Applications for this meeting must be submitted by June 20, 2010. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Applications will still be accepted for oversubscribed meetings. However, they will only be considered by the Conference Chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.
Biocatalysis encompasses the use of enzymes or whole cell systems for effecting the conversion of readily available, inexpensive starting materials to high value products. Enzymes frequently display exquisite selectivity, particularly chemo-, enantio- and regioselectivity, making them attractive catalysts for a wide range of chemical transformations. Enzymes also typically operate under mild conditions of pH and temperature leading to the formation of products of high purity. Modern tools of protein discovery and engineering aid the development of novel biocatalysts and their tailor-designed implementation into industrial processes. Consequently, they find wide application in the production of pharmaceutical intermediates, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, novel materials, diagnostics, biofuels and performance chemicals. The Biocatalysis Gordon Conference highlights the best science, technologies and case studies responsible for the understanding, development and incorporation of biocatalysts around the world.
A list of preliminary session topics and speakers is displayed below (discussion leaders are noted in italics). The detailed program is currently being developed by the Conference Chair and will be available by March 11, 2010. Please check back for updates.
- Trends in Biocatalysis
(Jeffrey Moore / David Baker)
- Catalytic Promiscuity
(Romas Kazlauskas / Florian Hollfelder / Joseph P. Noel / Daniel Herschlag / Marco Fraaije)
- Enzyme Discovery and Application
(Stefan Lutz / Donald Hilvert / Michael Breuer / Jürgen Eck / Paul Kamer)
- Engineering: Concepts and Tools
(Jiri Damborsky / Haruyuki Atomi / Henk-Jan Joosten / David Estell)
- Applied Protein Engineering
(David Baker / Dick Janssen / Jiri Damborsky / Chris Savile)
- Biocatalytic Routes to Chiral Amines and Alcohols
(Uwe Bornscheuer / Oliver May / Greg Hughes / Andreas Bommarius)
- Enzymes in Organic Synthesis I
(Hans-Peter Meyer / Carlos Martinez / Mei-Xiang Wang / Jason Micklefield / Kenji Miyamoto)
- Multiple Enzyme Reactions: Cascade Reactions and Pathway Engineering
(Andreas Bommarius / Paul Dalby / Harald Gröger / Byung-Gee Kim)
- Enzymes in Organic Synthesis II
(Oliver May / Wolfgang Kroutil / Stephan Lütz)