Webinar 8 June : IGEM 2014 project leader Jake Wintermute

rareconnect.org webinar

Monday 8 June

6pm Paris time

Webinar title :

Synthetic Biology and Microbiome Engineering approaches for Trimethylaminuria (TMAU)

Guest Speaker :

Jake Wintermute, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Paris Descartes University

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Jake is a biologist at the Centre de Recherches Interdisciplinaires in Paris. In the summer of 2014, Jake challenged a team of undergraduates to use genetic engineering to improve human health and well being. The result was "The Smell of Us," a collection of new biotechnologies to control body odors by engineering the bacteria that live on human skin. The team's work was awarded prizes for "Best New Application" and "Best Art and Design" in an international genetic engineering competition can be seen online (http://2014.igem.org/Team:Paris_Bettencourt).

In this webinar, Jake will discuss his group's work-in-progress on TMAU. The primary pathology of TMAU is the appearance of trimethylamine (TMA) in the sweat. Many microbes are capable of metabolically neutralizing TMA, including some that occur naturally on human skin. Genetic modification may enhance this ability, creating microbial products to attenuate the symptoms of TMAU. Jake will discuss his scientific progress and the specific challenges of developing a genetically modified organism for human use.

Link : TMAU project for IGEM 2014 

Webinar will be free and recorded

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