Synthetic Biology approaches and its applications

We will be holding a synthetic biology symposium led by Professor Eriko Takano of The University of Manchester.

This symposium will cover the prospects of synthetic biology and will feature a number of presentations, including those from four faculty members at The University of Manchester.

We hope that all faculty, staff, and students who are interested will join us for this symposium.

Synthetic Biology approaches and its applications (English only)

• Date and times: Friday, November 18, 2022 - 15:00~18:35
• Symposium format: Hybrid (online and in-person)
• Attendance Fee: Free
• Location: 5F, Suntory Memorila Hall (C3 Bldg.), Suita Campus
• Program and How to Apply: http://sangyobio-eng.jpn.org/?p=4554

Program

• 15:00-15:30 Keynote: Ikuro Abe, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, “Unusual Enzyme Reactions in Natural Product Biosynthesis”
• 15:30-15:45 Francesco Del Carratore, Department Chemistry, MIB, The University of Manchester “Computational methods for systems and synthetic biology”
• 15:45-16:05 Sastia Putri, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University “Metabolomics-driven approach for microbial strain improvement”
• 16:05-16:25 Daisuke Kiga, Department of Electrical Engineering and Bioscience, Waseda University “Directed evolution of proteins using engineered genetic codes”
• 16:25-16:45 Andrew Pitt, Department Chemistry, MIB, The University of Manchester “Lipids, proteins and high throughput screening: mass spectrometry for biotechnology”
• 16:45-16:55 Break
• 16:55-17:15 Hiroyasu Onaka, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural & Life Sciences, University of Tokyo “RiPPs: ideal compounds for drug discovery of medium molecular weight compounds”
• 17:15-17:30 Jack Connolly, Department Chemistry, MIB, The University of Manchester “Harnessing intercellular signals to engineer the soil microbiome”
• 17:30-17:50 Shuichi Shimma, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University “Mass Spectrometry Imaging - Application in medical sciences and microbe analysis”
• 17:50-18:05 Erik Hanko, Department Chemistry, MIB, The University of Manchester “Development of novel and optimised biosynthesis pathways by integrating retrosynthesis and rapid prototyping approaches”
• 18:05-18:35 Keynote: Akihiko Kondo, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University “Development of biofoundry platform for rapid construction of microbial cell factories”