[Alt] Protein Project at Johns Hopkins

Join us this Thursday, November 14th at 7 p.m. in Gilman 313 to hear from Brian Furey, Senior Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Nature's Fynd. This company creates meat and dairy alternatives using a fungi protein. They're providing samples of Fy yogurt! Presentation Abstract: Nature’s Fynd is an innovative food company creating versatile alternative proteins to nourish the world’s growing population while nurturing the planet. Born out of research conducted for NASA on microbes in Yellowstone National Park, the company’s breakthrough technology produces Fy?. Fy is a new-to-the-world, nutritional fungi protein that only uses a fraction of the resources required by traditional agriculture. We use Fy to make delicious, nutritious, and sustainable meat and dairy alternatives. #meatless #altprotein #fungi #sustainable #vegan #vegetarian

We are hosting a career/resume building workshop with LDL on October 29th at 6-7:30pm at the Imagine Center! We will be inviting Lauren Blake, PhD and Asia Sheehab from GFI for a brief introduction before going into a resume building workshop with LDL. Dinner (vegan burritos from Chipotle) is included ?? #altprotein #vegan #vegetarian #jhu #sustainability #meatless #career #lifedesign

Sanah Baig, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, will be speaking to us next Thursday, October 3rd at 7 p.m. She will share her insights on advancing nutrition research, driving agricultural transformation, and the impact of alternative proteins. Join us in the Commons Barber Room or virtually on Zoom (link in bio) to hear from her! #altprotein #agriculture #environment #usda #policy #food #meatless #vegan

JHU [Alt.] Protein is excited to welcome new and returning members at our first GBM, a picnic on Wyman Quad this Sunday at 2 p.m.! ?? We'll provide Vegan HomeSlyce and share more about our group. You can register for the event on Campus Groups and sign up to bring food here: https://t.co/tQoMGddFAS. ?? #altprotein?#meatless?#sustainable?#vegan?#vegetarian?#cellag?#climate

We have a few more photos to share from our Shakes & Sliders event last week! Thanks to all who attended this discussion about leadership in [Alt.] Protein, innovation in next-gen materials, played sustainability trivia, and enjoyed a delicious vegan meal ?? #altprotein #meatlessmonday #vegan #vegetarian #beyond #sustainable #earth #ferment #cellag #lead

Last week,?JHU faculty members and graduate students presented their research to the Embassy of France and Mycelium Technologies, followed by a tour of the Homewood campus. Way to go! Reminder that we have a social event tonight and that board applications close at 11:59 p.m. We hope to see you soon! #altprotein #meatlessmonday #sustainable #earth #food #nutrition #vegetarian #vegan #energy #policy #climate

The Alternative Protein Project at JHU was founded in January 2021. Graduating Co-President Emily Y. will share her experiences leading the organization, most memorable experiences, accomplishments, and future directions for the group! We've also heard that co-founder Lauren Blake, PhD might make an appearance ... ?? Please join us for an evening of animal-free food and drinks and have the chance to connect with current exec members! Co-hosted with GreenHacks?? Event logistics: Monday, April 22nd at 6 pm Scott-Bates Commons Barber Room Register at bit.ly/shakes-sliders #altprotein?#sustainable?#vegetarian?#vegan?#meatless?#meatlessmonday?#earth?#future

Applications for the 2024-25 JHU [Alt.] Protein Executive Board are now open! You can find the form and position descriptions at bit.ly/apply-jhualtprotein NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! We are looking for people who are passionate about sustainability, public health, animal rights, or all of the above to join our team. Strong leaders are encouraged to apply! ALL Positions will be held during Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 and can be held by any Hopkins student -- undergrad, Masters, and PhD. We are ideally looking for a undergrad/grad student duo to serve as co-Presidents! Undergrad/grad student pairs will also be considered for other positions. Please fill out the form linked above and submit a brief 1-2 minutes video about yourself by Monday, April 22nd, 2024 at 11:59pm. Brief interviews will be conducted by the current Exec Board team shortly after we receive your application (April 29th -May 3rd). If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected] or reach out here! #altprotein?#jhu?#food?#sustainable?#cellag?#ferment?#bio?#nutrition?#gfi?#lead

Join us at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 8th to hear from Dr. Julie Gleason of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory! In-person (Remsen 1) and Zoom (bit.ly/jhu-app-zoom) options are available. Dr. Gleason is a senior staff scientist and molecular biologist. She currently leads tasks that employ synthetic biology to build living sensors in multiple organisms ranging from microbes to plants. She is also involved in projects that seek to understand how resistance arises, working to define the evolutionary arms race between bacteria and the phages that infect them. #seminar #synbio #environment #bacteria #bio #teach #altprotein

We're excited to announce our spring 2024 industry panel, Fermentation for the Future! We'll have speakers from three innovative companies leveraging fermentation technology in the alternative protein industry: Julie Post-Smith, MBA of Superbrewed Food, Max Barnthouse of Planetarians, and Beth Clemmit of Quorn. This will be a virtual event held at 12 p.m. on Thursday, March 28th. Register online at bit.ly/ferment-future, and feel free to reach out with any questions! #ferment?#panel?#altprotein?#innovate?#meatless?#meatfree?#vegan?#vegetarian?#sustainable