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Technical Program

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June 24, 2024 All Eastern Standard Time (EST)
    Day 1
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Registration + Badge Pick Up 
8:30 AM 8:45 AM Welcome Remarks by Chairs: Corey Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology and Neha Kamat, Northwestern University + Keynote Introduction 
8:45 AM 9:45 AM KEYNOTE: Biosensor-guided regulation of metabolic pathways, Kristala Prather, MIT
9:45 AM 10:15 AM Morning Coffee Break 
10:15 AM 11:45 AM Session 1: Advanced Circuit Design, Session Chairs: Tae Seok Moon & Neha Kamat
10:15 AM 10:45 AM Invited Speaker: New tools for inducible genetic control and in vivo targeted mutation, Johnny Blazeck, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:45 AM 11:15 AM Invited Speaker: Refactoring S. aureus SaeRS to identify anti-virulence compounds, Jeffrey Tabor, Rice University
11:15 AM 11:30 AM Selected Abstract: Synthetic Gene Expression Control Systems in Microorganisms, SangWoo Seo, Seoul National University
11:30 AM 11:45 AM Selected Abstract: Biological Qubit Logic for Advanced Input Economy in Genetic Circuits, Prasaad Milner, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:45 AM 12:45 PM Lunch 
12:45 PM 2:25 PM Session 2: Synthetic Biology Wetware Meets Hardware, Session Chairs: Joff Silberg & Neha Kamat
12:45 PM 1:15 PM Invited Speaker: FIM Based Design of Single-Cell Experiments to Reject Measurement Noise and Rapidly Identify Predictive Gene Expression Models, Brian Munsky, Colorado State University
1:15 PM 1:45 PM Invited Speaker: High-throughput, automated microfluidic electroporation system for bacterial gene delivery, Cullen Buie, MIT
1:45 PM 2:00 PM Selected Abstract: Hybrid Transistors with Transcriptionally Controlled Computation and Plasticity, Benjamin Keitz, The University of Texas at Austin
2:00 PM 2:15 PM Selected Abstract: Constructing the bioware and hardware of bioelectronic interfaces in microbial electrogenetics, Monica Chu, University of Maryland
2:15 PM 2:20 PM Lightning Talk: Probing Gene Expression for Predictive Design of Transcriptional Programs, Yongjoon Yu, Georgia Institute of Technology
2:20 PM 2:25 PM Lightning Talk: Chemical-Dependent Sulfite Reductase Switches for Programming Living Electronic Sensors, Elizabeth Windham, Rice University
2:25 PM 3:55 PM Cocktail Reception and Poster Session 1
     
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June 25, 2024 All Eastern Standard Time (EST)
    Day 2
8:00 AM 12:00 PM Registration + Badge Pick Up 
8:30 AM 8:45 AM Welcome Remarks by Chairs Corey Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology, Neha Kamat, Northwestern University and Evan Flach, Executive Director, AIChE + Keynote Introduction
8:45 AM 9:45 AM KEYNOTE: Engineering Bacteria for Environmental Release, Christopher Voigt, MIT
9:45 AM 10:15 AM Morning Coffee Break 
10:15 AM 11:45 AM Session 3: Synthetic Biology Beyond Canonical Chassis Cells, Session Chairs: James Chappell & Ishita Kumar
10:15 AM 10:45 AM Invited Speaker:Targeted DNA Insertion in Plants by CRISPR-Associated Transposases, Gozde Demirer, California Institute of Technology
10:45 AM 11:15 AM Invited Speaker: Synthetic biology tools development for non-model filamentous fungal organisms, Jordan Baumbach, Army Research Laboratory
11:15 AM 11:30 AM Selected Abstract: Engineering of Acidithiobacillus Ferrooxidans for Enhanced Metal Biomining, Scott Banta, Columbia University
11:30 AM 11:45 AM Selected Abstract: Large-Scale Genome Engineering and Reduction of the Fast-Growing Vibrio Natriegens, Tanya Tschirhart, Naval Research Laboratory
11:45 AM 12:45 PM Lunch Workshop by Beckman Coulter
12:45 PM 2:25 PM Session 4: Modeling and Quantitative Synthetic Biology, Session Chair: Brian Munsky & Chelsa Hu
12:45 PM 1:15 PM Invited Speaker: Optogenetic Feedback Control of Gene Expression in Single Cells, Mary Dunlop, Boston University
1:15 PM 1:45 PM Invited Speaker: Upscaling Engineering of Synthetic Biomachines via Synthetic Cells, Richard Murray, California Institute of Technology
1:45 PM 2:00 PM Selected Abstract: A Simple Method for Controlling Consortia Proportions in Continuous Culture Using Auxotrophic Cross-Feeding, Nicolas Grandel, Rice University
2:00 PM 2:15 PM Selected Abstract: Leveraging High-Throughput Automation and Machine Learning to Multiplex Optogenetic Signals for the Dynamic Control of Biological Networks, Zachary Harmer, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:15 PM 2:20 PM Lightning Talk: A Programmable RNA Antimicrobial Platform for Strain-Selective Killing Using Native mRNA, Kim Wai (Robin) Mo, Rice University
2:20 PM 2:25 PM Lightning Talk: Light-Driven Synchronization of Optogenetic Clocks, Maria Cristina Cannarsa, Sapienza Universita' di Roma
2:25 PM 3:55 PM Afternoon Coffee Break + Poster Session 2
     
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