Student Symposium

The annual CLIB-GC student symposium was successfully established in 2010 as a perfect platform for a get-together of interested students and audience from different backgrounds with renowned scientists from academia and industry. Ever since this symposium was organized by associated students of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Within the framework of this symposium representatives from all three groups (students, renowned scientists, industry) give insights into their work and provide a base for inspiring discussions. Since 2013 the symposium became a joint venture of CLIB graduate cluster and the iGRASP_seed graduate school of Heinrich Heine University.

6th CLIB-GC & iGRASPseed Symposium "From Gene to Protein and Beyond" 2015

organized by Lars Freier (CLIB-GC fellow, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Bio- und Geosciences, IBG-1), Peter Dollinger (iGRASP_seed fellow, HHU, Institute of Molecular Enzymtechnology), Johannes Nolte (CLIB-GC fellow, HHU, Institute of Biochemistry II) and Alexander Minges (iGRASP_seed fellow, HHU, Institute of Plant Biochemistry).

Academic talks:

Speaker	Institution	Title of Talk
Prof. Dr. Johnjoe McFadden	University of Surrey, Department of Microbial and Cellular Science [UK]	From gene to metabolism in the TB bacillus
Prof. Dr. Andreas Kirschning	Leibniz University Hannover, Institute of Organic Chemistry	Learning from Nature – Chemical Synthesis at the Interface to Biology
Prof. Dr. Marco Fraaije	University of Groningen, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [NL]	Redesign of enzymes for industrial applications
Prof. Dr. Jan Van Impe	University of Leuven, Department of Chemical Engineering [B]	Recent trends in optimal experimental design for (bio)chemical processes

Student talks (CLIB-GC & iGRASP_seed)

Speaker	Institution	Title of talk
Markus Dick	Heinrich Heine University, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, iGRASP_seed member	Tailoring stability of acetaldehyde dependent aldolases
Daniel Mulnaes	Heinrich Heine University, Institute of Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Molecular Bioinformatics, CLIB-GC member	TopModel, a multi-template meta-approach to homology modeling

Industry talks

Speaker	Institution	Title of talk
Dr. Michael Breuer	BASF, Ludwigshafen, White Biotechnology Research	Industrial biocatalysis at BASF – Where chemistry and biotech meet

5th CLIB-GC & iGRASPseed Symposium "From Gene to Protein and Beyond" 2014

organized by Markus Dick (iGRASP_seed fellow, HHU, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry), Andreas Klein (CLIB-GC fellow, HHU, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry), Marius Terfrüchte (CLIB-GC fellow, HHU, Institute of Microbiology) and Maren Thomaier (iGRASP_seed fellow, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of Complex Systems ICS-6 Structural Biology).

Academic talks:

Speaker	Institution	Title of Talk
Prof. Dr. Robert Hancock	University of British Columbia, Department of Microbiology and Immunology [Canada]	Complex adaptations in bacteria - lifestyle changes associated with biofilms, swarming and stress
Prof. Dr. Bauke Dijkstra	University of Groningen, Laboratory of Biophysical Chemistry [NL]	Lipids and beyond: Structural enzymology of steroid dehydrogenation
Prof. Dr. Manfred Retz	Philipps-University Marburg Chemistry Department	Directed evolution of stereoselective enzymes: A prolific source of catalysts for asymmetric reactions
Prof. Dr. Alfred Pühler	University of Bielefeld Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec)	Omics-dependent analysis of the biosynthesis of the drug acarbose produced by Actinoplanes sp. SE50/110

Student talks (CLIB-GC & iGRASP_seed)

Speaker	Institution	Title of talk
Alexander Minges	Heinrich Heine University, Institute of Biochemical Plant Physiology, iGRASP_seed member	Crystal Structure of pyruvate phosphate dikinase (PPDK) from Flaveria trinervia, a key enzyme in C4 photosynthesis
Pia Skorczinski	Heinrich Heine University, Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, CLIB-GC member	Systematic mutational analysis of lipase secretion in Bacillus subtilis

Industry talks

Speaker	Institution	Title of talk
Dr. Thorsten Eggert	evocatal GmbH	Biocatalysis - from lab scale to industrial processes
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Maurer	AB Enzymes GmbH	From enzyme development to genome based strain development: What comes next?

4th CLIB-GC & iGRASPseed Symposium "From Gene to Protein and Beyond" 2013

organized by Dragutin Antovic (iGRASP_seed fellow, HHU, Institute of Organic Chemistry), Parveen Sarkari (CLIB-GC fellow, HHU, Institute of Microbiology), Sanel Suljic (CLIB-GC fellow, HHU, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry) and Dhana Thomy (iGRASP_seed fellow, HHU, Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Biotechnology).

Academic talks:

Speaker	Institution	Title of Talk
Prof. Dr. Diethard Mattanovich	BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Institute for Applied Microbiology [A]	Engineering by design: Systems Biology based development of the Pichia pastoris protein production platform
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Julia Bandow	Ruhr University Bochum, Microbial Antibiotic Research	A system-based approach to antibacterial targets and modes of action
Dr. Gavin Wright	Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Cambridge, Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory [UK]	Systematic extracellular protein interaction screens reveals key targets in the pathogenesis of malaria
Prof. Dr. Kurt Faber	University of Graz, Department of Chemistry, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry [A]	Asymmetric Bioreduction of Alkenes: Single- & Two-Enzyme Systems

Student talks (CLIB-GC & iGRASP_seed)

Speaker	Institution	Title of talk
Dennis Della Corte	Forschungszentrum Jülich,Institute of Complex Systems ICS-6 Structural Biology, iGRASP_seed member	Finding the perfect structure, a multidimensional optimization process
Sebastian Schulz	Heinrich Heine University, Institute of Biochemistry, CLIB-GC member	Grapefruit Flavour by Biocatalysis: P450 ADH Enzyme Cascades Towards (+)-Nootkatone

Industry talks

Speaker	Institution	Title of talk
Dr. Ramona Wahl	Novartis Pharma AG	Novartis Biologics

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