Huimin Zhao
Steven L. Miller Chair in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This award has been established by the Society for Biological Engineering.
The award lecture will be presented to a distinguished biochemical engineer and biotechnologist by the Biochemical Technology Division of the American Chemical Society and by the Food, Pharmaceuticals and Bioengineering Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Society of Biological Engineering.
| TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 6:15 – 6:25 PM EST | Introduction of Awards |
| 6:25 – 6:40 PM EST | June C. Wispelwey Bio Leadership Fellowship Announcement and Brief Remarks from Winner |
| 6:40 – 6:45 PM EST | Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication Announcement |
| 6:45 – 7:15 PM EST |
D.I.C. Wang Award Lecture: Synthetic Biology 2.0: the Dawn of a New Era Huimin Zhao, Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| 7:15 – 8:45 PM EST | Society for Biological Engineering (SBE) Hospitality Suite |
Supported by the AIChE Foundation
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Huimin Zhao, Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Director of NSF AI Institute for Molecule Synthesis (moleculemaker.org), and Editor in Chief of ACS Synthetic Biology will deliver the 2023 Lecture.
Synthetic Biology 2.0: the Dawn of a New Era
Huimin Zhao
Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Synthetic biology is the design of novel or improved biological systems using engineering principles, which has broad applications in medical, chemical, food, and agricultural industries. Thanks to the rapid advances in DNA sequencing and synthesis, genome editing, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML), and laboratory automation in the past two decades, synthetic biology has entered a new phase of exponential growth. In this talk, I will highlight our recent work in the development and application of novel foundational synthetic biology tools. Specifically, I will introduce two related stories. One is focused on development of an AI/ML enabled self-driving biofoundry for next-generation synthetic biology applications. The other is focused on design and creation of artificial photoenzymes capable of catalyzing abiological reactions that are extremely difficult or impossible to achieve by either naturally occurring enzymes or chemical catalysts.
Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication
The Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication winner will also be recognized during the D.I.C. Wang Award session.
The 2023 recipient will be announced soon.