Welcome to the 31st IUBS General Assembly and Conference on ...

Section 1 Chair: Ed Bayer
1400-1420 Nanqi Ren: Perspective of fermentative hydrogen production for commercialization
1420-1440 Edward Bayer: Bacterial cellulosome for efficient degradation of lignocelluloses
1440-1500 Zhong Wang: Deep metagenome data mining for bioenergy <strong>and</strong> climate changes
1500-1520 Quanyu Zhao: Metabolic flux analysis of hydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum: growth on
glucose-glycerol <strong>and</strong> coculture with Escherichia coli
1520-1540 Zongbao Zhao: Microbial lipids production by oleaginous yeasts
1540-1600 Break
Section 2 Chair: Jian Xu
1600-1620 Jose Olivares: Microalgal biofuels: progress <strong>and</strong> opportunities
1620-1640 Greg Mitchell: Modeling growth of pho<strong>to</strong>syn<strong>the</strong>tic microalgae <strong>and</strong> carbon partitioning between lipid,
protein <strong>and</strong> carbohydrate
1640-1700 Jian Xu: Functional genomics of microalgal oil production
1700-1720 Xinqing Zhao: Harvesting microalgae using bioflocculating agents produced by Solibacillussilvestris
for efficient bioenergy production
1720-1740 Wensheng Qin: Clostridium <strong>the</strong>rmocellum 27405 harbouring increased copy numbers of
β-glucosidase A significantly increases cellulase expression
1400-1750 S-3. Nanobiology
Meeting Room Wuyi
Ting 2, Suzhou
Taihu International
<strong>Conference</strong> Center
Organizer
Xingyu Jiang, Professor, <strong>the</strong> National Center for Nanoscience <strong>and</strong> Technology of China; Email:
xingyujiang@nanoctr.cn
Section 1 Chair: Shutao Wang
1400-1430 Paresh Ch<strong>and</strong>ra Ray: Gold Nanotechnology for Biology
1430-1500 Lianbing Zhang: Biological Uptake Pathway for Cellular Delivery of Nanoma<strong>the</strong>rials
1500-1530 Michael Wilson: Enhancement of <strong>the</strong> effectiveness of light-activated antimicrobial agents by gold
nanoparticles
1530-1600 Xingyu Jiang: Gold nanoparticles activates prodrugs as effective antibiotics against multidrug
-resistant bacteria
1600-1620 Break
Section 2 Chair: Michael Wilson
1620-1650 Huan-Tsung Chang:DNA Functional Gold Nanoparticles for <strong>the</strong> Control of Enzyme Activity
1650-1720 Shutao Wang: Bio-Inspired Adhesive Surface for Cell-Based Cancer Diagnostics
1720-1750 Fu Jiquan: Preparation of Palladium Nanoparticles by Biological Reduction of Cinnamomum
Camphora Leaves
1400-1750 S-4. Gasotransmitters in Biology
Meeting Room Organizers
Wuge Ting, Suzhou 1) Guangdong Yang, Research Assistant Professor, <strong>the</strong> School of Kinesiology, Lakehead University,
Taihu International Canada; Email: gyang@lakeheadu.ca
<strong>Conference</strong> Center 2) Yanxi Pei, Professor, Vice Dean of College of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi,
China; Email: peiyanxi@sxu.edu.cn
Section 1 Chair: Guangdong Yang:
1400-1430 8) Yanxi Pei: Hydrogen sulfide alleviates cadmium <strong>to</strong>xicity in Arabidopsis thaliana
1430-1500 1) Hongzhu Li: Interaction of hydrogen sulfide <strong>and</strong> estrogen on smooth muscle cell proliferation
1500-1530 3) Shaowu Xue: CO2 signaling in Arabidopsis guard cells
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