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Taek Soon Lee is affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a substantial focus on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, Genetics, and Food Science. The scientist's work encompasses various topics including Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Plant Biochemistry and Biosynthesis, Biofuel Production and Bioconversion, Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization, Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Their most recent published papers include the following:

  • Microbial production of advanced biofuels, 2021, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Engineering Saccharomyces cerevisiae for isoprenol production, 2021, Metabolic Engineering
  • Efficient production of oxidized terpenoids via engineering fusion proteins of terpene synthase and cytochrome P450, 2021, Metabolic Engineering
  • Metabolic engineering strategies for sesquiterpene production in microorganism, 2021, Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
  • Production Cost and Carbon Footprint of Biomass-Derived Dimethylcyclooctane as a High-Performance Jet Fuel Blendstock, 2021, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Frequent coauthors associated with Taek Soon Lee's research include:

  • Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
  • Paul D. Adams
  • Christopher J. Petzold
  • Ian Sofian Yunus
  • Yan Chen

Lee has multiple publications in specific venues, with significant contributions to:

  • Metabolic Engineering (8 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts (4 publications)
  • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2 publications)
  • Nature Communications (2 publications)

The body of work by Taek Soon Lee reflects a sustained engagement with topics including microbial metabolic pathways and biofuel-related bioconversion processes, as well as molecular enzymology related to catalysis and immobilization techniques. Their research activities also delve into genetic engineering approaches such as CRISPR to explore novel metabolic and biosynthetic pathways within microorganisms and plants.

Best Publications

  • Metabolic engineering of microorganisms for biofuels production: from bugs to synthetic biology to fuels.

    Sung Kuk Lee;Howard Chou;Howard Chou;Howard Chou;Timothy S Ham;Timothy S Ham;Taek Soon Lee;Taek Soon Lee

  • Engineering microbial biofuel tolerance and export using efflux pumps

    Mary J Dunlop;Zain Y Dossani;Zain Y Dossani;Heather L Szmidt;Heather L Szmidt;Hou Cheng Chu;Hou Cheng Chu

  • Identification and microbial production of a terpene-based advanced biofuel

    Pamela P. Peralta-Yahya;Mario Ouellet;Mario Ouellet;Rossana Chan;Rossana Chan;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

  • BglBrick vectors and datasheets: A synthetic biology platform for gene expression

    Taek Soon Lee;Taek Soon Lee;Rachel A Krupa;Rachel A Krupa;Fuzhong Zhang;Fuzhong Zhang;Meghdad Hajimorad;Meghdad Hajimorad

  • Engineering dynamic pathway regulation using stress-response promoters

    Robert H Dahl;Fuzhong Zhang;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Edward Baidoo;Edward Baidoo

  • Biofuel alternatives to ethanol: pumping the microbial well

    J.L. Fortman;J.L. Fortman;Swapnil Chhabra;Swapnil Chhabra;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Howard Chou;Howard Chou

  • Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for limonene and perillyl alcohol production

    Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Rossana Chan;Rossana Chan;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth;Paul D. Adams;Paul D. Adams

  • Synthesis of three advanced biofuels from ionic liquid-pretreated switchgrass using engineered Escherichia coli

    Gregory Bokinsky;Pamela P. Peralta-Yahya;Pamela P. Peralta-Yahya;Anthe George;Anthe George;Bradley M. Holmes;Bradley M. Holmes

  • Self-Assembly of a Molecular Floral Lace with One-Dimensional Channels and Inclusion of Glucose.

    Hye Jin Choi;Taek Soon Lee;Myunghyun Paik Suh

  • Targeted proteomics for metabolic pathway optimization: application to terpene production.

    Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Tanveer S. Batth;Rossana Chan;Rachel Krupa

  • Microbial production of advanced biofuels

    Jay Keasling;Hector Garcia Martin;Taek Soon Lee;Taek Soon Lee;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

  • Isoprenoid Drugs, Biofuels, and Chemicals—Artemisinin, Farnesene, and Beyond

    Kevin W. George;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jay D. Keasling;Jay D. Keasling;Jay D. Keasling;Taek Soon Lee;Taek Soon Lee

  • Optimization of a heterologous mevalonate pathway through the use of variant HMG-CoA reductases.

    Suzanne M. Ma;David E. Garcia;David E. Garcia;Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Alyssa M. Redding-Johanson;Gregory D. Friedland;Gregory D. Friedland

  • Carotenoid-based phenotypic screen of the yeast deletion collection reveals new genes with roles in isoprenoid production

    Bilge Özaydın;Helcio Burd;Helcio Burd;Taek Soon Lee;Taek Soon Lee;Jay D. Keasling

  • Principal component analysis of proteomics (PCAP) as a tool to direct metabolic engineering

    Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Jorge Alonso-Gutierrez;Eun-Mi Kim;Eun-Mi Kim;Tanveer S. Batth;Tanveer S. Batth;Nathan Cho;Nathan Cho;Nathan Cho

  • Engineering of Ralstonia eutropha H16 for Autotrophic and Heterotrophic Production of Methyl Ketones

    Jana Müller;Daniel MacEachran;Helcio Burd;Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh

  • Natural products as biofuels and bio-based chemicals: fatty acids and isoprenoids.

    Harry R. Beller;Taek Soon Lee;Leonard Katz

  • Metabolic engineering for the high-yield production of isoprenoid-based C₅ alcohols in E. coli.

    Kevin W. George;Mitchell G. Thompson;Aram Kang;Edward Baidoo

  • A Thermophilic Ionic Liquid-Tolerant Cellulase Cocktail for the Production of Cellulosic Biofuels

    Joshua I Park;Joshua I Park;Eric J Steen;Helcio Burd;Sophia S. Evans;Sophia S. Evans

  • Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle greenhouse gas mitigation cost of five routes to bio-jet fuel blendstocks

    Nawa Raj Baral;Olga Kavvada;Daniel Mendez-Perez;Aindrila Mukhopadhyay

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay D. Keasling
Jay D. Keasling University of California, Berkeley
Paul D. Adams
Paul D. Adams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Blake A. Simmons
Blake A. Simmons Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Edward E. K. Baidoo
Edward E. K. Baidoo Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
Aindrila Mukhopadhyay Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Christopher J. Petzold
Christopher J. Petzold Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Steven W. Singer
Steven W. Singer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Seema Singh
Seema Singh Sandia National Laboratories
Dominique Loqué
Dominique Loqué Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Chaitan Khosla
Chaitan Khosla Stanford University

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