Interagency Conference on Metabolic Engineering in February 2005

Shelton 0508384本次会议的目的是展示机构间代谢工程工作组（MEWG）如何支持参与机构的任务。 一位机构代表将介绍一位演讲者，介绍代谢工程工作组感兴趣的特定主题。 本次会议的重点将是“产品开发战略”。 五位演讲者将讨论与工业化学品，塑料/聚合物，药物/营养品，食品/种子油和燃料相关的代谢工程。 三位演讲者来自工业界，两位来自学术界。 会议结束时还安排了一次小组会议，与会者和会议发言人之间将进行互动。 会议记录将提供重要信息，使代谢工程的全部潜力得以实现。会议定于2005年2月3日在美国国家科学基金会（NSF）举行。 本次会议产生的信息可能有助于MEWG和NSF生物工程和环境系统（BES）部门的生物化学工程/生物技术（BEB）计划的规划目的，并将被提炼成NSF和MEWG的报告。 本报告将发布在代谢工程网站（http：//www.example.com）上。www.metabolicengineering.gov

Shelton0508384The intent of this Conference is to show how the Interagency Metabolic Engineering Working Group (MEWG) has supported the missions of the participating Agencies. An Agency representative will introduce a Speaker on a particular topic of interest to the Metabolic Engineering Working Group. The emphasis of this Conference will be on "Strategies for Product Development". Five Speakers are scheduled to discuss the Metabolic Engineering associated with Industrial Chemicals, Plastics/Polymers, Pharmaceuticals/Nutraceuticals, Food/Seed Oils, and Fuels. Three Speakers are from Industry and two from Academia. A Panel Session is also scheduled at the end of the Conference and is to be interactive among the Conference Attendees and the Conference Speakers. Proceedings from the Conference will provide important information that will enable the realization of the full potential of Metabolic Engineering. The Conference is scheduled to be held at the National Science Foundation (NSF) on February 3, 2005. Information generated at this Conference may be useful for planning purposes for MEWG and the Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology (BEB) Program in the Bioengineering and Environmental Systems (BES) Division of NSF, and will be distilled into a report for NSF and the MEWG. This report is to be posted on the publicly available Metabolic Engineering Web Site (http://www.metabolicengineering.gov).