
Building New Metabolic Pathways
Microbes are nothing if not industrious. The metabolic pathways (linked series of chemical reactions) in these tiny organisms lead them to crank out a wide variety of molecules for all sorts of purposes — and that’s what has Mike Freeman’s attention.



Tapping the Talents of Enzymes
BTI researchers are working to discover, understand, and improve our ability to enlist the help of molecules that catalyze life.



Claudia Schmidt-Dannert
BTI Director
schmi232@umn.edu



About BTI
About BTIThe BioTechnology Institute’s (BTI) mission is to advance cross-disciplinary research and innovation at the forefront of biotechnology. BTI supports biotechnology workforce development, facilitates industry interactions, and provides biomanufacturing services...



Bio&Tech Innovation Series: TBD
Speaker TBD
April 6, 2023 | 3:30 p.m., Gortner 239



Boswell Wing
University of Colorado Boulder
April 20, 2023
3:30 PM, Gortner 239



Brian Murphy
University of Illinois Chicago
April 27, 2023 | 3:30 PM | Amundson 151D



Terry Papoutsakis
University of Delaware
April 13, 2023 | 3:30 PM | Gortner 239
Reception to follow



Faculty Research Insight Talks #6
Claudia Schmidt-Dannert and Brett Barney
University of Minnesota
March 30, 2023 | 3:30 p.m. | Gortner 239
Reception to follow



Faculty Research Insight Talk #5
Christine Salomon and Mark Distefano
University of Minnesota
March 16, 2023 | 3:30 p.m. | Amundson 151D



Faculty Research Insight Talks #4
Mike Travisano and Mike Smanski
University of Minnesota
February 16, 2023
3:30 p.m., Gortner 239



Faculty Research Insight Talks #3
Burckhard Seelig and Bo Hu
University of Minnesota
February 9, 2023
3:30 p.m., Gortner 239