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George H. McArthur IV, Ph.D. student, Virginia Commonwealth University

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George McArthur IV

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.. –Albert Einstein

Welcome! I'm a second-year doctoral student at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA and a member of Dr. Stephen Fong's Systems Biological Engineering Laboratory in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering. Please feel free to email me.

Research Interests

My research is centered around two areas, microbial metabolic engineering and biochemical process engineering. I am currently working on modifying metabolism in microalgae for the production of valuable chemicals including fuels and drugs. In addition, I am invested in developing foundational synthetic-biology technology and educational material.

Presentations

• Talk/poster - Harvesting cellulose and light to power butanol biosynthesis: A synthetic biology approach to metabolic engineering, iGEM 2007, 3-4 November 2007, MIT, Cambridge, MA
• Poster - Harvesting cellulose and light to power butanol biosynthesis: A synthetic biology approach to metabolic engineering, Institute of Biological Engineering 2008 annual meeting, 6-9 March 2008, Chapel Hill, NC
• Talk - The Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine Team, BioSysBio 2008, 20-22 April 2008, Imperial College London, London, UK
• Poster - A bottom-up approach to synthetic biology education: From iGEM teams to undergraduate curricula, Synthetic Biology 4.0, 10-12 October 2008, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
• Poster - Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a platform for the direct photosynthesis of advanced biofuels, Institute of Biological Engineering 2009 annual meeting, 19-22 March 2009, Santa Clara, CA
• Poster - Chlamydomonas reinhardtii as a photosynthetic cellular chassis and power supply for synthetic biological systems, BioSysBio 2009, 23-25 March 2009, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

Education

• In progress, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University, Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Advised by Stephen Fong
• 2009, M.S., Virginia Commonwealth University, Chemical and Life Science Engineering
• 2008, B.S., University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology Concentration), Minor in Biology
• 2008, B.A., University of Virginia, Music (Composition Concentration)
  • Undergraduate Thesis Portfolio
    • The Development of a First Course in the Fundamentals of Synthetic Biology at the University of Virginia
    • The VGEM Team: A Model for Enhancing Engineering Education
    • A Regulatory Framework for the Constructive Development of Synthetic Biology