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Contributors
Lisbeth Olsson.received.her.PhD.at.Lund.University.
in. applied. microbiology. in. 1994.. In. 1994–2007. she.
worked.at.the.Technical.University.of.Denmark.in.the.
nology..Since.2008,.she.has.been.a.professor.in.bioprocess.technology.at.Chalmers.University.of.Technology,.
heading. the. Industrial. Biotechnology. group.. The.
Industrial. Biotechnology. group. works. on. designing.
enzymes.and.microorganisms.to.be.used.in.sustainable.bioprocesses..Their.primary.interest.is.enzymes.
that.act.on.plant.cell.wall.materials.with.the.aim.to.degrade,.modify,.or.upgrade.
such.materials..They.work.with.the.design.of.cell.factories.and.development.of.
fermentation.processes.producing.chemicals,.energy,.and.materials.
Laurie O’Rourke.is.a.graduate.of.Purdue.University’s.
College. of. Veterinary. Medicine. (DVM). and. the.
University.of.California,.Davis.(PhD)..Her.experience.
spans. private. practice,. academics,. diagnostics,.
research. and. development. of. pharmaceuticals,. and.
ground.in.quality.control.and.interpreting.and.implementing.regulatory.guidelines.and.is.recognized.as.
an. expert. in. toxicologic. clinical. pathology.. Her.
research. interests. center. around. the. hematopoietic.
system.and.stem.cells.
Muenduen Phisalaphong. received. her. PhD. from.
Colorado.State.University.in.1999..At.present,.she.is.an.
associate. professor. in. the. Department. of. Chemical.
Engineering,.Faculty.of.Engineering,.Chulalongkorn.
University..She.has.served.as.head.of.the.biochemical.
engineering. research. group. since. 2006.. Her. present.
research. interests. focus. on. biomaterials. and. bioprocess.engineering..She.has.publications.in.international.
peer-reviewed.journals.and.chapters.on.the.development.of.new.. bacterial.cellulose-based.materials.
Contributors
Lisbeth Olsson.received.her.PhD.at.Lund.University.
in. applied. microbiology. in. 1994.. In. 1994–2007. she.
worked.at.the.Technical.University.of.Denmark.in.the.
nology..Since.2008,.she.has.been.a.professor.in.bioprocess.technology.at.Chalmers.University.of.Technology,.
heading. the. Industrial. Biotechnology. group.. The.
Industrial. Biotechnology. group. works. on. designing.
enzymes.and.microorganisms.to.be.used.in.sustainable.bioprocesses..Their.primary.interest.is.enzymes.
that.act.on.plant.cell.wall.materials.with.the.aim.to.degrade,.modify,.or.upgrade.
such.materials..They.work.with.the.design.of.cell.factories.and.development.of.
fermentation.processes.producing.chemicals,.energy,.and.materials.
Laurie O’Rourke.is.a.graduate.of.Purdue.University’s.
College. of. Veterinary. Medicine. (DVM). and. the.
University.of.California,.Davis.(PhD)..Her.experience.
spans. private. practice,. academics,. diagnostics,.
research. and. development. of. pharmaceuticals,. and.
ground.in.quality.control.and.interpreting.and.implementing.regulatory.guidelines.and.is.recognized.as.
an. expert. in. toxicologic. clinical. pathology.. Her.
research. interests. center. around. the. hematopoietic.
system.and.stem.cells.
Muenduen Phisalaphong. received. her. PhD. from.
Colorado.State.University.in.1999..At.present,.she.is.an.
associate. professor. in. the. Department. of. Chemical.
Engineering,.Faculty.of.Engineering,.Chulalongkorn.
University..She.has.served.as.head.of.the.biochemical.
engineering. research. group. since. 2006.. Her. present.
research. interests. focus. on. biomaterials. and. bioprocess.engineering..She.has.publications.in.international.
peer-reviewed.journals.and.chapters.on.the.development.of.new.. bacterial.cellulose-based.materials.