International Symposium/Workshop on Microbial Conversion of Biomass, February 1989, Lahore, Pakistan,

说明：该项目支持美国参加将于1989年2月在巴基斯坦拉合尔举行的关于微生物转化生物质的国际研讨会和讲习班。除了美国和巴基斯坦的科学家之外，预计还有几个第三世界国家的科学家参加。研讨会的目的是向巴基斯坦和第三世界的科学家提供有关这一主题的最新信息，并向他们传授目前的实验技术。该研讨会的目的是帮助确定美国和巴基斯坦感兴趣的具体科学问题，并制定联合研究的大纲，从而找到解决这些问题的办法。所涵盖的主题包括改善木质纤维素分解的生物方法，最佳酶生产，测试生物的遗传操作，改善戊糖发酵成乙醇，生物质甲烷生产，真菌中光质体融合的木质素降解，木质素的微生物降解，油降解生物，利用微生物回收金属，以及气体能源生产的实际方面。预计会议将产生一份研讨会论文集。合作的巴基斯坦科学家Kauser Malik博士在巴基斯坦费萨拉巴德的巴基斯坦农业和生物核研究所工作，他是巴基斯坦生物技术领域最具活力和生产力的研究人员之一。他的研究所（NIAB）有能力组织会议，管理技术会议和论文集的制作。马利克博士和P.I.目前在NSF和AID资助的几个项目上进行合作。两国在此次会议上的合作，以及美国在各个具体领域的良好选择，可能会导致成功的结果。

Description: This project supports U.S. participation in an international symposium and workshop on microbial conversion of biomass to be held in Lahore, Pakistan in February, 1989. In addition to U.S. and Pakistani scientists, participants are expected from several third world countries. The symposium is to provide the Pakistani and third world scientists with the most recent information on the subject, and to impart to them current experimental techniques. The workshop is planned to help identify specific scientific problems of interest to the U.S. and to Pakistan and to develop outlines for joint research leading to their solutions. Topics to be covered include biological means for improving the breakdown of lignocellulose, optimum enzyme production, genetic manipulation of test organisms, improving pentose fermentation to ethanol, methane production from biomass, lignin degredation in fungi by photoplast fusion, microbial degradation of lignin, oil degredation organisms, the recovery of metal by microorganisms, and the practical aspects of gaseous energy production. A workshop proceedings is expected to result from the meeting. Scope: The cooperating Pakistani scientist, Dr. Kauser Malik, at the Pakistan Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology in Faisalabad, Pakistan is one of the most dynamic and productive researchers in Pakistan in the field of biotechnology. His institute (NIAB) is well equipped to organize the meeting and to manage the technical sessions and the proceedings production. Dr. Malik and the P.I. are currently collaborating on several projects funded by NSF and others funded by AID. Their cooperation in this meeting and the good selection of U.S. participants to cover the various specific areas will likely lead to a successful result.