Microbes, nanomaterials, biosustainability and experimental evolution: a journey from interdisciplinary to unconventional science
The talk will cover some of the key advances that the Mijakovic has made in recent years in several fields, so expect to hear short stories on diverse topics. We will start with our work on bacterial protein phosphorylation and its physiological role, focusing on biofilm formation. From there we will proceed to interaction of nanomaterials with bacterial cells and biofilms of infectious bacteria, focusing on biomedical applications. Next, we will look into engineering of bacterial cell factories for biosustainability applications, with examples of production of microbial foods and CO2 fixation. Finally, we will discuss our less conventional work on experimental evolution: the possibility of reverse translation ocurring in early evolution.
Short bio
Ivan Mijakovic is Chaired Professor of bacterial Systems Biology at Chalmers University of Technology (CTH) in Gothenburg and Professor at BRIGTH Institute, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen. He is Head of Division of Systems Biology and deputy head of Department of Life Sciences at Chalmers. In his early work, Prof. Mijakovic focused on deciphering the physiological roles of protein phosphorylation in bacterial cell regulation. More recent topics in his group comprise the interface between nanotechnology and life science, engineering microbial cells for bio-sustainability applications, and experimental evolution. Currently, Prof. Mijakovic leads an interdisciplinary team of 30+ scientists, deployed at CTH (main site) and DTU (satellite lab).
Laboratory of the speaker
Mijakovic lab, Chalmers and DTU
Invited by
Marie-Françoise Noirot-Gros
