Fermentation Biotech Conference - Call for Posters
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The conference on Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology (RAFT II),
will be held in San Diego, November 15 - 18, 1997. Oral presentations have
now been finalized, and we are inviting poster presentations.
If you and/or a colleague are interested in presenting a poster at the
conference, please contact SIM headquarters (info at simhq.org) and request an
abstract form. Please complete and return the form to SIM by September 1,
1997.
Society for Industrial Microbiology
3929 Old Lee Highway, Ste. 92A
Fairfax, VA 22030-2421, U.S.A.
Tel: 703-691-3357
Fax: 703-691-7991
e-mail: info at simhq.org
A listing of topic areas and other general information for the conference
follows:
Sessions and Convenors:
Innovative Methods for Monitoring or Controlling Bioprocesses
Convenors: Bing Miller, Fermtech, and Robert D. Schwartz, Ph.D., Abbott
Laboratories
Micro-gravity Fermentations
Convenor: David Klaus, Ph.D., Aerospace Eng. Sciences, University of Colorado
Strain Development for Improved Fermentation Properties
Convenors: Carol A. Baker Ph.D., Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc., and Alan Berry,
Ph.D., BioTechnical Resources, Inc.
Fermentation Optimization, Control and Process Improvement
Convenors: Amit Vasavada, Ph.D., Kelco, and Konstantin B. Konstantinov,
Ph.D.,
Bayer Corporation.
Metabolic Engineering
Convenors: Scott D. Power, PhD, Genencor International, and Prof. Lonnie O.
Ingram, University of Florida.
Cell Culture
Convenors: Sadettin S. Ozturk, Ph.D., Bayer Corporation, and Geno Gramp,
Ph.D.,
Amgen Corporation.
Conference Chairs:
Justin O. Neway, Ph.D., Vice President, Applications
Aegis Analytical Corp, 3197 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO 80503
Tel & Fax: (303) 440-7561
e-mail: jneway at aegiscorp.com
James C. Liao, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122
Tel: (409) 845-9807. Fax: (409) 845-6446
e-mail: j-liao at tamu.edu
Keynote Speaker: Frederick C. Neidhardt, Ph.D., Acting Vice President for
Research, University of Michigan
Banquet Speaker: Steve C. Mendell, President & CEO, Prizm Pharmaceuticals
Corporation
Advisory Committee:
Barry C. Buckland PhD, Vice-President, Bioprocess R&D, Merck Research
Laboratories
Prof. Arnold Demain, Professor of Industrial Microbiology, Department of
Biology, MIT
Prof. Michael Flickinger, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota
Karl J. Sanford, PhD, Vice President, Technology Division, Genencor
International
Prof. Anthony J. Sinskey, Professor of Microbiology, Department of
Biology, MIT
Conference Deadlines:
Poster abstracts due: Sept. 1
Final program information and poster order: Oct. 1
Programs will be mailed out: Oct. 27
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Justin O. Neway, Ph.D., VP, Applications
Aegis Analytical Corporation
3197 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO 80503-9003
Tel: (303) 440-7561, Fax: (303) 450-4125
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