Title

Plant synthetic biology: engineering green organisms for a sustainable future

Abstract

Synthetic biology is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field at the interface of biology and engineering, with much-anticipated potential to drive the next industrial revolution through biomanufacturing. While plants and other green (photosynthetic) organisms are the go-to bio-factories for our food, drugs, and materials, synthetic biological bioproduction has left them largely untapped until recently. We are now seeing a rapid increase in global interest and progress in plant synthetic biology. This 2 and 1/2-day conference will feature leading researchers from Japan and the rest of the world (especially the UK and USA), with the aim of establishing a global plant synthetic biology consortium to energize and spearhead the research and innovation in the growing field. 

Organizer

Dr. Naomi Nakayama (Professor, OIST)
Dr. Fyodor Kondrashov (Professor, OIST)
Dr. Hidetoshi Saze (Professor, OIST)
Dr. Keiichi Mochida (Team Director, RIKEN)
Dr. Karen Sarkisyan (Imperial College London)
Dr. Clay Wright (Virginia Tech)

Co-host

• RIKEN

Contact

Please email academic-partnerships@oist.jp if you have any questions.