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51. Future of SynBio w/ Jay Keasling - Professor @ Berkeley
Nov 16, 2022
Jay Keasling, Professor of Alternative Energy at UC Berkeley, discusses the history and applications of synthetic biology. Topics include engineering microbes for anti-malarial drugs, biofuels, and pharmaceutical production. They also address the importance of diversity in the sciences and the challenges of synthetic biology.
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- Synthetic biology has the potential to produce natural and unnatural molecules for medicine, fuels, and chemicals.
- Engineering microbes can be utilized to produce essential pharmaceutical molecules, such as anti-malarial drugs, on a large scale.
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Jay Kiesling's Background and Career Overview
Jay Kiesling, a professor at UC Berkeley, shares his background and career journey. Raised on a farm in Nebraska, he pursued a degree in chemistry and biology before transitioning into chemical engineering. With a passion for applying genetic engineering to solve global challenges, he joined Berkeley in 1992. Throughout his 30-year career, Kiesling has focused on engineering microbes to produce important molecules, such as the anti-malarial drug Artemisinin and biofuels and commodity chemicals. His research aims to address big challenges and improve people's lives.
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