Lecture: Analysis of Biomass Structure and Processing Using Antibody Probes 

Lecturer: Prof. Michael G. Hahn, University of Georgia, USA 

Time: 2:00 pm, Oct 19, 2015 

Location: Meeting Room 201 of Administration Building 

Introduction of Lecturer: 

Dr. Hahn received a B.S. in chemistry and a B.A. in Independent Studies in 1974 from the University of Oregon and his Ph.D. in biochemistry in 1981 from the University of Colorado. A postdoctoral research associate appointment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in plant pathology followed, after which Dr. Hahn went to the Albert-Ludwigs-Universi？t (Freiburg, Germany) with the support of an Alexander-von-Humboldt stipend. Following another post-doctoral research associate appointment at the Salk Institute (San Diego, CA), Dr. Hahn joined the CCRC in July 1986.  

His laboratory studies the cell biology and biosynthesis of plant cell walls. Plant cell walls play major roles in the biology of plants. Examples of these roles include controlling the growth and shape of plant cells, tissues, organs, and ultimately the entire plant, regulating the movement of nutrients and signals within the apoplast and toward the plasma membrane, serving as the first line of defense against path-ogens and environmental stresses, and acting as a source of signaling molecules important in plant development and defense. Plant cell walls are also the principal component of plant biomass, which has become a focal point in the search for alternative and renewable sources of energy (biofuels).