Description:
The focus of this session is to reflect the latest advances in protein engineering and design. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to, (1) development of high throughput screen/selection for protein engineering, (2) development of novel protein engineering methods, (3) protein engineering via directed evolution, (4) successful application of protein engineering methods to solve new/interesting problems and (5) computational protein engineering and design.

Sponsor:
Bioengineering

Chair:
Lydia M. Contreras
Email: lcontrer@che.utexas.edu

Co-Chair:
Amy J. Karlsson
Email: ajkarl@umd.edu


8:30 AM
(78a) Fairytale: A High-Throughput TAL Effector Synthesis Platform
Jing Liang, Ran Chao, Zhanar Abil, Zehua Bao and Huimin Zhao

8:48 AM

9:06 AM
(78c) A Survey of Epistasic Effects in TEM-1 Beta-Lactamase
Courtney Gonzalez, Elad Firnberg and Marc Ostermeier

9:24 AM

9:42 AM

10:00 AM
(78f) High-Throughput Screening of Biological Hydrogen Production
Jamin Koo, Tim Schnabel, Stacey Shiigi and James R. Swartz

10:36 AM
(78h) Evolution of Inteins for Mammalian Cell Expression
Michael J. Coolbaugh and David W. Wood
See more of this Group/Topical: Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Division