AIChE 2026

Genome Scale Modeling and Stable Tri-Culture Experiments Support an Amino Acid–for–Melanin Exchange within a Polyextremotolerant Fungal–Photoautotroph Symbiosis

Speaker: Erin Carr

Location: Room L100A (Lower Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Monday, November 9, 12:30 pm – 12:48 pm

Predictive Multilevel Modeling of Very-Long-Chain Fatty Acid Elongation In Engineered Yeast

Speaker: Abraham Osinuga

Location: Room L100C (Lower Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Monday, November 9, 2:18 PM – 2:36 PM

Dissecting Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis Mitigated Maize Nitrogen Deficiency

Speaker: Nicholas Ampimah

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Level 1, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Monday, November 9, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Effect of Different Amino Acids on Melanin Production In Polyextremotolerant Fungus Exophiala Viscosa

Speaker: Khondoker Kabbyo Shariar

Location: Room L100J (Lower Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 12:30 PM – 12:48 PM

Optrecon: Phenotype-Preserving Reconstruction of Genome-Scale Metabolic Models By Eliminating Thermodynamically Infeasible and Free-Production

Speaker: Mohammad Anamul Haque Chowdhury

Location: Room L100C (Lower Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 12:30 PM – 12:48 PM

Directed Control of Melanin Output In Exophiala Viscosa Mutant Strains Via Genetic and Nutrient Manipulation

Speaker: Quin Barton

Location: Room L100J (Lower Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2:00 PM – 2:18 PM

Assessment of E30 Relative to E10 In Non-Flex-Fuel Vehicles

Presenter: Mohammad Anamul Haque Chowdhury

Location: Room M100D (Mezzanine Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2:18 PM – 2:36 PM

Solute Carrier Transporter Family Modulate Neutrophil Metabolism during Health and Disease

Presenter: Sunayana Malla

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Level 1, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Metabolic Collapse Underlies Macrophage Dysfunction Caused By Zinc Dyshomeostasis

Speaker: Sunayana Malla

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Level 1, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Dissecting the Regulatory Architecture of Root Lipid Biosynthesis through Cross-Species, Cell-Type-Resolved Network Analysis

Speaker: Nicholas Ampimah

Location: Exhibit Hall B (Level 1, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Trajectory-Resolved Adaptation to Coupled Microenvironmental Stress In Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Speaker: Abraham Osinuga

Location: Room L100C (Lower Level, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Wednesday, November 11, 1:42 PM – 2:00 PM

Investigating Black Fungus Exophiala Viscosa’s Preference In Dhn Melanin Biosynthesis

Speaker: Sadia Nawsheen Nijhum

Location: Room 205D (Level 2, Minneapolis Convention Center)

Time: Thursday, November 12, 1:06 PM – 1:24 PM