Science On Tap: "Teaching" An Old Yeast New Tricks: Improving Beer Flavor And Quality Through Genetically Engineered Brewer's Yeast (Saccharomyces spp.)

Thursday, September 8, 2022
8:00 p.m.
Off Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Science on Tap, co-sponsored by GVSU and SpeakEZ Lounge, is an opportunity for conversation, debate and interaction between scientists and the public while drinking beer. Each month at SpeakEZ, a knowledgeable expert hosts a scientific discussion about current topics in the news such as ebola and the paleo diet. This is a great chance to exercise your academic interests in a casual setting while enjoying great food and adult beverages.

Below is the information for September's Science On Tap:

Title: "Teaching" An Old Yeast New Tricks: Improving Beer Flavor And Quality Through Genetically Engineered Brewer's Yeast (Saccharomyces spp.)

Speaker: Eric Janson, Head Brewer, Odd Side Ales

Event Description:

How do you get one of the oldest and most important domesticated microbes to perform its job even better? Selective breeding? Asking it nicely? No! You just insert some genes from other organisms! Come join us to learn about how modern genetic engineering is improving everyone's favorite fungus and how it's changing brewing for the better.

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This event was added to the calendar by Laura Stroik (stroikl@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 and was last updated on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at 4:06 p.m.