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Enzyme Engineering XXI
An ECI Conference Series
September 18-22, 2011
Vail, Colorado. USA
About This Conference
Conference Overview
The Enzyme Engineering Conferences were initiated in 1971 and have become
a leading international forum for the discussion of new developments
in enzyme technology and biocatalysis, putting an emphasis on emerging
technologies and focusing on both the fundamental and practical aspects.
Opening Keynote
Willem (Pim) Stemmer, chief executive of Amunix, will give the
opening keynote address. He, along with past Enzyme Engineering conference
chair Frances Arnold, received the 2011 Charles Stark Draper
Prize, the nation's top engineering honor, for their joint development
of directed protein evolution that has helped those working in engineering,
chemistry, and biochemistry find more practical and cost effective ways
to development improvements in areas including food ingredients, drugs,
agricultural products, gene delivery systems, laundry aids, and biofuels,
Conference Themes
- Engineered enzymes and pathways for biofuels production
- Novel applications in medicine and biotechnology
- Application of synthetic biology to directed evolution and mutant
library creation
- Protein design and applied aspects
Co-Chairs
Lori Giver, Codexis Corporation
Steve Withers, University of British Columbia
Confirmed Speakers
Mike Lynch, OPXBIO
Jon Stewart, University of Florida
Ikuro Abe, University of Tokyo
Florian Hollfelder, University of Cambridge
Ronald Koder, City College of New York
Vikas Nanda, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – UMDNJ
Wendy Kelly, Georgia Tech
Claes Gustafsson, DNA 2.0
Eric Gaucher, Georgia Tech
Mike Himmel, NREL
Mark Wogulis, Novozymes
Alan Berry, University of Leeds
Nobuhiko Tokuriki, University of British Columbia
Organizing Committee
Ryan Gill (University of Colorado)
Bernard Hauer (University of Stuttgart)
Romas Kazlauskas (University of Minnesota)
Stefan Lutz (Emory University)
Michael Himmel (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Byung Gee Kim (Seoul National University)
Andy Bommarius (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Dick B. Janssen (University of Groningen)
Dan S. Tawfik (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Jeff Moore (Merck, USA)
Joel Kaar (University of Colorado)
Claes Gustafsson (DNA 2.0)
Publication of Abstracts
Abstracts will be published in the conference program book, available
to all participants at the time of the conference.
Enzyme Engineering Award
The Enzyme Engineering Award will be presented in the names of Engineering
Conferences International and the financial sponsor, Genencor. The winner
will present a lecture at the conference.
The award is based on any or all of the following:
- New discoveries, research, process or device development or methodology
relating to scientific or engineering achievements in the area of
enzyme engineering.
- Outstanding contributions of a scientific or engineering nature
in the design, operation or management of facilities, processes or
devices based primarily on enzyme engineering.
- Distinguished service towards the development and growth of enzyme
engineering
See 2011 Award in Enzyme Engineering Request for Nominations
Nomination deadline May 15, 2011.
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