Clostridium XIV: International Conference on the Genetics, Physiology, and Synthetic Biology of Solvent- and Acid-Forming Clostridia; August 29-31, 2016, Dartmouth College.

1636821 Lynd, Lee R.本提案寻求对梭状芽胞杆菌XIV会议的支持，该会议将于2016年8月29日至31日在新罕布什尔州汉诺威达特茅斯学院的塞耶工程学院主办。梭状芽孢杆菌是一类重要的细菌，用于将植物来源的碳水化合物或气体转化为生物燃料，如乙醇或丁醇和其他有用的化学物质。这次国际会议的范围是汇集世界领先的科学家，年轻的研究人员，工业研究人员和从业者，以及从事溶剂和酸形成梭状菌的基础和应用的研究生，以评估该领域的最新贡献和未来的机会。讨论主题将包括梭状芽孢杆菌的生理和遗传学、合成生物学、代谢工程、原料利用和生态学以及生物加工和工业应用。由于会议的跨学科性质，CBET部门的生物技术和生化工程项目的奖项由分子和细胞生物科学部的系统和合成生物学项目共同资助。

1636821 Lynd, Lee R. This proposal seeks support for the Clostridium XIV Conference that will be hosted by the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire from August 29-31, 2016. Clostridia represent an important class of bacteria that are used for the conversion of either plant-derived carbohydrates or gases into biofuels, such as ethanol or butanol and other useful chemicals.The scope of this international conference is to bring together the world's leading scientists, young investigators, industrial researchers and practitioners, and graduate students working on fundamentals and applications of solvent- and acid-forming Clostridia to assess the latest contributions and future opportunities in this field. Discussion topics will include physiology and genetics of Clostridia, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, feedstock utilization and ecology as well as bioprocessing and industrial applications.Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the Conference, the award by the Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Program of the CBET Division is co-funded by the Systems and Synthetic Biology Program of the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences.