User:Michael A. Speer
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Contact Information
- The best way to reach me is by email: mas853atpsudotedu
- Phone (641) 471 - 4870.
Research Info
I currently live in Iowa, where I work for Cargill doing fermentation research.
Graduate Work
- Development of a Silage Inoculant for Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass.
- Production of heterologous proteins in Lactobacillus plantarum.
- Xylanases
- Ferulic Acid Esterases
- Laccases
- Determination of ideal enzyme secretion levels based on a balance between production and survival
- Optimization of endogenous beneficial enzymes (not regulated under TSCA)
- Development of conditionally active expression/secretion systems for lactobacillus
- Determination of optimal inoculation ratios between two recombinant species
- Development of Aerobic/Anaerobic storage pretreatment strategies
- Production of heterologous proteins in Lactobacillus plantarum.
Please check out our Protocols page for more information on exactly what I do.
Publications
- Expect great things Spring 2011
Teaching
- Taught ASM 221 in Fall 2010
- This is basically a broad engineering course for non-engineers
- Topics included:
- Circuits
- Statics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Fluid Dynamics
- Thermodynamics
- It was a great time
Other Stuff
General Information
- I graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Biological Systems Engineering in 2007.
- I was a PhD student at Penn State University in the Richard Lab.
- I've got a wife and some kids. They're all great.
Hobbies
- Hiking
- Bicycles
- Metalurgy
- Disc Sports (ultimate and frolf)
- Art
- Sailing
- Editing Protocols
Hobbies I used to have, but can't do anymore because I live in Iowa
- Windsurfing
- Skiing (on real mountains)
Useful Websites
Sites for Research
- Richard Lab
- The best sequence editing tool EVER!!!
- The Parts Registry
- Tm Calculator
- RBS Calculator
- Reverse Complement Generator
- NCBI
Other Sites I think are Cool
- Backyard Metal Casting
- Prometheus' Encyclopedia of Divine Knowledge
- State College Disc Sports
- Librivox
- NPR
- Rio Vista Windsurfing Association