Event Details
Date & Time:
Start: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Start: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
End: Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Location:
Room ED 327, Education Centre South
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Room ED 327, Education Centre South
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Description
From Gene to Foam: A Bioinformatic Framework for Engineering Sustainable Fire Suppressants
Amandeep Singh Hira
### From Gene to Foam: A Bioinformatic Framework for Engineering Sustainable Fire Suppressants
Wildfires, toxins, and contaminants - oh my!
Amandeep Singh Hira and Amy Wang from iGEM UAlberta 2025 will present AshBloom, a rhamnolipid-based firefighting foam designed to address Canada's escalating wildfire crisis.
Learn how bioinformatics and synthetic biology are being used to develop sustainable solutions to environmental challenges.
ContaminantDB: A Consolidated Source of Exposome Data
Eponine Oler
### ContaminantDB: A Consolidated Source of Exposome Data
Eponine Oler will present ContaminantDB, a comprehensive database providing consolidated information on environmental contaminants and exposome data.
This software feature demonstrates how bioinformatics tools can help researchers track and analyze toxic exposures.
Topics
bioinformatics iGEM firefighting rhamnolipid exposome contaminants AshBloom ContaminantDB wildfirePart of: YegBUG Seminar Series 2025-2026
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