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Li, H.; Opgenorth, P. H.; Wernick, D. G.; Rogers, S.; Wu, T.-Y.; Higashide, W.; Malati, P.; Huo, Y.-X.; Cho, K. M.; Liao, J. C. (2012). "Integrated Electromicrobial Conversion of CO
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as an assistant professor and three years later he became an associate professor. In 1997, Liao became a professor for the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at
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He is best known for his work in metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and bioenergy. Liao has been recognized for the biosynthesis and production of higher alcohols such as
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in fermentation. The Liao laboratory has developed a pathway, called Non-oxidative glycolysis (NOG), that allows 100% carbon conservation in various fermentation processes.
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Liao and his team are researching protein based biofuels which use proteins, rather than fats or carbohydrates, as a significant raw material for
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Bogorad, Igor W.; Lin, Tzu-Shyang; Liao, James C. (2013). "Synthetic non-oxidative glycolysis enables complete carbon conservation".
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production. The benefit of using protein is that the protein metabolism is much faster than fatty acid metabolism such as
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Samson-Prime Minister's Prize for Innovation in Alternative Energy and Smart Mobility for Transportation, Israel, 2020
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could store electricity as liquid fuel with the help of a genetically engineered microbes and carbon dioxide. The
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Liao's research interests include biological synthesis of fuels and chemicals, carbon and nitrogen assimilation,
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Liao is originally from Taiwan. He is married to Kelly Liao and has two daughters, Carol and Clara Liao.
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pathway. Natural metabolic pathways degrade sugars in an oxidative way that loses 1/3 of the carbon to CO
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Liao holds both Taiwanese and American citizenship. After receiving his bachelor's degree from
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from 1987 to 1989. In 1990, he joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at
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James C. Liao, Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology Laboratory Homepage
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program. They proposed converting solar energy into liquid fuels such as
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Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
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FPBE Division Award of American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2006
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UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science faculty
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White House Champion of Change for Renewable Energy - James Liao
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James E. Bailey Award, Society for Biological Engineering, 2009
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Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering
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Marvin J. Johnson Award, Biochemical Technology Division,
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Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
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American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
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White House Champion of Change in Renewable Energy, 2012
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Liao has also worked on the creation of a non-oxidative
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President of the Academia Sinica
Incumbent
Tsai Ing-wen
Wang Fan-sen
Andrew H. J. Wang
Wang Yu
Chin-Shing Huang
Mei-Yin Chou
Fu-Tong Liu
Tang K. Tang
Wang Fan-sen
National Taiwan University
BS
University of Wisconsin–Madison
PhD
Chemical engineering
Eastman Kodak
Texas A&M University
University of California, Los Angeles
Academia Sinica
Independent
Chinese
University of California, Los Angeles
isobutanol
cellulose
carbon dioxide
Academia Sinica
Taiwan
National Taiwan University

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