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Date
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Speaker
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Title
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Info
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Sept. 8
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Chris Somerville
UC-Berkeley
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Development of Cellulosic Biofuels
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Sept. 15
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Mike Seibert
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
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Algal Hydrogen Production-Physiology
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Sept. 22
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Robert Zubrin
Pioneer Astronautics
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Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Sept. 29
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James Liao
UCLA
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Metabolic Engineering for Synthesis of Higher-chain Alcohols as Biofuels
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Oct. 6
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Clint Chapple
Purdue University
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Developing a Toolbox for the Modification of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Oct. 7
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Julie Mitchell
UW-Madison
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Using Mathematical Tools to Gain Insight into Binding Specificity in Protein-Protein and Protein-DNA Interactions
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Oct. 13
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Jason Hill
University of Minnesota
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Costs and Benefits of an Expanding Biofuels Industry
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Oct. 13
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Anna Pyle
HHMI
Yale University
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TBA
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RNA Maxi Group
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Oct. 20
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Alexander Steinbuchel
Westfalische Wilhelms-University of Munster, Germany
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Biodiesel-like Fuels Produced by Biotechnology
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Oct. 27
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Debra Mohnen
University of Georgia
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Plant Cell Wall Synthesis: the Challenge for Biofuel and Natural Product Production
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Nov. 3
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Alisha Jarnagin
Innovations Genencor, A Danisco Division
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Biomass to Ethanol: Spotlight on Enzymes
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Nov. 10
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Thomas Binder
Archer Daniels Midland Research
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Diverse Sources of Energy for the Future and Agricultures Role
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Nov. 11
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Anita Hopper
Ohio State University
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TBA
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RNA Maxi Group
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Nov. 17
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Jay Keasling
UC-Berkeley
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Synthetic Biology for Synthetic Chemistry
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Nov. 24
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Roger Brent
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TBA
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Dec. 1
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Tim Elgren
Hamilton College, NY
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Harnessing the Power of an Enzyme: Catalytically Active Biomaterials
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Dec. 8
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John Ralph
UW-Madison
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Overcoming the “Lignin Problem” in Biomass Conversion
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Contemp.
Biochem
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Dec. 9
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Joshua Mendell
Johns Hopkins University
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Regulation and function of microRNAs
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RNA Maxi Group
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Dec. 15
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Tim Donohue
UW-Madison
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Tapping the Genomes of Microbes for biofuels Production
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Contemp.
Biochem
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