{"615607":{"#nid":"615607","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Phd Proposal by April Miguez","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EApril Miguez\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBioE Ph.D. Proposal Presentation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWednesday, January 9\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E, 2019 | 11:30 am\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEBB Room 4029\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvisor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMark Styczynski, Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology - ChBE)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECommittee:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELily Cheung, Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology - ChBE)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeleah Hickman, Ph.D. (Emory University - Biology)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHang Lu, Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology - ChBE)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERonghu Wu,\u0026nbsp;Ph.D. (Georgia Institute of Technology -\u0026nbsp;Chem)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMetabolomics Analysis of Respirofermentative Phenotypes \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome yeasts exhibit a metabolic phenomenon known as the Crabtree effect, which is a poorly-understood behavior characterized by a preference to undergo fermentation in glucose- and oxygen-rich environments. This respirofermentative metabolism has major implications in biotechnological applications and cancer research; therefore, discovering the underlying mechanisms of this phenotype would improve our ability to control cells and aid in the development of therapeutics. The main goal of this proposal is to study the Crabtree effect by evaluating the metabolic responses of yeast to gene deletions involved in fermentative and respiratory metabolism. An in-depth metabolomics analysis considering a breadth of genes in a narrow range of species will be completed first, followed by a second set of experiments focusing on the key genes involved in the CT effect across a wide range of species. Lastly, we will select genes from the previous experiments and assess the impact of deletion of these genes on the metabolism of human cancer cells. With these studies, we intend to evaluate the metabolic mechanisms of the CT effect in yeast and assess its relation to cancer metabolism to ultimately provide a deeper understanding of yeast evolution, innovative metabolic engineering approaches, and improved models for cancer.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Metabolomics Analysis of Respirofermentative Phenotypes "}],"uid":"27707","created_gmt":"2018-12-19 15:12:21","changed_gmt":"2018-12-19 15:12:21","author":"Tatianna Richardson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2019-01-09T11:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2019-01-09T13:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2019-01-09T13:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2019-01-09 16:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2019-01-09 18:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2019-01-09 18:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"102851","name":"Phd proposal"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}