▲ Professor Sang Yup Lee

KAIST has recently announced that Professor Sang Yup Lee from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has been appointed an honorary professor at Wuhan University, China.

This appointment is due to Professor Lee’s pioneering research findings and strong leadership in his research field. Wuhan University recognized his innovative achievements in systems metabolic engineering of microorganisms, which plays a crucial role in green-chemical industries.

Wuhan University, established in 1893, is a comprehensive and key national university under the administration of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The university has received full support for its construction and development from the Chinese central and local government. The university has been known for cultivating professional talents in China; over 100 alumni are members of the Chinese Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Currently, Wuhan University is making efforts to promote active international exchange and cooperation with more than 400 universities and research institutes from over 70 countries.

Professor Lee is also an honorary professor at many other prestigious universities worldwide. He is currently an honorary professor at the University of Queensland in Australia and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in China, and he is assuming the role of advisory professor at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China.

Professor Lee received his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University, and his master’s degree and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. His Metabolic and Biomolecular Engineering National Research Laboratory (MBEL), founded in 1999, researches metabolic engineering, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, production of primary and secondary metabolites, engineering of proteins and other biopolymers, and DNA chip technology for diagnostics. The laboratory is known for its significant contribution to the development of upstream-to-downstream processes for the production of various primary metabolics, recombinant proteins and biopolymers.

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