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SUMMARY:Photosynthetic Microbes as Cell Factories for Sustainable Bioproduc
 tion
LOCATION:Biology Building, Room 136
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20193101T000000
UID:2026-04-30-06-36-25@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260430T063625
Description:Photosynthetic microorganisms\, and especially cyanobacteria\, 
 hold great promise as cell factories for sustainable production of bulk an
 d specialty chemicals as well as nutritional compounds.  While these orga
 nisms may be more difficult to work with as “chassis” strains for synt
 hetic biology than certain heterotrophs\, the unique advantages of autotro
 phs in biotechnology applications as well as the scientific importance of 
 improved understanding of photosynthesis warrant the development of these 
 organisms into systems akin to “green E. coli”. The commonly used phot
 osynthetic microbial organisms grow significantly slower than industrially
  relevant heterotrophic microbes. During recent years\, we have identified
  a cyanobacterium that grow as fast as yeast\, while using only light and 
 CO2 as the principal feedstocks. The potentials of such fast-growing organ
 isms as autotrophic cell factories will be discussed.\n\nBiography:\n\nDr.
  Himadri B. Pakrasi is the Myron And Sonya Glassberg/Albert and Blanche Gr
 eensfelder Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Internat
 ional Center from Energy\, Environment and Sustainability at Washington Un
 iversity in St. Louis. 4:00 pm
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