News Highlights

Biotechnology Gateway

The latest issue of the Biotechnology Gateway takes a look at researchers and important research developments at the BioTechnology Institute. more >>

The power to predict microbial behavior

Computational models help researchers predict how different organisms will work together. more >>

New McKnight Professor named

Claudia Schmidt-Dannert is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor. more >>

Microcompartments can be bioreactors

BTI researchers' efforts to reproduce bacterial protein microcompartments in non-native host cells may improve biocatalytic processes. more >>

Balancing the body's bacterial ecosystems

Michael Sadowsky is part of a team that has developed a 'bacteria transplant' which helps cure infections of the intestinal tract. more >>

New insights into origins of multicellularity

BTI researchers demonstrate how multicellularity can evolve from single-celled organisms. more >>

Fighting super strains of bacteria with heat

Higher heat treatment of solid wastes more effective in fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. more >>

Enzyme testing for food contaminants

BTI researchers develop a test for food adulterants using enzymes. more >>

Programs and Events

Synthetic Ecology Symposium

The BioTechnology Institute hosts the 2nd Synthetic Ecology Symposium on Weds., April 25th. more >>

BTI Undergraduate Fellows

Biotechnology, biofuels, synthetic ecology summer research fellowships for undergraduates at the Biotechnology Institute. more >>

Innovation Investment Program

The BioTechnology Institute (BTI), in partnership with the Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC), supports a program to encourage the development of technologies with significant commercial appeal. more >>

Biotechnology Training Program

Since 1990, the Biotechnology Training Program has provided gifted graduate students with cross-disciplinary courses, collaborative research, industrial and global interactions, ethics training, and specialized retreats and seminars in biotechnology. more >>

Graduate program in Microbial Engineering

The MicE degree meets the demand in biotechnology industries for employees with advanced training in a combination of microbiology, molecular biology, immunology, and chemical engineering. more >>

Course in advanced fermentation

MicE 5355 is offered through the BioTechnology Institute to both students and industry professionals and provides hands-on experience in fermentation as well as an opportunity for both students and professionals to connect and collaborate. more >>