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Special Issue in Honor of Professor Sun Bok Lee
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This special issue is published to honor the retirement of Prof. Sun Bok Lee who served as the founding Executive Editor of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering during 1996-2008.
Prof. Lee graduated from Seoul National University in 1976 with a BSc in Chemical Engineering and then received an MSc in Biological Engineering in 1978 followed by a PhD degree in Biochemical Engineering in 1981 from Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST). His PhD thesis focused on the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose, and he was advised by Prof. Dewey D. Y. Ryu, who was a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and contributed significantly as a founding faculty member for the development of biotechnology curricular and research programs at KAIST; he is currently an emeritus professor at the University of California, Davis. Prof. Lee’s relevant research papers are cited in the most widely used biochemical engineering textbooks, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals (2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, New York, 1986) by James E. Bailey and David F. Ollis, and Biochemical Engineering (Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1992) by James M. Lee.
After receiving his PhD, he began his new research journey as a research fellow for two years in Prof. J. E. Bailey’s laboratory in the Department of Chemical Engineering at California Institute of Technology (CALTECH) in the United States. His highlighted research contribution at CALTECH was theoretical modeling of gene expression in cells, and other key findings were also listed in Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals. In addition, his article entitled ‘Analysis of growth rate effects on productivity of recombinant Escherichia coli populations using molecular mechanism models’ was selected as one of the 20 most influential papers among those published from 1959 to 1999 in Biotechnology & Bioengineering, and included in the special issue to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the journal in March of 2000.
After returning to Korea in 1983, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at KAIST for two and a half years. In 1986, he moved to the Genetic Engineering Research Institute and participated in Korea’s first genetic engineering research project on the production of recombinant human interleukin-2. At that time, we lacked any experiences in developing genetic engineering products, his team succeeded in not only generating the recombinant protein but also performing its clinical trials for the first time in Korea. This paved the way for the establishment of genetic engineering technology in Korea. In recognition of his pioneer achievement, the Excellent Research Prize was awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology in 1988.
He joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) as a faculty member in 1989, and his research since has been focused on enzymes from extremophiles with keen interests on their industrial applications and developments. In 1995, he was appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, which is an esteemed international journal of Elsevier on the applications of isolated enzymes and whole cells as catalysts. Now, he is applying his enormous research experience in deciphering the marine microorganisms for their versatile applications. Marine microbiology is providing many new solutions to industry, including novel environment-friendly chemical processes and industrially attractive extremozymes which are active in low temperature and high salt conditions.
Prof. Lee’s immense contributions to science have been reflected in his 142 published peer-reviewed research papers and 16 granted patents. He has also mentored a vibrant group of excellent researchers of about 50 PhD and MSc students, who are now working actively in academia and various industries.
He has significantly contributed to the development and growth of the Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering (KSBB), serving as the President (2009) and Executive Editor of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (1996-2008), which is an international scientific journal published by KSBB and Springer Nature. In addition, he served many other professional organizations with all his energy and passion for a long time, for example as President (1993-1996) of the Biocatalyst Research Society, as Chairman (1999-2000) of Biochemical Engineering Division, the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineering (KIChE), as Director (2006-2009) of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, and as Director (2009-2013) of the Gyeongbuk Sea Grant Center. He has been also invited to serve as many advisory committee memberships and editorial board memberships of many government and research organizations.
He is the recipient of numerous honors, awards, and prizes including Isuapsis Grand Prize of Academic Achievements from KSBB, Yangjung Biochemical Engineering Award from KIChE, and Best Paper of the Year Award from Genetic Engineering Research Institute.
Editors
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Sung Kuk Lee
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
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Keehoon Won
Dongguk University-Seoul, Korea
Articles (28 in this collection)
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P-Protein: A Novel Target for Skin-whitening Agent
Authors
- Birendra Kumar Singh
- Eun-Ki Kim
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 18 February 2019
- Pages: 76 - 84
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Isolation of Novel CO Converting Microorganism Using Zero Valent Iron for a Bioelectrochemical System (BES)
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Hyeon Sung Im
- Changman Kim
- Jung Rae Kim
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 18 February 2019
- Pages: 232 - 239
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Enzymatic Synthesis of D-pipecolic Acid by Engineering the Substrate Specificity of Trypanosoma cruzi Proline Racemase and Its Molecular Docking Study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sungmin Byun
- Hyun June Park
- Yong Hwan Kim
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 18 February 2019
- Pages: 215 - 222
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Genomic Characterization of a Newly Isolated Rhizobacteria Sphingomonas panacis Reveals Plant Growth Promoting Effect to Rice
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Yeon-Ju Kim
- Jaewon Lim
- Deok Chun Yang
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 119 - 125
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Microbial Production of Fatty Acid via Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Chandran Sathesh-Prabu
- Kwang Soo Shin
- Sung Kuk Lee
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 23 - 40
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Electrochemical Dopamine Biosensor Composed of Silver Encapsulated MoS2 Hybrid Nanoparticle
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jae-Wook Shin
- Jinho Yoon
- Jeong-Woo Choi
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 135 - 144
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Recent Advances in the Metabolic Engineering of Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Potential Platform Microorganism for Biorefineries
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Mi Na Rhie
- Hee Taek Kim
- Si Jae Park
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 48 - 64
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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Gold Nanoparticle-Antibody-Horseradish Peroxidase Conjugates for Highly Sensitive Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (hs-CLIA)
Authors
- Gyeo-Re Han
- Min-Gon Kim
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 206 - 214
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Development of Cellulose Hydrogel Microspheres for Lipase Immobilization
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Soyeon Jo
- Saerom Park
- Sang Hyun Lee
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 145 - 154
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Beneficial Effects of Desalinated Magma Seawater in Ameliorating Thioacetamide-induced Chronic Hepatotoxicity
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Hyunjoo Lee
- In Soo Suh
- Yeong Ok Song
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 08 February 2019
- Pages: 126 - 134
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Activity Improvements of an Engineered ω-transaminase for Ketones Are Positively Correlated with Those for Cognate Amines
Authors
- Sang-Woo Han
- Jong-Shik Shin
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 176 - 182
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Celebration of Professor Sun Bok Lee’s Pioneering Research Accomplishments and Contributions to the Education of Next Millennial Generation in the Field of Biotechnology and Bioengineering on the Occasion of His Retirement from POSTECH
Authors
- Dewey D. Y. Ryu
- Content type: A Personal Note
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 3 - 7
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Special Issue to Mark the Career and the Retirement of Professor Sun Bok Lee
Authors
- Sung Kuk Lee
- Keehoon Won
- Content type: Editorial
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 1 - 2
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Molecular-level Antibody Repertoire Profiling and Engineering: Implications for Developing Next-generation Diagnostics, Therapeutics, and Vaccines
Authors
- Jiwon Lee
- Content type: Perspective
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 8 - 11
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Prescreening of Natural Products in Drug Discovery Using Recombinant Bioluminescent Bacteria
Authors
- Eui Jong Kim
- Ho Bin Seo
- Man Bock Gu
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 264 - 271
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Autotrophic Biodiesel Production from the Thermotolerant Microalga Chlorella sorokiniana by Enhancing the Carbon Availability with Temperature Adjustment
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Yoon Young Choi
- Min-Eui Hong
- Sang Jun Sim
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 223 - 231
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In vivo Protein Evolution, Next Generation Protein Engineering Strategy: from Random Approach to Target-specific Approach
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jin Young Kim
- Hee-Wang Yoo
- Byung-Gee Kim
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 85 - 94
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Isolation of Novel Exo-type β-Agarase from Gilvimarinus chinensis and High-level Secretory Production in Corynebacterium glutamicum
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Yong Jun Jeong
- Jae Woong Choi
- Ki Jun Jeong
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 250 - 257
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Fluorescence-based Quantification of Bioactive Keratin Peptides from Feathers for Optimizing Large-scale Anaerobic Fermentation and Purification
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Hyeon-Su Jin
- Seon Yeong Park
- Dong-Woo Lee
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 16 March 2019
- Pages: 240 - 249
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Esterification of Secondary Alcohols and Multi-hydroxyl Compounds by Candida antarctica Lipase B and Subtilisin
Authors
- Hee-Jeong Cha
- Jin-Byung Park
- Seongsoon Park
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 05 January 2019
- Pages: 41 - 47
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Effects of gltA and arcA Mutations on Biomass and 1,3-Propanediol Production in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jung Hun Lee
- Hwi-Min Jung
- Min-Kyu Oh
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 05 January 2019
- Pages: 95 - 102
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Enhanced Emulsifying and Calcium-binding Properties of Fermented Soybean Meal
Authors
- Sangkwon Park
- Kyung Hoon Chang
- Seong Jun Cho
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 05 January 2019
- Pages: 183 - 190
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Development of Biosensor for 3-Hydroxypropionic Acid
Authors
- Nam Hoai Nguyen
- Jung-Rae Kim
- Sunghoon Park
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 05 January 2019
- Pages: 109 - 118
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Engineering Escherichia coli to Sense Non-native Environmental Stimuli: Synthetic Chimera Two-component Systems
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Irisappan Ganesh
- Tae Wan Kim
- Soon Ho Hong
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 05 January 2019
- Pages: 12 - 22
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Enhanced Incorporation of Gaseous CO2 to Succinate by a Recombinant Escherichia coli W3110
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Soohyun Park
- Hyeonsoo Kim
- Jinwon Lee
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 29 December 2018
- Pages: 103 - 108
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A Review of Image Analysis in Biochemical Engineering
Authors
- Sang-Kyu Jung
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 29 December 2018
- Pages: 65 - 75
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CFD-DEM Simulation of the Fluidized-bed Granulation of Food Powders
Authors
- Ju-Eun Kim
- Young Mi Chung
- Content type: Research Paper
- Published: 29 December 2018
- Pages: 191 - 205