KUCHING: Dr Eun Joong Oh, assistant professor at the Purdue University Department of Food Science, will present a talk titled “Yeast Metabolic Engineering for Sustainable Production of Food Ingredients and Value-Added Products” on July 24 at 10.30am, as part of the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre’s (SBC) public talk series.
Dr Oh’s innovative research focuses on the biotechnological synthesis of food components and value-added compounds with modified yeast strains.
His research addresses major difficulties in current industrial fermentation processes, such as high feedstock prices and low productivity, by using advanced metabolic engineering techniques to boost cellular activity.
Dr Oh’s presentation will discuss how rational and combinatorial approaches can be utilised to create engineered yeast strains capable of rapidly and efficiently fermenting copious sugars from non-food plant material.
This idea could have a substantial impact on the long-term production of biofuels and other value-added products.
The talk will take place at SBC痴 Integrated Biodiversity Research Building, Jalan Borneo Heights, Semengoh.
Register for free via https (physical attendance) or alternatively, those interested can stream the live webinar on SBC’s official Facebook page at www and via Zoom at https.
For more information, those interested can email biosar.
