BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:PhD defence M.B.M.J. Kes METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260629T114500 DTEND:20260629T131500 DTSTAMP:20260629T114500 UID:2026/phd-defence-m-b-m-j-kes@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260624T122344 LOCATION:(1st floor) Auditorium, Main building De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:PhD defence M.B.M.J. Kes X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

From transcriptome anal ysis to protein secretion

A behind-the-scenes look at industr ial bacteria reveals bottlenecks to increased protein production

Kes shows how a combination of techniques can be used to figure out how to mod ify the bacterium to produce more proteins, but also shows the potent ial pitfalls of those techniques and how to overcome them.

Kes and her colleagues found several improved bacterial strains that can be used in industry to produce different proteins. Thus, higher yield s can be obtained from the same raw materials.

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A behind-the-scenes look at industrial bacteria revea ls bottlenecks to increased protein production

In the bioindustr y, bacteria are often used to make proteins, for example to produce f ood, make fuel or develop drugs. Molecular biologist Mariah Kes exami ned the bottlenecks in protein production of the bacterium "Bacillus subtilis" and how they can be solved to increase the yield of various industrial proteins and enzymes. Kes shows how a combination of tech niques can be used to figure out how to modify the bacterium to produ ce more proteins, but also shows the potential pitfalls of those tech niques and how to overcome them. Kes and her colleagues found several improved bacterial strains that can be used in industry to produce d ifferent proteins. Thus, higher yields can be obtained from the same raw materials. Learn more about the thesis From transcriptome analysis to protein secretion END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR