Systems Metabolic Engineering
Dr. Sang Yup Lee, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, BioProcess Engineering Research Center and Bioinformatics Research Center, Center for Systems and Synthetic Biotechnology, Institute for the BioCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 11:00-12:00PM EDT
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About this Webinar
As our concerns on global warming and other environmental problems are increasing, there has been much interest in developing sustainable system for the production of chemicals, fuels, and materials from renewable resources. As microorganisms isolated from nature are often inefficient in performing the desired task, rational metabolic engineering of microorganisms has been employed for the improvement of microbial performance. There has recently been a paradigm shift in biological and biotechnological research on microorganisms as systems biology and synthetic biology are playing increasingly important roles in deciphering and redesigning the cell. In this lecture, I will present the general strategies for systems metabolic engineering, which will be accompanied by several examples including production of chemicals and materials. It is expected that systems metabolic engineering will become an essential technology for making any bioprocess competitive in the future. [Our work has been supported by the Korean Systems Biology Research Grant and Genome to Integrated Bioprocess Development Research Grant from the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology through the National Research Foundation. Further supports by World Class University Program of NRF, Microsoft and LG Chem Chair Professorship are appreciated.]
Sang Yup Lee Biosketch
Dr. Sang Yup Lee is Distinguished Professor and LG Chem Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). He is currently the Dean of College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Director of Center for Systems and Synthetic Biotechnology, Director of BioProcess Engineering Research Center, and Director of Bioinformatics Research Center. As of March 2010, he has published 327 journal papers, 50 books/book chapters, and 457 patents—either registered or applied. He received numerous awards, including the National Order of Merit, Merck Metabolic Engineering Award from Merck, and Elmer Gaden Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering. He is currently Fellow of AAAS, Fellow of American Academy of Microbiology, Fellow of Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Junior Member of National Academy of Engineering Korea, Foreign Associate of National Academy of Engineering USA, Editor-in-Chief of Biotechnology Journal, and Associate Editor and board member of numerous journals. His research interests are systems biology and biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, metabolic engineering, and nanobiotechnology.