报告题目：Synthetic photosynthetic Cyanobacteria to produce fine chemicals directly from CO₂

　　报 告 人：张卫文教授

　　报告人单位：天津大学

　　主持人：吕雪峰 研究员

　　报告时间：2014年3月25日（星期二）上午 9:30

　　报告地点：行政办公楼205会议室

　　报告人简介：Dr. Zhang is a Professor of Microbiology and Biochemical Engineering, Head of Laboratory of Synthetic Microbiology in the School of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Tianjin University in China, and adjunct professor in Arizona State University. Prior to joining Tianjin University, Prof. Zhang was an Associate Professor with Biodesign Institute and Affiliate Professor with School of Life Science of Arizona State University for 2007-2011, and a Senior Principal Investigator at Microbiology Department with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for 2002-2007. Dr. Zhang has broad research experience in microbial genetics, physiology and synthetic biology, has authored more than 110 peer-reviewed scientific papers. His recent research focuses on synthetic biology of photosynthetic microorganisms and systems biology of microbial consortia.

　　报告摘要：Photosynthetic Cyanobacteria have attracted significant attention as a “Microbial factory” to produce biofuels and various fine chemicals, mostly due to their abilities to utilize CO₂ and sunlight directly as carbon and energy sources, respectively. We will report our recent progress on engineering cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 to produce 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), 3-Hydroxypropionic acid (3HP) and butanol directly from CO₂, and on strengthening Synechocystis for better tolerances against toxic products.