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Boon Uranukul

Boon Uranukul

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Wendland Research Group

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Strain Engineer, Metabolic Engineer

  • Education

    • Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

      2012 - 2013
      Master of Engineering - MEng Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 4.00

      Worked as a Technology fellow for the 2012-2013 academic year in the research group of Dr. Jeffrey Gray, working with Python and C++ programming languages• Relevant Courses: Cell and Molecular Biotechnology, The Design of Biomolecular Systems, Biomacromolecules at the Nanoscale, Protein Structure Prediction

    • Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Science - BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 4.00

      Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi; Golden Key International Honour Society; National Society of Collegiate Scholars - Graduated with General Honors and Departmental Honors - Concentration in Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering- Minor in Mathematics- Publicity Chair of The Golden Key International Honour Society, Johns Hopkins University Chapter- President of Thai Students Association (ThSA) at the Johns Hopkins University

    • Beijing Language and Culture University

      2009 - 2009
      Summer Abroad Program Chinese Language and Literature 4.00

      • Received scholarship from the Alliance for Global Education, a partnership of the College of Global Studies at Arcadia University (Glenside, PA), for an eight-week summer study abroad program at the Beijing Language and Culture University, China in 2009•Completed the Upper Intermediate Chinese language and Chinese cultural studies courses with a GPA of 4.00

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2013 - 2019
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Chemical Engineering 4.9/5.0

      • Thesis Advisor: Dr. Gregory Stephanopoulos Thesis Committee: Dr. Gerald R. Fink, Dr. Kristala L. Jones Prather• Biology Minor. Relevant Courses: Biological Chemistry II, Eukaryotic Cell Biology, Graduate Genetics, Fundamentals of Metabolic and Biochemical Engineering

  • Experience

    • The Johns Hopkins University

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2011
      Undergraduate Research Assistant, Wendland Research Group

      • Conducted genetic studies on the characterization of the major proteins involved in clathrin-independent endocytosis (CIE) in Saccharomyces cerevisiae• Investigated the physiological effects of the overexpression of suppressor genes (encoding the major components of CIE pathway) in clathrin-adaptor mutants by assessing growth under restrictive conditions and visualizing endocytic phenotypes with fluorescence microscopy

    • Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

      Jun 2012 - May 2013
      Technology Fellow, Gray Research group

      Project: Developing new functionalities in PyRosetta, an interactive Python-based interface to the Rosetta molecular modeling suite for structure predictions and molecular modeling of biomolecules• Skills learned: Command line, Python and C++ programming, Github• Worked as a Technology fellow for digital development to create instructional resources and new research tools, primarily building codes using Python and C++ programming languages• Developed new functionalities in PyRosetta, an interactive Python-based interface to the Rosetta macromolecular modeling suite for structure predictions and molecular modeling of biomolecules• Assisted in the publication of PyRosetta handbook (http://www.pyrosetta.org) Show less

    • Whitehead Institute

      Sept 2013 - Apr 2019
      Graduate Research Assistant, Fink Research group

      Thesis Advisor: Dr. Gregory StephanopoulosThesis Committee: Dr. Gerald R. Fink, Dr. Kristala Prather• Worked in the research groups of Dr. Gerald Fink (Whitehead Institute) and Dr. Gregory Stephanopoulos (MIT) on the metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the bio-based production of plastic precursor chemicals (e.g., ethylene glycol, glycolic acid, butanediol) from C5 and C6 sugars• Engineered yeast strains for reduced ethanol production by targeted and evolutionary engineering. Conducted comprehensive analysis of pathway yields and energetics to address the impact of ethanol pathway regulation• Developed and performed high-throughput screening of strains using microplate assays and flow cytometry• Established fermentation processes for engineered strains, both in shake flasks and bench-top fermenters Show less

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      Sept 2016 - Dec 2016
      Graduate Teaching Assistant, MIT Chemical Engineering Department

      Teaching Assistant for the Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Laboratory Projects and Senior Design courses• Supervised two research lab projects: Project #1 Developing fermentation process for Ethylene Glycol production in engineered E. coli Project #2 Optimizing lipid production in Yarrowia lipolytica • Provided hands-on technical training on bioreactor setup, handling and operations, basic microbiology lab techniques, as well as analytical chemistry techniques• Oversaw the progress of students' projects for both lab projects and design courses• Participated and provided guidance in students' weekly meetings Show less

    • C16 Biosciences

      Apr 2019 - Jun 2022

      Leading strain engineering projects to help bring sustainable solutions to the Palm oil problem (POP) through metabolic and pathway engineering, rational protein engineering, new tools and protocol development, and using the Design-Build-Test-Learn (DBTL) framework

      • Manager, Strain Engineering

        May 2021 - Jun 2022

      • Scientist, Strain Engineering

        Apr 2019 - May 2021

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Boon Uranukul
      Martin Fellow for Sustainability - MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative The Martin Family Society of Fellows for Sustainability Apr 2017 Awarded a fellowship for outstanding academic achievements and graduate research in the area of environmental sustainability for the 2017-2018 academic year
    • Awarded to Boon Uranukul
      Joseph L Katz Award (undergraduate) The Johns Hopkins University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department May 2012 Presented to four students in the department for academic excellence in the department’s undergraduate ChemE Laboratory Projects course
    • Awarded to Boon Uranukul
      American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Award for Scholastic Achievement (undergraduate) American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) May 2011

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Zumba Instructor

      Issued by Zumba on Jan 2017
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