1:30-3:00 p.m. Friday February 11, 2005          Plaza Room		Biotechnology Chair: Ka-Yiu San — Rice University Co-chair: George N. Bennett — Rice University
	Mathematical Model of Oxygen Sensing in Escherichia coli
		B. Peercy, S.S. Levanon, G.N. Bennett, S. Cox and K-Y. San – Rice University
	Metabolic Network Engineering and Optimization of the Aerobic Central Metabolism of Escherichia coli for Achieving the Maximum Theoretical Yield of Succinate under Absolute Aerobic Conditions
		H. Lin, G.N. Bennett and K-Y. San – Rice University
	Neutral Solutes Enhance Imac Adsorption Of Nucleic Acids
		A. Potty, S. Balan, G. Fox and R. Willson – University of Houston
	DNA Compaction Precipitation: New Precipitants and Applications
		M.L. Anez and R. Willson – University of Houston
	Rapid Microbial Identification by Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometry of 16s Ribosomal RNA
		G.W. Jackson1,2, Z. Zhang3, G.E. Fox1, and R. Willson1 – 1University of Houston, 2BioTex, Inc., Houston, and 3Baylor College of Medicine