Dr. Eun Joong Oh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Food Science at Purdue University, is set to present a public awareness talk entitled “Yeast Metabolic Engineering for Sustainable Production of Food Ingredients and Value-Added Products” on 24th July 2024 (Wednesday), 10:30 am under the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre’s (SBC) series of public talks.
Dr. Oh's groundbreaking research focuses on the biotechnological production of food ingredients and value-added chemicals using engineered yeast strains. His work addresses the critical challenges facing current industrial fermentation processes, such as high feedstock costs and low productivity, by employing advanced metabolic engineering techniques to enhance cellular activity.
In his talk, Dr. Oh will outline how rational and combinatorial approaches can be used to develop engineered yeast strains capable of rapid and efficient fermentation of abundant sugars from non-food plant biomass. This innovation could significantly impact the sustainable production of biofuels and other value-added products.
The talk will take place at SBC’s Integrated Biodiversity Research Building (IBRB) located at Jalan Borneo Heights, Semengoh. Join us and register for free via https://shorturl.at/j3o5h (Physical attendance) or alternatively those interested can stream the live webinar on SBC’s official Facebook page at www.facebook.com./sarawak.biodiversity.centre and via zoom at https://bit.ly/SBC-Public-Talk.
Attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the future of biotechnology and its potential to create sustainable solutions for industrial challenges. For more information, those interested can email
