Jonathan Monk
Jonathan Monk was an associate for AIChE’s Society for Biological Engineering, where he researchesdnew technologies in the bioengineering field. He also contributes to research at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, where he works on systems-based approaches to elucidating stem cell transcription factor networks. He recently received his BSE in chemical engineering from Princeton Univ. His interests are in systems and synthetic biology.
ChEnected contributions
SBE’s 2nd Annual Stem Cell Engineering Conference Wrap-Up
SBE’s 2nd International Conference on Stem Cell Engineering brought together over 280 scientists and engineers to address issues in translating stem cell science into innovative therapies using engineering techniques.
Systems Metabolic Engineering Breakthrough
Professor Sang Yup Lee at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) led the team that engineered E. coli to produce PLA. They developed a one-stage process which produces polylactic acid and it’s copolymers through direct fermentation. This will make renewable production of PLA cheaper and more commercially viable.