Jay Bailey

Jay Bailey
Born James Edward Bailey
1944 (1944)
Texas, U.S.
Died 9 May 2001(2001-05-09) (aged 56–57)
Zurich
Nationality American
Alma mater Rice University
Known for metabolic engineering
Scientific career
Fields Chemical Engineering
Institutions ETH Zurich
Doctoral advisor Fritz Horn
Notable students Chaitan Khosla, Dane Wittrup

James Edward Bailey (1944 – 9 May 2001), generally known as Jay Bailey, was an American pioneer of biochemical engineering, particularly metabolic engineering. He was said to be "the most influential biochemical engineer of modern times".[1] In a special issue of a journal dedicated to his work, the editor said "Jay was one of biochemical engineering’s most creative thinkers and spirited advocates, a true innovator who played an enormous role in establishing biochemical engineering as the dynamic discipline it is today".[2] His numerous contributions in biotechnology and metabolic engineering have led to multiple awards including the First Merck Award in Metabolic Engineering.[1]

He is commemorated in the James E. Bailey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Biological Engineering,[3] by the AIChE Society for Biological Engineering.

Life

Bailey studied chemical engineering at Rice University receiving a BA in 1966 and PhD in 1969 working with Fritz Horn. He worked for Shell then taught chemical engineering at the University of Houston starting in 1971 before moving to Caltech in 1980 before becoming Professor of Biotechnology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich in 1992.[1]

He was married to Frances Arnold and they had one son, James. James died of cancer 9 May 2001.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gregory Stephanopoulos (2001) Metabolic Engineering vol 3, 393–394 "In Memoriam, Jay Bailey 1944-2001"
  2. 1 2 D. S. Clarke (2002) Biotechnology and Bioengineering vol 79, no 5, page 483 "In Appreciation:James E. Bailey, 1944–2001"
  3. ↑ James E. Bailey Award for Biological Engineering

Further reading

  • Biotechnology and Bioengineering (2002) Vol 79 issue 5: Special Issue: A Tribute to Jay Bailey (Wiley Interscience) Contains reprints of 6 important papers by Jay Bailey selected by the editors.
  • Vassily Hatzimanikatis & James C. Liao (2002) Biotechnology and Bioengineering vol 79 no 5, pp 504–508 "A Memorial Review of Jay Bailey’s Contribution in Prokaryotic Metabolic Engineering"
  • K. F. Reardon et al. (2002) Biotechnology and Bioengineering vol 79 no 5, pp 484–489 "Jay Bailey as a Mentor - The Students' Perspective"
  • J. E. Bailey & D. F. Ollis (1986) Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0-07-066601-6
  • J. E. Bailey (2001) Nature Biotechnology 19 503-504 "Complex biology with no parameters" (published just after his death)
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