Bioengineering Department Seminar - Dr. Nathan Crook

Please join us for the next seminar in the Fall 2026 Bioengineering Seminar Series this Friday, October 9, from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Eastern Time . Speaker: Nathan Crook, PhD Associate Professor Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering North Carolina State University Seminar Title: Engineering Bacteria to Eat Plastics Dr. Crook will discuss efforts to engineer bacteria such as Vibrio natriegens and Escherichia coli to produce plastic-degrading enzymes and use PET-derived monomers as a carbon source. The work aims to accelerate PET biodegradation and enable microbial approaches for plastic bioremediation and upcycling. Please see the attached flyer for the seminar abstract and speaker biography. Microsoft Teams Meeting Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/295297650908141?p=ORH2QUWaqA5pX7PoVj Meeting ID: 295 297 650 908 141 Passcode: yz6zs3E5