Jay Keasling

Jay Keasling

Country

United States

Occupation

Academic

Description

Professor of Chemical engineering and Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Authority in synthetic biology, especially in the field of metabolic engineering. Recipient of Discover magazine's first ever Scientist of the Year Award, 2006. Numerous other honours and awards for his work.

Further Reading/Research

• http://cheme.berkeley.edu/faculty/keasling/
• http://www.engineering.pitt.edu/News.aspx?id=2147506276
• http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/28/a-life-of-its-own?currentPage=all

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