Wei-Shou Hu

Wei-Shou Hu
Born (1951-11-05) November 5, 1951
Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Alma mater National Taiwan University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Known for Cell Culture Engineering
Scientific career
Fields Chemical engineering
Biochemical engineering
Institutions University of Minnesota
Doctoral advisor Daniel Wang

Wei-Shou Hu is a Taiwanese-American chemical engineer. He earned his B.S. in Agricultural Chemistry from National Taiwan University in 1974 and his Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the guidance of Arnold Demain in 1983. He has been a Professor with University of Minnesota since 1983. Dr. Hu has long impacted the field of cell culture bioprocessing since its infancy by steadfastly introducing quantitative and systematic analysis into this field. His insightful work spanning from modeling and controlling cell metabolism, modulating glycosylation, to process data mining, has helped shape the advances of biopharmaceutical process technology. He recently led an industrial consortium to embark on genomic research on Chinese hamster ovary cells, the main workhorse of biomanufacturing, and to promote post-genomic research in cell bioprocessing.[1] His research focuses on the field of cell culture bioprocessing particularly with the metabolic control of the physiological state of the cell.[2][3] In addition to his work with Chinese hamster ovary cells, his work has enabled the use of process engineering for cell therapy especially with liver cells.[4][5]

He is the 2005 recipient of the Marvin Johnson Award from the American Chemical Society, the distinguished service award of Society of Biological Engineers, a special award from Asia Pacific Biochemical Engineering Conference (2009), as well as both the distinguished service award and the Division award from Food, Pharmaceuticals and Bioengineering Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, in addition to the Amgen Award from Engineering Conferences International.[1] He is the author of the books, Bioseparations, Cell Culture Technology for Pharmaceutical and Cell-Based Therapies and Cell Culture Bioprocess Engineering

He is currently the Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Chemical Engineering and Material Science at the University of Minnesota

References

  1. 1 2 "2015 Amgen Biochemical Engineering Award to Dr. Wei-Shou Hu" (PDF). Engineering Conferences International. Engineering Conferences International. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Hu, Wei-Shou; Dodge, Timothy C. (December 1985). "Cultivation of Mammalian Cells in Bioreactors". Biotechnology Progress. 1 (4): 209–215. doi:10.1002/btpr.5420010404.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Wei-Shou Hu". AICHE. AICHE. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Nyberg, SL; Remmel, RP; Mann, HJ; Peshwa, MV; Hu, WS; Cerra, FB (July 1994). "Primary hepatocytes outperform Hep G2 cells as the source of biotransformation functions in a bioartificial liver". Annals of Surgery. 220 (1): 59–67. PMC 1234288. PMID 8024360.
  5. ↑ Schwartz, RE; Reyes, M; Koodie, L; Jiang, Y; Blackstad, M; Lund, T; Lenvik, T; Johnson, S; Hu, WS; Verfaillie, CM (May 2002). "Multipotent adult progenitor cells from bone marrow differentiate into functional hepatocyte-like cells". The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109 (10): 1291–302. doi:10.1172/jci15182. PMC 150983. PMID 12021244.
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