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September 25, 2003
Ka-yiu San
Departments of Bioengineering & Chemical Engineering Rice University Houston, TX 77251, USA
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"From Genetic and Pathway Networks to Biosystems Engineering"
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Abstract
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The application of recombinant DNA technology has brought revolutionary changes in a number of areas, including human medicine, production of specialized and commodity chemicals and biochemicals as well as environmental sciences. More recently, the availability of high throughput devices may lead to yet another revolution in our understanding of cell functions in a systematic manner at a whole cell level. This genome-wide analysis may subsequently result in new and better medicine, novel products and more efficient bioprocesses. However, these high throughput devices, which are capable of generating enormous amounts of data, demand new experimental design, data handling and analysis methodologies. In this presentation, I will give a brief review of the historical development of these fields, particularly in the metabolic engineering area, using my research projects as illustrative examples. I will also highlight some of the new challenges and opportunities in the biosystems engineering area.
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Room: 1064 Duncan Hall . Time: 2:30 PM For more information contact: |
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