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QUT Institute for Future Environments episodes

  • Tools for synthetic pathway expression and engineering in Pichia pastoris - Professor Toni Glieder (Graz University of Technology)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture recorded on 28 June 2019.

    Pichia pastoris, one of the most commonly used eukaryotic expression hosts, was reassigned to the genus Komagataella in 1995 and divided into the three species: Komagataella phaffii, K. pastoris and K. pseudopastoris. Most biotechnological applications for protein expression employ the species K. phaffii. Innovative concepts for the K. phaffii genome and expression cassette engineering enable improved protein expression and extend the fields of application for this non-conventional yeast. In particular, great potential can be seen in synthetic pathway expression and biological manufacturing of chemicals, where the lack of tools for engineering have so far limited the range of possible applications. Recent advances in this field now offer new opportunities for efficient expression of multiple genes by simple molecular engineering and balanced co-expression to optimise product yields and compositions.


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    55 min
  • Novel prototyping methods for emerging contexts - Dr Scott Davidoff (Mission Operations, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded at QUT on 17 July 2019.

    Dr Scott Davidoff from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab discusses virtual reality (VR), artificial reality (AR), data science, and other discoveries and technologies of the digital age, and how these achievements can be used with prototyping techniques to overcome obstacles and become a force multiplier for research.

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    51 min
  • Data for the planet: driving solutions for resilient cities, disaster risk reduction and infectious diseases - Dr Simon Hodson (Executive Director, CODATA)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 7 June 2019 at QUT.

    The digital revolution offers opportunities for science to discover unsuspected patterns and relationships in nature and society, on scales from the nanoscale to the cosmic, from local health systems to global sustainability. Access to global data has created the potential for scientific disciplines to achieve more holistic understanding of the complexity that underlies human challenges by exposing their deep structure through the integration of data across relevant disciplines.

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    43 min
  • The mineral supply of ‘smart cities’: resourcing a more sustainable techno-urban transition - Professor Saleem Ali (Member, UN International Resource Panel and Professor at University of Delaware)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 9 July 2019 at QUT.

    As urbanisation increases around the world, there’s a growing push to create smarter cities through the implementation of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things. Smart cities have the potential to use resources more efficiently, but they also require substantial infrastructure, which comes with its own costs.In this podcast, Professor Saleem Ali discusses how the digital architecture of smart cities can be reconciled with the material needs of developing the infrastructure to run them.

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    42 min
  • The mineral supply of 'smart cities': resourcing a more sustainable techno-urban transition - Professor Saleem Ali (Member, UN International Resource Panel and Professor at University of Delaware)
    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 9 July 2019 at QUT.
    As urbanisation increases around the world, there's a growing push to create smarter cities through the implementation of technologies such as artificial intelligence and the internet of things. Smart cities have the potential to use resources more efficiently, but they also require substantial infrastructure, which comes with its own costs.In this podcast, Professor Saleem Ali discusses how the digital architecture of smart cities can be reconciled with the material needs of developing the infrastructure to run them.
    42 min
  • The global imperative - Leanne Kemp (Queensland Chief Entrepreneur)

    IFE Grand Challenge Lecture - recorded 3 May 2019 at QUT.

    Queensland's Chief Entrepreneur and CEO of technology enterprise Everledger, Leanne Kemp, shares World Economic Forum predictions on the industries of the future, the important sustainability challenges and choices we face, and the skill sets needed for success in the future. She also shares best practice examples from around the world.

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    33 min
  • How good are Brazilian environmental policies, and how bad could they be? - Professor Jean Paul Metzger (University of Sao Paulo)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 5 June 2019 at QUT.

    The effective implementation of environmental policies has a huge impact on the conservation of biodiversity. However, policies can change according to the socio-economic and political situation. Brazil is facing an important political transition that could impair environmental policies, affecting biodiverse regions with negative impacts around the world. This Distinguished Visitor Lecture provides a critical evaluation of Brazilian environmental policies (how good they were), and discusses future political scenarios (how bad they could be). A particular emphasis will be given to the new Brazilian Forest Code, the main law that protects native vegetation on private properties.

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    46 min
  • Molecular imaging tools to understand the inorganic chemistry of cells - Associate Professor Elizabeth New (University of Sydney)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture - recorded 30 May 2019 at QUT.

    Associate Professor New's research involves developing molecular imaging tools to understand the interactions of metals with cellular functions, with a focus on fluorescent and magnetic resonance sensors. In this lecture, she presents progress made in studying three main aspects of cellular inorganic chemistry: imaging the metabolites of metal-containing drugs; tools to study cellular metal pools; and studies of redox homeostasis of cells varies with drug treatment. The lecture will specifically cover strategies to optimise the properties of molecular imaging sensors.

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    47 min
  • Why Scientists And Politicians Are Incompatible - Professor Herbert Huppert (University of Cambridge)

    IFE Distinguished Visitor Lecture, recorded 30 April 2019 at QUT

    Although there would be great benefits to both sides were they to work productively together, scientists and politicians sing from different pages of the hymn book. Presented by Professor Herbert E. Huppert, recipient of the Australian Academy of Science 2019 Selby Fellowship, this Distinguished Visitor Lecture examines the often knotty and difficult relationship between science and politics.

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    50 min
  • Our Planet, Our Health - Professor Kate Jones (University College London)

    IFE Grand Challenge Lecture, recorded 12 April 2019 at QUT

    Today, we live longer and more prosperous lives than ever before. As a species, we have made huge advances to create conditions for better health for billions of people, however this progress is taking a heavy toll on the planet's natural systems. In this lecture, Professor Jones explores the links and interdependencies between our health and the health of our planet, with particular reference to understanding how rapid global environmental change impacts the emergence and spread of high-impact infectious diseases like Ebola or SARS. She also outlines how recent advances in the resolution and coverage of remote-sensing satellite data and cutting-edge machine-learning algorithms open up the possibilities of developing global early warning systems to prevent and manage future epidemics.

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    55 min

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The Institute for Future Environments (IFE) is a transdisciplinary research and innovation institute at QUT that brings together researchers and students to collaborate on large-scale projects…