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BMEBT Seminar Presentation by Dr. Jens K. Plassmeier from MIT

When: Friday, January 30, 2015
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Where: Textiles Building 101E
Description: TOPIC: Synthetic Biology: An overview of the achievements and possibilities of an emerging field
ABSTRACT: During the presentation the concept of Synthetic Biology will be introduced and a short history of this newer discipline will be presented. An overview of the possibilities of Synthetic Biology will be given along with an introduction of important terminology and the iGEM competition. The main part of the presentation will focus on examples that show the successful use of Synthetic Biology. These examples will include the use of synthetic circuits for different projects, the making of a synthetic genome, industrial applications, and interesting iGEM projects. The talk concludes with an outlook of the possibilities that Synthetic Biology holds.



Brief Bio:

Dr. Plassmeier is a Research Scientist in the Department of Biology at MIT with expertise in molecular genetics and synthetic biology. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Bielefeld in Germany under the tutelage of Professor Dr. Albert Puehler, where he studied regulation of propionate metabolism in the industrially useful microorganism, Corynebacterium glutamicum. Dr. Plassmeiers current projects consist of constructing a minimal genome organism using cutting-edge synthetic biology tools. He serves as coordinator for this project and is examining the production of amino acids, biofuels, biopolymers, and other value added products. In addition to supervising day-to-day research laboratory activities, he has served as a consultant for two up-and-coming biotechnology companies in the Cambridge, MA area and most recently served as a judge for the 2014 iGEM competition, held in Boston, MA.
Contact: BMEBT Seminar Series
Topical Areas: Faculty, Students, Graduate, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, Bioengineering, College of Engineering