esmb webinars
The ESMB Webinar Series will be inviting guest speakers from around the globe, to present their work which is linked with the exciting field of Marine Biotechnology. Topics will range from wood-eating animals and their biotechnological potential, to plastic degrading enzymes, microbe-deriving bioactive compounds, aquaculture and biofouling and many many more. We hope this Webinar Series will act as a platform for promoting and further enhancing collaborations while offering a window to new developments and stimulate interesting scientific conversations.
THE WEBINAR IS FREE BUT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER
Procedure for attending the webinar:
1. Please look up the event at the Eventbrite website.
2. Then click the 'Register' button on the site.
3. Fill the registration form and follow further instructions.
4. You will receive a ticket sent as mail to the e-mail address you have provided (order confirmation).
5. At the time of the webinar you click the 'Go to the online event' from the mail received.
6. Please allow time for downloading the webex software for accessing the webinar, if not installed.
Procedure for attending the webinar:
1. Please look up the event at the Eventbrite website.
2. Then click the 'Register' button on the site.
3. Fill the registration form and follow further instructions.
4. You will receive a ticket sent as mail to the e-mail address you have provided (order confirmation).
5. At the time of the webinar you click the 'Go to the online event' from the mail received.
6. Please allow time for downloading the webex software for accessing the webinar, if not installed.
Biography: Prof Simon Cragg is currently exploring mechanisms for digesting woody plant detritus in the marine environment. Marine wood-boring crustaceans and bivalves have an unusual ability to digest the complex of polymers (lignocellulose) that forms wood. Prof Cragg is interested in how these animals achieve the release of sugars from this recalcitrant complex. With collaborators from many disciplines and across the globe Prof Cragg is applying this knowledge to biotechnological transformation of woody substrates; development of novel methods for wood protection; and assessing borer-driven carbon fluxes from mangroves. The interdisciplinary nature of Prof Cragg's work has developed through collaborations with members of the Centre for Enzyme Innovation a the University of Portsmouth (structural biology, transcriptomics, molecular biology), and also with the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products at the University of York (enzymology, biotechnological implications) and the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge (hemicellulose enzymatic breakdown). More on Prof Cragg here.
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