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Welcome to Mike Speer's User Page
Please check out our Protocols page for more information on exactly what I do.
Contact Information
- The best way to reach me is by email: mas853@psu.edu
- Phone (801) 471 - 4870.
Research Info
- Development of a Silage Inoculant for Biological Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass.
- Production of heterologous proteins in Lactobacillus plantarum.
- Xylanases
- Ferulic Acid Esterases
- Laccases
- Determination of ideal enzyme secretion levels based on a balance between production and survival
- Development of conditionally active expression/secretion systems for lactobacillus
- Determination of optimal inoculation ratios between two recombinant species
- Development of Aerobic/Anaerobic storage pretreatment strategies
- Production of heterologous proteins in Lactobacillus plantarum.
General Information
- I graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Biological Systems Engineering in 2007.
- I'm currently a PhD student at Penn State University in the Richard Lab.
- My wife's name is Colleen and we have been married since 2006
Hobbies
- hiking
- cycling
- metalurgy
- Disc Sports
- Art
- Editing Protocols
Hobbies I used to do but can't because Pennsylvania is lame
- Windsurfing
- Skiing (on real mountains)