The ability to reenergize atmospheric CO2 via photosynthesis will provide numerous opportunities in renewable fuel and chemical production.  Cyanobacteria have emerged as an important new target for this type of biochemical production.  Metabolic engineering has made the integration of new metabolic pathways into photosynthetic organisms possible.  We sought to develop more efficient methods for utilizing cyanobacteria as a viable platform for biochemical production.  Our research focused on two main areas: improving culturing techniques and developing new genetic engineering methods.  Progress in these two key areas is the next step in making large-scale, sustainable production of biochemicals a reality.  The exploration of these new approaches in cyanobacteria will help guide similar endeavors using other organisms and biochemical targets.

Developing cyanobacteria as a flexible platform for biochemical production

247th National Meeting (2014)

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