2012 International Metabolic Engineering Award Winner

摘要

The 2012 International Metabolic Engineering Award has been given to Professor Jay Keasling for his contributions to the field of metabolic engineering, through development of novel technologies and bioprocesses. Dr. Keasling is well known for his impressive work on metabolic engineering of yeast and E. coli for production of the antimalarial drug artemisinin, which became the foundation needed for commercial production. He also has a number of other seminal contributions to the field, including metabolic engineering of microorganisms for production of advanced biofuels. Dr. Keasling has also pioneered the development of a number of advanced technologies that have enabled metabolic engineering, including a range of methods for controlled protein expression.