The International Graduate Symposium on Industrial Biotechnology
October 13th-16th, 2019, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
About conference
The International Graduate Symposium on Industrial Biotechnology is to provide a platform for the graduate students in the field of industrial biotechnology to share views and research progresses in industrial biotechnology and strengthen the academic research exchange among universities. More than 10 international universities and about 60 graduate students will attend in this symposium.
The main topics of this conference include
1. Industrial biotechnology: technology developments for microbial & enzyme bioprocesses
2.Bioenergy / Biofuels
First generation: ethanol, lipids, biodiesel
Second generation: ethanol, biodiesel, methane, H2, VFA, lipids
Third generation: lipids and biodiesel from microalgae & oleaginous yeast
3. Synthetic Biology
Synthetic Regulatory Element Engineering
Genetic Circuit Construction and Optimization
Genome and Cell Engineering
Gene Assembly and Editing
Non-natural or Non-native Product Biosynthesis
4. Food engineering
Food technology and characterization
Food ingredients productions
Food and beverage industries
Fermented food products
Food processes engineering
5. Glyco-biotechnology
Glycobiology and Cell Engineering
Carbonhydrate Chemistry and Biomaterials
Carbonhydrate Biosynthesis and Metabolic Engineering
Functional Sugar Biomanufacuturing Process Optimization
6. Upstream and downstream bioprocesses
There is no registration fee for this conference and we can provide the accommodation including hotels and meals for participants. In addition, there is the Graduate Student Oral/Poster competition during the symposium. Finalists receive $500 toward travel expenses to attend the graduate symposium.
Program outline
October 13 (Sun) |
Location |
14:00-18:00 |
Hotel Check-in and Registration |
Scholars Hotel |
18:00-20:00 |
Dinner |
Scholars Hotel |
October 14 (Mon) Maotai Hall, School of Biotechnology |
8:30-9:00 |
Opening session, Welcome address from Jiangnan University |
9:00-10:00 |
Plenary |
10:15-12:00 |
Oral session 1 |
12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30-15:00 |
Oral session 2 |
15:00-15:15 |
Break |
15:15-17:00 |
Oral session 3 |
17:00-18:00 |
Poster Session Lobby, School of Biotechnology |
18:30-20:30 |
Welcome Dinner |
|
October 15 (Tue) Maotai Hall, School of Biotechnology |
8:30-10:30 |
Oral session 4 |
10:30-10:45 |
Break |
10:45-12:00 |
Oral session 5 |
12:00-13:30 |
Lunch |
|
13:30-15:15 |
Oral session 6 |
15:15-15:30 |
Break |
15:30-17:00 |
University Tour |
October 16 (Wed) |
Culture tour |
Contact information
E-mail: biotech-gj@jiangnan.edu.cn
Address: School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University
1800 Lihu Ave., Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
