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  • Monday, May 1st
    10:55 AM – 1:00 PM MDT
    General Biotechnology
    Room: 402
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    11:00 AM – 11:20 AM MDT
    Optimal enzyme composition for soybean processing
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Md Fauzul Kabir (he/him/his) – University of Akron
    Co-Author: Lu-Kwang Ju, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Akron
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    11:20 AM – 11:40 AM MDT
    Integrated bioprocess for the valorization of olive pomace: Production of dietetic structured lipids, FAME, emulsifiers, and phenolic extracts
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Suzana Ferreira-Dias, MSC, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Lisbon, ISA
    Co-Author: Fátima Peres (she/her/hers) – Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
    Co-Author: Cleide M.F. Soares (she/her/hers) – Tiradentes University (UNIT)
    Co-Author: Natália M. Osório (she/her/hers) – Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    11:40 AM – 12:00 PM MDT
    Enrichment of docosahexaenoic acid from fish oil by two step enzyme reactions
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Yejie Cho (she/her/hers) – Korea University
    Co-Author: In-Hwan Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Korea University
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    12:00 PM – 12:20 PM MDT
    Synthesis of flavonoid phosphate derivatives via a coupled biocatalytic system involving ATP regeneration
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Hsin-Ya Tsai, PhD candidate (she/her/hers) – National Taiwan University
    Co-Author: Chen Hsu – National Taiwan University
    Co-Author: Sheng-Dong Chen – National Taiwan University
    Co-Author: Nan-Wei Su – National Taiwan University
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    12:20 PM – 12:40 PM MDT
    Total synthesis of ent-25-hydroxycholesterol and other ent-sterols
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Wenya Lu, PhD (he/him/his) – Avanti Polar Lipids
    Co-Author: Shengrong Li (he/him/his) – Avanti Polar Lipids
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    12:40 PM – 1:00 PM MDT
    Microbes as household cleaning ingredients: Challenges and opportunities
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Alan House, PhD – Novozymes North America Inc.
    Co-Author: Michael Furlan, MSc – Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Co-Author: Tiffany Kwan – Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Co-Author: Stacy Arnold – Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Co-Author: Yaashviny Nair – Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Co-Author: John R. Harp – Novozymes North America, Inc.
    Biotechnology
  • Monday, May 1st
    1:20 PM – 2:20 PM MDT
    Biotechnology 2024 Technical Session Development
    Room: 103
    BiotechnologyCommittee Meeting2024 Planning
  • Monday, May 1st
    2:25 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    Biorenewable Polymers
    Room: 402
    Chair: Richard D. Ashby, PhD – USDA ARS ERRC
    Chair: Eric Cochran, Ph. D – Iowa State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Monday, May 1st
    2:25 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    Biosurfactants - Part I
    Room: 405
    Chair: Douglas G. Hayes, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Chair: George A. Smith, PhD – Sasol
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MDT
    Advanced bio-based polymers with antimicrobial properties
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Masoud Kazem Rostami, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA
    Co-Author: Helen Ngo, PhD – USDA ARS ERRC
    Co-Author: Xuetong Fan – USDA ARS ERRC
    Co-Author: Richard D. Ashby, PhD – USDA ARS ERRC
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Monday, May 1st
    2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MDT
    Sophorolipid surfactants and their emerging role in consumer and I&I cleaning formulations
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Gabriel Ortego (he/him/his) – Sasol Chemicals
    Co-Author: Stephen Ledbetter – Sasol Chemicals
    Co-Author: George A. Smith, PhD – Sasol
    Co-Author: Nelson E. Prieto, PhD (he/him/his) – Sasol Chemicals
    Co-Author: Christian Jones, 3374945064 (he/him/his) – Sasol Chemicals
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    2:50 PM – 3:10 PM MDT
    Next generation manufacturing of biobased polymeric surfactants derived from glycerol and soybean oil
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Baker Kuehl, PhD – SoyLei Innovations
    Co-Author: Michael Forrester – Iowa state university
    Co-Author: Andrew Becker – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Eric Cochran, Ph. D – Iowa State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Monday, May 1st
    2:50 PM – 3:10 PM MDT
    Optimization of essential oil solubilization by sophorolipids through high-throughput research
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Daniel S. Miller (he/him/his) – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Janet McMillan, PhD – Dow
    Co-Author: Caroline Nimako-Boateng – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Michael Cherry – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Dan Ye – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Xiaodong Lu – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Ying O'Connor – Dow
    Co-Author: Sokhomari Suon – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Timothy Young – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Aslin Izmitli (she/her/hers) – Dow
    Co-Author: Beth Johnson – Dow
    Co-Author: Isabelle Van Reeth – Dow
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    3:10 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Cardanol-modified alkyd resins: novel route to make greener coatings
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Sylvain Caillol, PhD – ICGM
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Monday, May 1st
    3:10 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    New insights into kinetics and mechanism of hydrolysis of sophorolipids using LC-MS and NMR spectroscopy
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Amir Mahmoudkhani – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Laurie Kogovsek – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Blake Ott – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Katie Harper – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Chase McAnerney – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Kyle Van Arsdale – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Sara Seacrist – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    3:30 PM – 3:50 PM MDT
    Bio-based azelate polyols and their evaluation in thermoplastic polyurethanes
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Tuan Noor Maznee Tuan Ismail, PhD – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
    Co-Author: Vahid Sendijarevic – Troy Polymers, Inc.
    Co-Author: Ibrahim Sendijarevic – Troy Polymers, Inc.
    Co-Author: Christi M. Schiffman – Troy Polymers, Inc.
    Co-Author: Hoong Seng Soi – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
    Co-Author: Mohd Azmil Mohd Noor – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
    Co-Author: Kosheela Devi Poo Palam – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
    Co-Author: Zainab Idris – Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB)
    Co-Author: Emilia Abd. Malek – University Putra Malaysia
    Co-Author: Norhazlin Zainuddin – University Putra Malaysia
    Co-Author: Aisa Sendijarevic – Troy Polymers, Inc.
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Monday, May 1st
    3:30 PM – 3:50 PM MDT
    Efficient sophorolipid production with dual lipophilic substrates and its application to the upcycling of waste frying oil
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Glen Lelyn Quan, MS – Saraya Co. Ltd.
    Co-Author: Keisuke Igarashi (he/him/his) – Saraya Co., Ltd.
    Co-Author: Akiko Ueda (she/her/hers) – Saraya Co., Ltd.
    Co-Author: Ryu Ishizaki (he/him/his) – Saraya Co., Ltd.
    Co-Author: Michiaki Araki (he/him/his) – Saraya Co., Ltd.
    Co-Author: Yoshihiko Hirata (he/him/his) – Saraya Co., Ltd.
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    3:50 PM – 4:10 PM MDT
    A systematic study of the properties of sophorolipids – alkyl polyglucosides binary mixtures: Towards more sustainable dispersing and emulsifying agents
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Amir Mahmoudkhani – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Kortney Tooker – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Margaret Sargent – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Sergey Kravstov – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Hin Cheong Au Yong – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    Co-Author: Blake Ott – Locus Fermentation Solutions
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    3:50 PM – 4:10 PM MDT
    Development of biobased non-isocyanate polyurethane for industrial applications
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Tao Dong (he/him/his) – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Co-Author: Natalia Butler – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    Co-Author: Jacob Kruger – National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Monday, May 1st
    4:10 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    Are biosurfactants actually surfactants? Thoughts and opportunities concerning microbial glycolipid amphiphiles
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Niki Baccile, PhD (he/him/his) – Sorbonne Université
    Co-Author: Alexandre Poirier – Sorbonne Université
    Co-Author: Chloé Seyrig (she/her/hers) – Sorbonne Université
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Monday, May 1st
    4:10 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    Investigation of next generation biobased leather using cotton plant derived materials
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Marta Vonsul (she/her/hers) – North Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Mohammad Sabzi (he/him/his) – North Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Long Jiang (he/him/his) – North Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Dean C. Webster (he/him/his) – North Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Biotechnology Poster Session
    Room: Hall A
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Activated carbon and deep eutectic solvents for enhancement of lipase activity
    Presenting Author: Khalid M. Abed, MA in Chemical Engineering (he/him/his) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya
    Co-Author: Adeeb Hayyan (he/him/his) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya
    Co-Author: Hanee F. Hizaddin (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya
    Co-Author: Mahar Diana Hamid (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya
    Co-Author: Amal A. M. Elgharbawy (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
    Co-Author: Mohd Ali Hashim (he/him/his) – Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaya
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Concentration of stearidonic acid from ahiflower seed oil via lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis and ethanolysis
    Presenting Author: In-Hwan Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Korea University
    Co-Author: Hui Su Yoon (she/her/hers) – Korea University and Kwangdong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Eutectic solvents and nanocellulose for tuning of enzymatic properties
    Presenting Author: Adeeb Hayyan, PhD Chemical Eng. – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Sharifah Shahira Syed Putra – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Amal A. M. Elgharbawy (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
    Co-Author: Maan Hayyan – Muscat University
    Co-Author: Wan Jefrey Basirun – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Waleed Al Abdulmonem – Qassim University
    Co-Author: Ruqaih S. Alghsham – Qassim University
    Co-Author: Abdullah S.M. Aljohani – Qassim University
    Co-Author: Mohammed Alhaji Mohammed – Universiti Malaya
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Fermentation of physically pretreated wheat bran to improve its nutritional profile
    Presenting Author: Bibek Byanju, MA (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Buddhi lamal – Iowa State University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Growth of the oleaginous fungus Umbelopsis isabellina on blends of glucose and glycerol and their effect on lipid production
    Presenting Author: Panagiotis Dritsas, Biologist, PhD Student (he/him/his) – University of Patras
    Co-Author: George Aggelis – University of Patras
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    High-yield expression of bioactive compounds using bio-infusion technology
    Presenting Author: Emoleila Itoandon – Almon Research Foundation
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Iron-based amorphous alloy as potential support material for the immobilization of Rhizopus niveus
    Presenting Author: Adeeb Hayyan, PhD Chemical Eng. – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Muhammad Alif Azri Mohd Ali – International Islamic University Malaysia
    Co-Author: Amal A. M. Elgharbawy (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
    Co-Author: Mahmoud Zakaria – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Sharifah Shahira Syed Putra – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Waleed Al Abdulmonem – Qassim University
    Co-Author: Abdullah S.M. Aljohani – Qassim University
    Co-Author: Ruqaih S. Alghsham – Qassim University
    Co-Author: Andrew T. H. Yeow – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Wan Jefrey Basirun – Universiti Malaya
    Co-Author: Ahmad GH. Aldaihani (he/him/his) – University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3GH, UK
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    New immobilized biocatalysts for the synthesis of dietary structured licuri oil enriched with caprylic acid
    Presenting Author: Suzana Ferreira-Dias, MSC, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Lisbon, ISA
    Co-Author: Cleide M.F. Soares (she/her/hers) – Tiradentes University (UNIT)
    Co-Author: César A. Rodrigues (he/him/his) – Tiradentes University (UNIT)
    Co-Author: Jorge Gominho (he/him/his) – Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Estudos Florestais Research Center
    Co-Author: Natália M. Osório (she/her/hers) – Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
    Co-Author: Francisco Valero (he/him/his) – School of Engineering, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Preparation and characterization of carbon nanotubes enhanced canola protein isolate (CNT/CPI) bio-adhesive for wood application
    Presenting Author: Emeka Michael Enemuo (he/him/his) – University of Witwatersrand
    Co-Author: EMEKA Michael Enemuo (he/him/his) – university of witwatersrand
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Preparation of 2-ethylhexyl fatty ester from camellia seed oil by Candida rugosa-lipase catalyzed esterification
    Presenting Author: Ahyun Kang, M.S. Candidate (she/her/hers) – Korea University
    Co-Author: In-Hwan Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Korea University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Proximate composition of prairie turnip Pediomelum esculentum of the He Sapa (Black Hills) and Great Plains of Western South Dakota
    Presenting Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Ram Bhattarai – south dakota state university
    Co-Author: Amanda Ruiz – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Christopher Graham – South Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Study on the development of Opuntia dillenii Haw cactus fruit adversity fermentation process
    Presenting Author: Jia-Jen Tsai – Department of Medicinal Botanicals and Foods on Health Applications, Dayeh University, Changhua, Taiwan
    Co-Author: Shu-Wei Chang – Department of Medicinal Botanicals and Foods on Health Applications, Dayeh University, Changhua, Taiwan
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Synthesis of cetyl ricinoleate in a solvent-free system via lipase-catalyzed esterification
    Presenting Author: Dong Min Shin (he/him/his) – Korea University
    Co-Author: In-Hwan Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Korea University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    The combined effect of mild pretreatment and fungal fermentation on the proximate composition of cold-pressed camelina meal
    Presenting Author: Santosh Thapa, MS in Microbiology (he/him/his) – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Mohammad Raihan – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: William Gibbons – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    The development of betanin inks for piezoelectric ink-jet printing for the detection of volatile amines released during fish spoilage
    Presenting Author: Brock Levac – University of Guelph
    Co-Author: Loong-Tak Lim (he/him/his) – University of Guelph
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Toward a predictable bioengineering of lipids – Omics driven acceleration of DBTL cycle
    Presenting Author: Frank Xu, PhD (he/him/his) – DSM Nutrition Products
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Using fermentation techniques to evaluate the composition and nutrient viability of two different sunflower screen samples
    Presenting Author: Santosh Thapa, MS in Microbiology (he/him/his) – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Reagan Schaeffer – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: William Gibbons – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Valorization of nutrient rich liquid waste and soybean hulls by using microbial fermentation
    Presenting Author: Ruchita Bhattarai – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Santosh Thapa, MS in Microbiology (he/him/his) – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: William Gibbons – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyPoster
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    8:25 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    Gene Editing Technologies
    Room: 402
    Chair: Timothy P. Durrett, PhD – Kansas State University
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    8:25 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    New Crops for Oils/Feedstock Engineering
    Room: 403
    Chair: Tim Ulmasov – BioGenerator
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    8:30 AM – 8:50 AM MDT
    CRISPR-mediated precise targeted insertion and its applications in plants
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Feng Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Jitesh Kumar – University of Minnesota
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    8:30 AM – 8:50 AM MDT
    Developing field pennycress into the new oilseed cash cover crop named CoverCress
    Room: 403
    Presenting Author: John Sedbrook – Illinois State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    8:50 AM – 9:10 AM MDT
    Development of synthetic genetic circuits to improve water-use efficiency in sorghum
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Janina Tamborski (she/her/hers) – Stanford University
    Co-Author: Jennifer A N Brophy – Stanford University
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    8:50 AM – 9:10 AM MDT
    Improving camelina oilseed traits by genomics-driven approaches
    Room: 403
    Presenting Author: Chaofu Lu, MS, PhD – Montana State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    9:10 AM – 9:30 AM MDT
    CRISPR-Cas mediated genetic manipulation of lipoxygenase, precursor fatty acids and flavour components in yellow pea
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Pankaj K. Bhowmik, PhD (he/him/his) – National Research Council Canada
    Co-Author: Brittany Polley (she/her/hers) – National Research Council of Canada
    Co-Author: Wei Yan (she/her/hers) – National Research Council of Canada
    Co-Author: Tom Warkentin (he/him/his) – University of Saskatchewan
    Co-Author: Frederic Marsolais (he/him/his) – Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
    Co-Author: Mehmet C. Tulbek, PhD (he/him/his) – Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre
    Co-Author: Mike Nickerson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Saskatchewan
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    9:10 AM – 9:30 AM MDT
    Oilseed feedstock and conversion technology co-optimization for sustainable aviation fuel
    Room: 403
    Presenting Author: Edgar Cahoon, PhD – University of Nebraska
    Co-Author: Chuhua Jia – Washington State University
    Co-Author: Ashok Jangam – Washington State University
    Co-Author: Jim Barret Floyd – Washington State University
    Co-Author: Tara Nazarenus – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Co-Author: Hongfei Lin – Washington State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    9:30 AM – 9:50 AM MDT
    DNA-free editing of two genes to optimize cuticular wax structure in Brassica napus
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Rui Guan, PhD – University of Nebraska-Lincoln/SLU
    Co-Author: Xueyuan Li – Swedish University of Agricutural Sciences
    Co-Author: Lihua Zhu – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Co-Author: Eu Sheng wang – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Co-Author: Frederic Baudouin, PhD – Rothamsted Research, UK
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    9:30 AM – 9:50 AM MDT
    Strategies for increased seed oil in Camelina
    Room: 403
    Presenting Author: Kristi D. Snell, PhD (she/her/hers) – Yield10 Bioscience, Inc.
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    9:50 AM – 10:10 AM MDT
    Metabolic engineering of new very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids with health-promoting properties in oilseed crop
    Room: 403
    Presenting Author: Xiao Qiu, PhD – University of Saskatchewan
    Co-Author: Dauenpen meesapyodsuk – National Research Council of Canada
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    9:50 AM – 10:10 AM MDT
    RNAi and CRISPR-Cas silencing E3-ring ubiquitin ligase AiP2 mitigates proteome rebalancing and enhances soybean seed protein content.
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Eliot M. Herman – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Bo Shen – Corteva Agrisciences
    Co-Author: Monica Schmidt – University of Arizona
    Co-Author: Anthony J. Kinney, DPhil (he/him/his) – Corteva Agriscience
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    10:10 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    Panel discussion
    Room: 402
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    10:10 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    Novel triacylglycerol assembly pathway elucidation and its bioengineering for hydroxy fatty acid accumulation in Physaria fendleri and other oilseeds
    Room: 403
    Presenting Author: Philip D. Bates, PhD – Washington State University
    BiotechnologyIndustrial Oil Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    10:55 AM – 1:00 PM MDT
    Biocatalysis
    Room: 402
    Chair: Lu-Kwang Ju, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Akron
    Chair: Masashi Hosokawa, PhD – Hokkaido University
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    11:00 AM – 11:20 AM MDT
    Identification of novel monocyclic carotenoids in marine bacteria and their bioactivity
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Masashi Hosokawa, PhD – Hokkaido University
    Co-Author: Naoki Takatani – Hokkaido University
    Co-Author: Fumiaki Beppu – Hokkaido University
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    11:20 AM – 11:40 AM MDT
    Current status and challenges in heterogeneous catalysis for enzymatic free fatty acid remediation process of rice bran oil
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Xiaoyang Sun – Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy
    Co-Author: Chunmei Pan – Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy
    Co-Author: Xueqin Gao – Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy
    Co-Author: Jian Zou – Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    11:40 AM – 12:00 PM MDT
    Production of highly concentrated docosahexaenoic acid from tuna oil by a combination method of crystallization and enzyme reaction
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: In-Hwan Kim, PhD (he/him/his) – Korea University
    Co-Author: Mi Soon Park, PhD Candidate (she/her/hers) – Korea University
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    12:00 PM – 12:20 PM MDT
    Effect of fatty acid chain length on the efficiency of the lipase-catalyzed synthesis of alkyl esters in deep eutectic solvents
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Ivan Jachmanian, Sr., Dr (he/him/his) – Facultad De Quimica - UDELAR
    Co-Author: Lorena Maurente (she/her/hers) – Facultad De Quimica - UDELAR
    Co-Author: Nicolas Callejas (he/him/his) – Facultad De Quimica - UDELAR
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    12:20 PM – 12:40 PM MDT
    Enzymatic preparation and purification of sn-1,3 diacylglycerols and their physicochemical properties
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Yong Wang, PhD (he/him/his) – Jinan University
    Co-Author: Yilin Mao (he/him/his) – Jinan University
    Co-Author: Zhen Zhang, PhD (he/him/his) – Jinan University
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    12:40 PM – 1:00 PM MDT
    Novel techniques in enzymatic oil degumming
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Nikita Iltchenko – DSM
    Co-Author: Jesse Beam – DSM
    Co-Author: Ying Zha – DSM
    Biotechnology
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    2:25 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    Biosurfactants - Part II
    Room: 405
    Chair: Douglas G. Hayes, PhD – University of Tennessee
    Chair: George A. Smith, PhD – Sasol
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    2:25 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    Breeding and Processing Biotechnologies for Improved Quality of Food Proteins
    Room: 402
    Chair: Pankaj K. Bhowmik, PhD (he/him/his) – National Research Council Canada
    Chair: Hongbing Fan, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Kentucky
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MDT
    New high-value starch based anionic and cationic emulsifiers using amylose inclusion complexes
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Gordon Selling, PhD – US Department of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service
    Co-Author: William Hay – US Department of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    2:30 PM – 2:50 PM MDT
    Physical and aqueous approaches to produce protein from new pennycress varieties with enhanced properties
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Milagros P. Hojilla-Evangelista, PhD (she/her/hers) – USDA ARS NCAUR Plant Polymer Research
    Co-Author: Roque L. Evangelista, PhD – USDA ARS
    Co-Author: Tim Ulmasov – BioGenerator
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    2:50 PM – 3:10 PM MDT
    Activities of trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors and their relationship in selected soybean germplasm
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Keshun Liu, PhD (he/him/his) – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agric. Research Service
    Co-Author: Mike Woolman (he/him/his) – USDA-ARS
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    3:10 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Hydrogelling properties of microbial glycolipid biosurfactants
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Niki Baccile, PhD (he/him/his) – Sorbonne Université
    Co-Author: Alexandre Poirier – Sorbonne Université
    Co-Author: Ghazi Ben Messaoud (he/him/his) – INRAE
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    3:10 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
    Production of highly soluble and functional hydrolysates from sunflower proteins
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Sara Albe-Slabi, PhD – Groupe Avril
    Co-Author: Sophie Beaubier – LRGP CNRS UMR 7274
    Co-Author: Odile Mesieres – LRGP CNRS UMR 7274
    Co-Author: Marine Bianeis – Groupe Avril
    Co-Author: Olivier Galet – Groupe Avril
    Co-Author: Romain Kapel – LRGP CNRS UMR 7274
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    3:30 PM – 3:50 PM MDT
    Production of highly soluble and functional canola proteins through complexation with whey proteins by alkaline electro-activation
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Shima Momen, PhD (she/her/hers) – Nebraska University
    Co-Author: Mohammed Aider (he/him/his) – Laval University
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    3:30 PM – 3:50 PM MDT
    Sustainable and flexible manufacture of surfactants using enzymes
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Martin Rushworth (he/him/his) – Novozymes
    Co-Author: Yee Hon Seng (he/him/his) – Novozymes
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    3:50 PM – 4:10 PM MDT
    Controlled enzymatic hydrolysis as a tool to improve techno-functional properties of plant-based proteins
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Rada S. Gajadeera, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cargill
    Co-Author: Michael Porter – Cargill Inc
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    3:50 PM – 4:10 PM MDT
    Sustainable formulations for home care applications
    Room: 405
    Presenting Author: Aslin Izmitli (she/her/hers) – Dow
    Co-Author: Kelly Embiscuso – Dow
    Co-Author: Marcos Garcia-Bernadi – Dow Inc.
    Co-Author: Rich Haney – Dow
    Co-Author: Janet McMillan, PhD – Dow
    Co-Author: Daniel S. Miller (he/him/his) – The Dow Chemical Company
    Co-Author: Timothy Young – The Dow Chemical Company
    BiotechnologySurfactants and Detergents
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:10 PM – 4:30 PM MDT
    ISO Technical Committee 34/Subcommittee 16 horizontal methods for molecular biomarker analysis - international standards for molecular biomarker analysis - new work in agricultural biobanking
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Michael Sussman, PhD (he/him/his) – USDA, AMS, L&P, Agricultural Analytics Division
    BiotechnologyProtein and Co-Products
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    4:30 PM – 6:00 PM MDT
    Dedicated Poster Viewing
    Room: Hall A
    PosterAnalyticalBiotechnologyEdible Applications TechnologyProcessing
  • Tuesday, May 2nd
    6:00 PM – 7:30 PM MDT
    Biotechnology Division Dinner
    Room: 111
    BiotechnologyNetworking Event
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    8:25 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    Fermentation
    Room: 402
    Chair: Mahesh B. Khot, PhD – University of Concepcion, Chile
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    8:30 AM – 8:50 AM MDT
    Lipid production of microalgae isolated from the Ionian Sea of Greece
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Panagiotis Dritsas, Biologist, PhD Student (he/him/his) – University of Patras
    Co-Author: Elias Asimakis – University of Patras
    Co-Author: George Tsiamis – University of Patras
    Co-Author: George Aggelis – University of Patras
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    8:50 AM – 9:10 AM MDT
    Solid state fermentation of camelina meal for improved animal feed
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Kristin Boardman (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Xiao Sun (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: Bo Hu (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: David Marks – University of Minnesota
    Co-Author: James Anderson – University of Minnesota
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    9:10 AM – 9:30 AM MDT
    A review: Biowaste from oilseed processing: A solution to mushroom food shortages?
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Reagan Schaeffer – South Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    9:30 AM – 9:50 AM MDT
    Effect of solid-state fermentation using Aureobasidium pullulans and Mucor circinelloides on camelina meal proximate composition and digestibility
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Bishnu Karki – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: ahmad Alhomodi – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Tom Kasiga – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: Mark berhow – USDA-ARS
    Co-Author: Michael brown – South Dakota State University
    Co-Author: William Gibbons – South Dakota State University
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    9:50 AM – 10:10 AM MDT
    Fermentation of physically pretreated corn bran to improve its nutritional profile
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Bibek Byanju, MA (he/him/his) – Iowa State University
    Co-Author: Buddhi lamal – Iowa State University
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    10:10 AM – 10:30 AM MDT
    Technoeconomic assessments for risk identification and scale up of microbial lipid fermentation and recovery process
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Michael B. Johnson, MS (he/him/his) – DSM
    BiotechnologyProcessing
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    10:55 AM – 1:00 PM MDT
    Microbial Lipids for Food
    Room: 402
    Chair: Saeed M. Mirzaee Ghazani, PhD – University Of Guelph
    Chair: Serpil Metin – Cargill
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    11:00 AM – 11:20 AM MDT
    Production and formulation of novel microbial oil in food applications
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Alexandre Chapeaux, PhD (he/him/his) – C16 Biosciences
    Co-Author: Wenqin Tang (she/her/hers) – C16 Biosciences
    Co-Author: Steve Picataggio – C16 Biosciences
    Co-Author: Shara Ticku – C16 Biosciences
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    11:20 AM – 11:40 AM MDT
    Microbial production of medium chain length fatty acids
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Nandita Kohli, PhD – Cargill, Inc.
    Co-Author: Aristos A. Aristidou (he/him/his) – Cargill Inc.
    Co-Author: Cathy Poor – Cargill, Inc.
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    11:40 AM – 12:00 PM MDT
    Microbial co-production of EPA and DHA for fish oil replacement
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Ross Zirkle, PhD – DSM
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    12:00 PM – 12:20 PM MDT
    Exogenous compounds addition in thraustochytrid fermentation and sulfur polymerization of microbial oil to achieve plant-oil like fatty acid profile
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Munish Puri (he/him/his) – Flinders University
    Co-Author: Adarsha Gupta – Flinders University, Australia
    Co-Author: Max Worthington – The University of Sydney, Australia
    Co-Author: Justin Chalker – Flinders University, Australia
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    12:20 PM – 12:40 PM MDT
    Microalgae as green factories of lipids: insights from lipidomic analysis and bioactivity testing
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Natalia Castejon, PhD – University of Vienna
    Co-Author: Marlene Pühringer – University of Vienna
    Co-Author: Evelyn Rampler – University of Vienna
    Co-Author: Doris Marko – University of Vienna
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology
  • Wednesday, May 3rd
    12:40 PM – 1:00 PM MDT
    Effect of ultrasound disruption of the microalga Nannochloropsis sp. on lipid extraction efficiency and lipid quality
    Room: 402
    Presenting Author: Imogen Foubert – KU Leuven
    Co-Author: Esther Mienis – KU Leuven
    Co-Author: Dries Vandamme – Hasselt University
    BiotechnologyEdible Applications Technology