Preliminary Programme / Speakers
10:00: Enzyme evolution for efficient biosynthesis of biofuel and medicine
Prof. Dr. Yan Feng
Distinguished Professor and Vice Dean, School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
10:30: Biomolecular engineering with microbial transglutaminase
Prof. Dr. Noriho Kamiya
Director, Division of Biotechnology, Center for Future Chemistry (CFC), Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan
11:00: Surfing the wave of oxyfunctionalization chemistry by engineering fungal unspecific peroxygenases
Prof. Dr. Miguel Alcalde
Department of Biocatalysis, Institute of Catalysis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain
11:30: Redesign of oxidative enzymes for the biocatalytic valorisation of biomass
Prof. Dr. Marco W. Fraaije
Programme Director MSc Biomolecular Sciences, Molecular Enzymology Group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Abstracts and Short Bios of the speakers