Congratulations to the winners for the 2017 SBFC Student Poster Presentation Awards and thank you to all the students who participated and presented their posters.
Jennifer Nill, University of California-Davis
Mechanistic modelling of enzymatic saccharification of cellulose
The SIMB Diversity Travel Award has been established to promote diversity and to increase the participation of underrepresented minority groups in the Society of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) amongst the graduate students making presentations at any SIMB-sponsored meeting. […]
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in life sciences and materials sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for […]
Brian Foody has been the CEO of Iogen since 1986. He is responsible for Iogen’s strategic and technology direction. Under his leadership, Iogen has been a pioneer in cellulosic ethanol. Brian has contributed greatly to advances in the technology, […]
Dr. Jonathan R. Mielenz received his PhD in Microbiology from University of Illinois C-U. After a UCDavis postdoctoral fellowship, he cloned a thermostable α-amylase for Corn Products, one of the first GRAS GMO food enzymes to be approved and […]
Jolene Babyak is one of the most knowledgeable, firsthand experts on Alcatraz history—where she lived twice as a child.
She is the author of four books, Eyewitness On Alcatraz; Birdman; Breaking The Rock; and […]
The 2017 SBFC Program Chairs, Program Co-Chairs, Organizing Committee, SIMB Officers, Directors, and Staff are looking forward to seeing you next week at the 39th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, […]
The 2016 SBFC Program Chairs, Program Co-‐Chairs, Organizing Committee, SIMB Officers, Directors, and Staff are looking forward to seeing you next week at the 38th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals at the Hilton Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD, USA!
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Charles received a B.S. in Microbiology from the U of Minnesota, an M.S. in Microbiology from the U. of Montana and completed a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Cell Science at the U. of Florida (Gainesville). He […]
LanzaTech, a company founded in New Zealand in 2005, has developed a unique microbial capability that captures and recycles a broad spectrum of gases for fuel production. These robust microbes combined with innovative approaches in bioreactor design and process development […]