On July 28, Biosciences Principal Deputy Mary Maxon moderated a panel of National Lab and industry speakers who discussed “Advanced Biosciences for Manufacturing: Driving Solutions in Energy, Health and the Environment.” The Capitol Hill event was sponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in conjunction with the U.S. Council on Competitiveness and the House of Representatives Manufacturing Caucus. Over 100 congressional staffers attended the briefing and asked a broad variety of questions, including those focused on what Congress could do to drive biomanufacturing in the U.S. The program and panel presentations (part 1 and part 2) are posted on the House Manufacturing Caucus website, along with information about other caucus events.
JBEI Scientists Explore Novel Enzyme for Aromatic Biofuel Synthesis
In a Scientific Reports (Nature) paper entitled “In vitro characterization of phenylacetate decarboxylase, a novel enzyme catalyzing toluene biosynthesis in an anaerobic microbial community”, researchers at JBEI investigated an enzyme that could enable first-time biochemical production of the widely used octane booster, toluene. Read more on the JBEI website.
Carpooling and Companionship Go Hand in Hand for Stacey Gauny
In the August 8 edition of Berkeley Lab’s Commuter Chronicles Stacey Gauny of the Biological Systems & Engineering Division discussed why she started carpooling from El Sobrante to the Lab more than 20 years ago, and encourages others who have considered carpooling to give it a shot. Stacey, a principal research associate in the Kronenberg Lab, has been a division representative of the Lab’s Carpool Program Focus Group for the Vehicle Access and Alternative Transportation Advisory Group since its initiation last December. Read her story here.
JBEI Participates at “Summer of Synbio”
JBEI collaborated with Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) at the launch of the “summer of synbio” at The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose this past week. The activity was part of the Building with Biology project, a nationwide effort to bring synthetic biologists and the public together at science museums across the US this summer.
JBEI volunteers Leanne Chan, Kosuke Iwai and Phil Gach connected with the public to de-mystify biological engineering and its growing relevance in everyday life. They shared synbio concepts through fun, hands-on learning kits and engaged in two-way conversations about building the future with biology.
National Student Leadership Conference visits JBEI
High School students taking part in National Student Leadership Conference’s Biotechnology program hosted at Laney College visited JBEI for a series of lab tours, bioenergy overviews and career explorations. A total of 164 students visited JBEI during four visits in July and August. Read more on the JBEI website.
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