Word: verstrepen
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...study of evolutionary biology, pinpointing the origin of cooperative behavior in yeast. Their work, published in Cell magazine two weeks ago, provides important information on the proliferation of genes that allow organisms to cooperate only with each other. The group was led by biology professor Kevin J. Verstrepen, who studied at the University of Belgium’s Center of Malting and Brewing. “One of the things I learned there,” said Verstrepen, “is that yeast cells have a tendency to stick together at the end of fermentation.” This...
...first year offering the course, lecturer Kevin J. Verstrepen teaches freshmen (and one lucky law student) the process of beer brewing. Verstrepen, who studied at the University of Stellenbosch’s Institute for Wine Biotechnology in South Africa, chose to make beer the focal point of the seminar—even though the course is aimed at underage underclassmen—because it lends itself to studying a variety of scientific fields...
...Beer production shows basic biology, basic chemistry, and basic genetic engineering come together,” Verstrepen says...
Since biogenetics—not intoxication—is the focus of the seminar, Verstrepen employs creative approaches to work with underage drinking restrictions, such as adding flavors to non-alcoholic malt beverages. Alcoholic beer production is still explored, but through field trips, including a recent visit to Boston’s Harpoon Brewery, not tastings...
While it may have been the content of the course that initially drew students to the seminar, Verstrepen kept them hooked with his dynamic teaching style. “We’re always engaged,” Helal A. Sayed ’11 says...