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Candidates For 2018 Executive Committee

Nominated as Chair-Elect for 2018 (and to succeed to the Chair in 2019 and Past Chair in 2020) Thomas E. Rehm, PhD, PE, CPSP, CSP, CPSA, CLP I have had an interesting career; now semi-retired but still busy. It all started in 1972 with UOP – most of my time spent as a Senior Design Engineer...
Single-cell RNA sequencing is giving engineers and scientists the ability to better understand and manipulate the smallest unit of a living organism — the single cell. This technique has already ushered in breakthroughs in biology and medicine. However, challenges and opportunities abound.
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The discipline of biomolecular engineering focuses on the interface between molecular biology, biophysical chemistry, and chemical engineering — with the goal to translate our fundamental understanding of molecular biology into useful therapies, devices, and processes. Applications of this discipline include clinical medicine and developmental biology.
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Narrowing the metabolic engineering divide between plants and microorganisms will require faster design-build-test cycles and better genome engineering tools.
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Wireless adapters help plants acquire stranded data from HART-enabled instrumentation to reduce operator rounds, prevent overfill, track inventory, and more.
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Adoptive T-cell therapy is a personalized cancer treatment that has the potential to cure previously untreatable malignancies. Researchers are applying techniques in biomolecular engineering and synthetic biology to the development of next-generation therapeutic T cells with improved safety and efficacy against a variety of cancers.
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Proteins could transform the chemical process industries if they could be engineered to facilitate the production of biofuels, molecular medicines, and other specialty chemicals. This reality is nearing as expanded knowledge of proteins and improvements in computational tools are making it possible to design specific protein structures and functions.
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The widespread adoption of vaccines over the last two centuries has transformed medicine by preventing infectious disease. In the future, so-called therapeutic vaccines could be used as effective treatments for cancer and autoimmune disorders — ushering in a new era of medicine.
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Respiratory safety involves more than properly wearing and maintaining personal protective equipment (PPE). Follow these steps to evaluate hazards and establish effective procedures to mitigate those hazards.
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The discipline of biomolecular engineering focuses on the interface between molecular biology, biophysical chemistry, and chemical engineering — with the goal to translate our fundamental understanding of molecular biology into useful therapies, devices, and processes.

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