Faculty Director for the UC Davis ADVANCE Program<\/p>\n
Department of Chemical Engineering
\n3008 Bainer Hall
\nUniversity of California
\nDavis, CA 95616<\/p>\n
Email:\u00a0kamcdonald at ucdavis.edu
\nPhone:\u00a0(530) 752-8314<\/p>\n
Using the tools of genetic engineering, recombinant proteins can be produced using a variety of expression systems and hosts, including microbial, mammalian, insect, plant or algal cells grown in bioreactors as well as transgenic animals and plants. Our laboratory is developing novel expression systems (i.e. the genetic instructions that direct the host cell to produce the non-native protein) and bioprocess engineering technologies to produce recombinant proteins, including human therapeutic proteins, enzymes for cellulose degradation, and biopolymers for materials applications, using whole plants, harvested plant tissues or plant cells grown in-vitro in bioreactors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Professor Karen McDonald Faculty Director for the UC Davis ADVANCE Program Department of Chemical Engineering 3008 Bainer Hall University of California Davis, CA 95616 Email:\u00a0kamcdonald at ucdavis.edu Phone:\u00a0(530) 752-8314 Research Using the tools of genetic engineering, recombinant proteins can be produced using a variety of expression systems and hosts, including \u2026 Continue reading