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Victor de Lorenzo

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 The environmental microbiome is facing a series of stresses that have passed the tipping point with pertinent examples including microplastic infestation and desertification. What if we could use microbes on an environmental scale to improve the fabric of this microbiome? Prof Victor de Lorenzo proposes that for the problems in which simply relieving the pressure is not enough, large-scale bioremediation solutions should be employed. We discuss the main challenges in scaling these solutions from lab to field, consider the interdisciplinary earth systems approaches needed to overcome them and how we could use science and technology to reimagine the biosphere. 

The environmental microbiome is facing a series of stresses that have passed the tipping point with pertinent examples including microplastic infestation and desertification. What if we could use microbes on an environmental scale to improve the fabric of this microbiome? Prof Victor de Lorenzo proposes that for the problems in which simply relieving the pressure is not enough, large-scale bioremediation solutions should be employed. We discuss the main challenges in scaling these solutions from lab to field, consider the interdisciplinary earth systems approaches needed to overcome them and how we could use science and technology to reimagine the biosphere.

Environmental Medicine with Prof Victor de Lorenzo

In this talk, Dr. Victor de Lorenzo discusses applications of bacteria as whole-cell catalysts for decontamination and bioremediation. Dr. de Lorenzo shows that many bacteria can use pollutants as carbon sources, allowing them to decontaminate dangerous chemicals in the environment. He highlights one example of engineering the bacterium Pseudomonas putida, using a set of standardized tools, to metabolize 1,3-dichloropropene under anaerobic conditions; this project resulted in both enhanced natural capabilities and introduced novel functions to P. putida.http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/cyborg-ization-of-soil-bacteria.htmlSpeaker Biography:Although trained as a chemist, Víctor de Lorenzo is now a Professor of Molecular Environmental Microbiology at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC. His lab uses Pseudomonas putida to recreate and build circuits for the sake of new-to-nature biological activities that will have an environmental impact by interacting with chemical waste. Dr. de Lorenzo is a member of the EMBO Council, the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) and the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM). He was the course director for the EMBO Synthetic Biology in Action Course and the EMBO/EMBL/iBiology online course in Synthetic Biology.

In this talk, Dr. Victor de Lorenzo discusses applications of bacteria as whole-cell catalysts for decontamination and bioremediation. Dr. de Lorenzo shows that many bacteria can use pollutants as carbon sources, allowing them to decontaminate dangerous chemicals in the environment. He highlights one example of engineering the bacterium Pseudomonas putida, using a set of standardized tools, to metabolize 1,3-dichloropropene under anaerobic conditions; this project resulted in both enhanced natural capabilities and introduced novel functions to P. putida. <a href="http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/cyborg-ization-of-soil-bacteria.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/cyborg-ization-of-soil-bacteria.html</a> Speaker Biography: Although trained as a chemist, Víctor de Lorenzo is now a Professor of Molecular Environmental Microbiology at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC. His lab uses Pseudomonas putida to recreate and build circuits for the sake of new-to-nature biological activities that will have an environmental impact by interacting with chemical waste. Dr. de Lorenzo is a member of the EMBO Council, the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) and the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM). He was the course director for the EMBO Synthetic Biology in Action Course and the EMBO/EMBL/iBiology online course in Synthetic Biology.

Synthetic Biology:  Cyborg-ization of bacteria for degradation of pollutants - Victor de Lorenzo

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)/iBiology synthetic biology course is a series of talks about synthetic biology, covering general principles, technical challenges, current research, and ethical issues in synthetic biology research.  This course is based on the EMBO Synthetic Biology in Action Course, which was held at the European Molecular Biology Lab (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany over two weeks in June 2015.  In addition to the faculty lectures, there are five videos created by the graduate student and post-doc course participants where they describe and demonstrate the lab portion of the course.  Dr. Victor de Lorenzo (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología), Dr. Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm (EMBL), Dr. Sarah Goodwin (iBiology), and Dr. Ron Vale (iBiology/UCSF/HHMI) were the course directors for this collaboration, and video production was care of the Photolab team at EMBL (Claudiu Grozea, Marietta Schupp, and Doros Panayi) and iBiology (Eric Kornblum). EMBO funded the production of this course.http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/taking-courses/synthetic-biology-course.htmlSpeaker Biography:Although trained as a chemist, Víctor de Lorenzo is now a Professor of Molecular Environmental Microbiology at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC. His lab uses Pseudomonas putida to recreate and build circuits for the sake of new-to-nature biological activities that will have an environmental impact by interacting with chemical waste. Dr. de Lorenzo is a member of the EMBO Council, the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) and the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM). He was the course director for the EMBO Synthetic Biology in Action Course and the EMBO/EMBL/iBiology online course in Synthetic Biology.

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)/iBiology synthetic biology course is a series of talks about synthetic biology, covering general principles, technical challenges, current research, and ethical issues in synthetic biology research. This course is based on the EMBO Synthetic Biology in Action Course, which was held at the European Molecular Biology Lab (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany over two weeks in June 2015. In addition to the faculty lectures, there are five videos created by the graduate student and post-doc course participants where they describe and demonstrate the lab portion of the course. Dr. Victor de Lorenzo (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología), Dr. Jacqueline Dreyer-Lamm (EMBL), Dr. Sarah Goodwin (iBiology), and Dr. Ron Vale (iBiology/UCSF/HHMI) were the course directors for this collaboration, and video production was care of the Photolab team at EMBL (Claudiu Grozea, Marietta Schupp, and Doros Panayi) and iBiology (Eric Kornblum). EMBO funded the production of this course. <a href="http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/taking-courses/synthetic-biology-course.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.ibiology.org/ibioeducation/taking-courses/synthetic-biology-course.html</a> Speaker Biography: Although trained as a chemist, Víctor de Lorenzo is now a Professor of Molecular Environmental Microbiology at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología-CSIC. His lab uses Pseudomonas putida to recreate and build circuits for the sake of new-to-nature biological activities that will have an environmental impact by interacting with chemical waste. Dr. de Lorenzo is a member of the EMBO Council, the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM) and the European Academy of Microbiology (EAM). He was the course director for the EMBO Synthetic Biology in Action Course and the EMBO/EMBL/iBiology online course in Synthetic Biology.

Synthetic Biology: Overview - Victor de Lorenzo