Expert Details
Biotechnology
ID: 719587
Massachusetts, USA
He has conducted a seminar on pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry management. The purpose of the seminar is to explore the complex issues facing the present and future competitiveness of pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The topics covered include organization and industry structure, regulation and cost reimbursement, new technology and its impact on the industry, intellectual property, pharmaceutical manufacturing, research and development, marketing of drugs, and finance.
BIOPOLYMERS. Expert's expertise includes establishing principles of biopolymer engineering for the design of new materials to control structure function relationships. He has developed patented materials for the control and production of novel biopolymers, polyester biopolymers, and amino acid fermentations.
MAMMALIAN CELL CULTURE. Expert is knowledgeable of the role of the extracellular environment on the performance of mammalian cells.
APPLIED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. Expert has utilized advancements in genetics and molecular biology to produce fine chemicals, biopolymers, and proteins. He is knowledgeable of gene organization, regulation, and expression using Corynebacterium glutamicum. In his studies, he has used advanced genetic and rDNA technology approaches.
He is familiar with molecular and engineering aspects of biotechnology. He has applied biological and bioengineering principles for use of animal cells and bacteria for production of recombinant protein products. He has experience in post-translational processing and secretion of proteins, gene cloning and expression in mammalian cells, physiology of cell growth and in vitro cultivation, bioreactor design, protein recovery and purification, site-specific mutation of proteins, and transgenic animals and plants.
METABOLIC ENGINEERING. Expert is experienced in the design of pathways for the production of metabolites such as amino acids, nucleotides, and biopolymers.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1966 | Degree: Sc.D. | Subject: Food Science | Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1962 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Food Science | Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1988 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor of Microbiology, Associate Director of Biotechnical Process Engineering Center | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1977 to 1988 | Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Title: Professor | Department: Applied Microbiology |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1971 to 1977 | Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Applied Microbiology |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1968 to 1971 | Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Applied Microbiology |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1967 to 1968 | Employer: Harvard School of Public Health | Title: Post Doctoral Fellow | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Canadian Society of Microbiology, Institute of Food Technologists, American Chemical Society (Microbial Chemistry and Technology Division), Sigma Xi, and the Society for Industrial Microbiology. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Expert has received several international awards and is widely published in peer-reviewed journals. |
Fields of Expertise
applied microbiology, applied molecular biology, biopolymer, biotechnology, cell culture, mammalian cell culture, metabolic engineering, polyester, HEPES, fine chemical production, fine chemical intermediate, biotechnology process engineering, molecular biology translation, dairy culture, genetic probe, bacterial protease, fermentation, dairy microbiology, food microbiology, microorganism, cell (biology), nucleotide, gene amplification, S1 nuclease, recombinant DNA technology, polypeptide, RNA, ester, peptide, amino acid, marine biology, fungal yeast, whole cell culture, genetic vector, salmonella, ribose, molecular biology, microorganism observation, microbiology, medical polymer, marine microbial ecology, lactic acid, immobilized enzyme, genetics, genetic probe technology, genetic manipulation, food processing, fine chemical, exotoxin, esterase, E. coli, culture maintenance, cloning technique, biosurfactant, bacteriology, bacterial plasmid, bacterial culture, bacterium, bacillus, antigen-antibody interaction, antibody, anaerobic microbiological process, aminohydrolase