UMBC Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering Department

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Faculty in our department focus their research in nine core areas encompassing biological, environmental, and educational research. Our department offers an undergraduate course of study leading to a B.S. in Chemical Engineering through three tracks of study: (i) Traditional Track, (ii) Biotechnology and Bioengineering Track and (iii) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track. We also offer both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees through two different graduate programs. Details can be found on our website: http://www.umbc.edu/cbe

Recent Submissions

Improving the recombinant human erythropoietin glycosylationusing microsome supplementation in CHO cell-free system

Gurramkonda, Chandrasekhar; Rao, Aniruddha; Borhani, Shayan; Pilli, Manohar; Deldari, Sevda; Ge, Xudong; Pezeshk, Niloufar; Tolosi, Michael; Kostov, Yordon; Tolosa, Leah; Frey, Douglas D.; Rao, Govind (Wiley, 2018)

Cell-Free Protein Synthesis (CFPS) offers many advantages for the production of recombinant therapeutic proteins using the HO cell-free system. However, many complex proteins are still difficult to express using this method. ...
Blood Serum Affects Polysaccharide Production and Surface Protein Expression in S. Aureus

Islam, Nazrul; Hossain, Khwaja G.; Ross, Julia M.; Marten, Mark R. (Juniper, 2017)

Background: S. aureus biofilm serves a major role in pathogenesis. Two of the major components of bacterial biofilm are Polysaccharides intercellular adhesions (PIA) and surface proteins. It is not known how PIA and surface ...
The capsule polysaccharide structure and biogenesis for non-O1 Vibrio cholerae NRT36S: genes are embedded in the LPS region

Bush, C Allen; Chen, Yuansha; Bystricky, Peter; Adeyeye, Jacob; Panigrahi, Pinaki; Ali, Afsar; Johnson, Judith A; Morris, JG; Stine, OC (Originally published by: BMC Microbiology, 2007-03-15)

Background: In V. cholerae, the biogenesis of capsule polysaccharide is poorly understood. The elucidation of capsule structure and biogenesis is critical to understanding the evolution of surface polysaccharide and the ...