Steven Burgess

Notes from PlantSynBio19 Day 3 Aug 9, San Jose California – on the final morning of PlantSynBio19, researchers from academia and industry showcased the latest tools and technologies to manipulate plants for commercial production of bio-products Synbio, Ag, and Industry Matt Mattozzi from Conagen provided an industry perspective on the production of food additives (for more see his interview  Plantae). Reliably … Read more

Aug 8, San Jose California – day two of the Plant Synthetic Biology Meeting invited speakers presented work with an emphasis on metabolic engineering and the necessary tool development. Tools Patrick Shi, Director of plant biosystem design at JBEI and assistant professor at UC Davis, presented his group’s work on manipulating metabolism to accumulate co-products in … Read more

Day 1 Plant Synthetic Biology 2019 Aug 7, San Jose, California – the American Society for Plant Biology (ASPB) showcased the latest research into engineering plants to address grand societal challenges on the first day of the inaugural Plant Synthetic Biology meeting. With topics ranging from modifying plants for desalination to reimagining carbon fixation, speakers outlined visions that … Read more