Awards – Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize (Past Recipients)
Last updated: 2024.06.19
| Year | Name | Affiliation | Research Title for the Award & Review Article Published in JBB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jianqiao Wang ⇒Profile |
Guangzhou University (P.R.China) |
Studies on the biodegradation of xenobiotics (recalcitrant environmental pollutants and lignin) by white-rot fungi |
| 2023 | Pau-Loke Show ⇒Profile |
Univ. of Nottingham Malaysia (Malaysia) |
Recovery of valuable bioactive compounds from renewable resources towards a sustainable circular bioeconomy: A solution to global issues |
| Chun-Yen Chen ⇒Profile |
National Cheng Kung Univ. (Taiwan) |
Engineering strategies for enhancing microalgae lipid production using effluents of coke-making wastewater | |
| 2022 | Jonghoon Choi ⇒Profile |
Chung-Ang Univ. (Korea) |
Nanoscale liposomes encapsulating oxygen saturated buffers for the reverse of hypoxia and drug delivery ⇒Physiological significance of elevated levels of lactate by exercise training in the brain and body (JBB vol. 135, no. 3, pp. 167–175, 2023) |
| 2021 | Rodney H. Perez ⇒Profile |
Univ. of the Philippines Los Baños (Philippines) |
Multiple bacteriocin production and the novel circular bacteriocin of newly isolated lactic acid bacteria ⇒Multiple bacteriocin production in lactic acid bacteria (JBB vol. 134, no.4, pp. 277–287, 2022) |
| 2020 | Chong Zhang ⇒Profile |
Tsinghua Univ. (P.R.China) |
High-throughput genotype-phenotype association study to accelerate understanding of microbes and designing of MCFs ⇒Genome-wide genotype-phenotype associations in microbes (JBB vol. 132, no.1, pp. 1–8, 2021) |
| 2019 | Li Tan ⇒Profile |
Chengdu Inst. of Biol., CAS (P.R.China) | Recycling of municipal solid waste via ethanol and/or methane fermentation ⇒Potential for reduced water consumption in biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass to bioethanol and biogas (JBB vol. 131, no.5, pp. 461–468, 2021) |
| 2018 | Verawat Champreda ⇒Profile |
BIOTEC (Thailand) | Exploration of lignocellulose degrading enzymes from hidden bioresource for biorefinery and green industries ⇒Designing cellulolytic enzyme systems for biorefinery: From nature to application (JBB vol. 128, no.6, pp. 637–654, 2019) |
| 2017 | John Chi-Wei Lan ⇒Profile |
Yuan Ze Univ. (Taiwan) | Aerobic utilization of crude glycerol by recombinant Escherichia coli for simultaneous production of poly 3-hydroxybutyrate and bioethanol ⇒Development of polyhydroxyalkanoates production from waste feedstocks and applications (JBB vol. 126, no.3, pp. 282–292, 2018) |
| Tau Chuan Ling ⇒Profile |
Univ. of Malaya (Malaysia) | Recovery of biotechnological products using aqueous two phase systems ⇒Recovery of biotechnological products using aqueous two phase systems (JBB vol. 126, no.3, pp. 273–281, 2018) |
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| 2016 | Choowong Auesukaree ⇒Profile |
Mahidol Univ. (Thailand) |
Molecular mechanisms underlying yeast adaptive responses to environmental stresses and pollutants ⇒Molecular mechanisms of the yeast adaptive response and tolerance to stresses encountered during ethanol fermentation (JBB vol. 124, no.2, pp. 133–142, 2017) |
| 2015 | Xinqing Zhao ⇒Profile |
Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ. (P.R.China) |
Towards efficient bio-based production: new aspect of zinc for improved stress tolerance and low cost cell harvest by controlled cell flocculation ⇒Development of stress tolerant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains by metabolic engineering: New aspects from cell flocculation and zinc supplementation (JBB vol. 123, no. 2, pp. 141–146, 2017) |
| 2014 | Ki Jun Jeong ⇒Profile |
KAIST (Korea) |
Antibody engineering and production in bacterial hosts ⇒Challenges to production of antibodies in bacteria and yeast (JBB vol. 120, no. 5, pp. 483–490, 2015) |
| 2013 | Yue-Qin Tang ⇒Profile |
Sichuan Univ. (P.R.China) |
Microbial communities responsible for methane fermentation ⇒Dynamics of the microbial community during continuous methane fermentation in continuously stirred tank reactors (JBB vol. 119, no. 4, pp. 375–383, 2015) |
| 2012 | Jingchun Tang ⇒Profile |
Nankai Univ. (P.R.China) |
Reaction evaluation and new process design in composting of biological wastes ⇒Characteristics of biochar and its application in remediation of contaminated soil (JBB vol. 116, no. 6, pp. 653–659, 2013) |
| 2011 | Nguyen Nhu Sang ⇒Profile |
Inst. for Environ. Resour., VNU-HCMC (Vietnam) |
Effects of intermittent and continuous aeration on accelerative stabilization and microbial population dynamics in landfill bioreactors ⇒Microorganisms in landfillbioreactors for accelerated stabilization of solid wastes (JBB vol. 114, no. 3, pp. 243–250, 2012) |
| 2010 | Yu-Hong Wei ⇒Profile |
Yuan Ze Univ. (Taiwan) |
Development of a natural anti-tumor drug by microorganisms ⇒Development of natural anti-tumor drugs by microorganisms (JBB vol.111, no. 5, pp. 501–511, 2011) |
| 2009 | Suchada Chanprateep ⇒Profile |
Chulalongkorn Univ. (Thailand) |
Biochemical engineering approaches toward bioprocess development for biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates production ⇒Current trends in biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (JBB vol. 110, no. 6, pp. 621–632 , 2010) |
| 2008 | Dong-Myung Kim ⇒Profile |
Chungnam Natl. Univ. (Korea) |
Development of highly productive and economical cell-free protein synthesis systems ⇒Methods for energizing cell-free protein synthesis (JBB vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 1–4, 2009) |
| 2007 | Ping Xu | Shandong Univ. (P.R.China) |
The development and potential on microbial degradation of sulfur, nitrogen and oxygen heterocycles ⇒Biotechnological routes to pyruvate production (JBB vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 169–175, 2008) |
| 2006 | Jitladda Sakdapipanich | Mahidol Univ.(Thailand) | More value materials from natural rubber based on structural characterization studies ⇒Structural characterization of natural rubber based on recent evidence from selective enzymatic treatments (JBB vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 287–292 , 2007) |
| 2005 | Wen-Tso Liu | Natl. Univ. of Singapore (Singapore) |
Environmental biotechnology-on-a-chip ⇒Nanoparticles and their biological and environmental applications (JBB vol. 102, no. 1, pp. 1–7, 2006) |
| 2004 | Amulya K. Panda | Natl. Inst. Immunol. (India) |
High throughput recovery of recombinant protein from inclusion bodies of Escherichia coli ⇒Solubilization and refolding of bacterial inclusion body proteins (JBB vol. 99, no. 4, pp. 303–310, 2005) |
| 2002 | Jian-Jiang Zhong | East China Univ. of Sci. and Technol. (P.R.China) | Manipulation of inducing signals and cell physiology and innovation of bioreactors and bioprocesses for efficient production of valuable secondary metabolites in cell culture ⇒Plant cell culture for production of paclitaxel and other taxanes (JBB vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 591–599 , 2002) |
| Suraini bt. Abd. Aziz | Univ. Putra Malaysia (Malaysia) |
Biological hydrolysis of gelatinized sago starch using a recombinant yeast ⇒Sago starch and its utilisation (JBB vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 526–529, 2002) |
*The Society for Biotechnology, Japan awarded the prize to two scientists as part of the activities commemorating its 80th anniversary in 2002.
⇒Eligibility criteria and nomination forms
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