C. O. N. F. É. R. E. N. C. E. D r. Josh NEUFELD. Department of Biology. University
of Waterloo. Beyond the black stump of microbial ecology: novel molecular.
C O N F É R E N C E
Dr Josh NEUFELD Department of Biology University of Waterloo
Beyond the black stump of microbial ecology: novel molecular techniques for studying soil communities
LE JEUDI 7 FÉVRIER 2013 À 12 H 15 Pavillon Charles-Eugène-Marchand, salle Hydro-Québec (1210) Although microbial diversity represents a largely unexplored frontier of biological diversity, recent developments in molecular methods have enabled unprecedented access to microbial community composition, including both active and uncultivated microorganisms and also those that represent previously unrecognized phylogenetic diversity. This talk will highlight two studies in my research group that are anticipated to interest scientists at the Université Laval, including a) the development and application of next-generation sequencing methods for studying soil microbial diversity and b) the application of DNA stable-isotope probing with plant-derived substrates in order to retrieve novel glycosyl hydrolases from functional metagenomic libraries. These studies demonstrate the value of large datasets for discovering indicator species and taxonomic novelty, in addition to the retrieval of novel genes encoding enzymes for biofuel and bioproduct applications.
Hôte : Dre Connie Lovejoy Lunch et breuvage seront offerts. Cordiale bienvenue à toutes et à tous! Nous remercions la compagnie ROCHE pour leur généreuse contribution.
Responsables : Dr Robert M. TANGUAY et Roger C. LEVESQUE
[email protected];
[email protected]
