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QSB Seminar Series 10/7/16

October 7, 2016 - 8:30pm

QSB Seminar Series 10/7/16

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Matthias Hess, University of California, Davis

Abstract:

Research interests in the Hess Lab center around the multi-scale (from molecule to cell to population to ecosystem) understanding of microbial systems through cultivation-independent as well as cultivation-based techniques. The goal of Dr. Hess and his group is to apply these approaches in complementary and high-throughput fashions to a) understand how microbial systems respond to environmental changes and how they affect their habitats, b) identify microbes and proteins of industrial relevance from complex biological systems and c) contribute to the development of sustainable practices for agriculture, medicine and other industries. Currently his group utilizes a diverse set of Omics techniques (i.e. metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, metaproteomics and metabolomics) to identify new enzymes and natural products from the cow rumen, natural hydrocarbons that seep in the ocean and from photosynthetic consortia collected around the globe. Enzymes and molecules of particular interested include those that have antimicrobial activity, mediate the breakdown of plant material for improved biofuel production, increase animal health, and that mitigate methane emission from agricultural production systems.

Location

Classroom and Office Building 267

Contact Information

Clarissa Nobile
Assistant Professor
School of Natural Sciences, Molecular Cell Biology