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Harnessing the Power of Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology to Address Challenges in Energy, Environment, and Health.
The depletion of natural resources and escalating environmental issues pose significant threats to humanity's sustainable future. As we strive to secure adequate, high-quality supplies of food, energy, and water, the challenge of utilizing natural resources sustainably—without degrading or, ideally, improving environmental quality—becomes imperative for us all. The application of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology, enhanced by the latest engineering tools, offers promising strategies to overcome these challenges. This presentation will highlight the achievements and ongoing research in Dr. Yi Wang's lab toward realizing the Nexus of Energy (by harnessing bioenergy from renewable resources), Environment (through waste treatment and resource recovery, and biocontainment of genetically modified microorganisms), and Health (by understanding and controlling the pathogenesis of pathogens affecting humans and agriculture), employing comprehensive metabolic engineering and synthetic biology techniques. Additionally, the presentation will also touch upon future research directions in these areas for Dr. Wang’s newly established program at UC Davis.
