Christina Smolke | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Synthetic biology |
| Institutions | Stanford University |
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 “Finding Medicine Where You Least Expect It”, Christina Smolke, TEDxStanford |
Christina Smolke is an American synthetic biologist whose primary research is in the use of yeast to produce opioids for medical use.[1][2] She is a Full Professor of Bioengineering and of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University.[3] She is the editor of The metabolic pathway engineering handbook (2010).[4] She is an advisory board member for Integrative Biology.[5]
- ^ Rachel Feltman (13 August 2015). "Scientists engineer yeast to turn sugar into hydrocodone". Washington Post. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Sheriff, Natasja (Aug 16, 2016). "What if we could brew painkillers?". Ideas.TED.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Narcotic Drugs Can Be Coaxed From Yeast". The New York Times. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Smolke, Christina D., ed. (2010). The metabolic pathway engineering handbook : fundamentals (1st ed.). Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis. p. 15. ISBN 9781439802960. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Editorial Board".