ECTC to Host Talk on Production of Legal Drugs Using Tobacco
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will host a talk by Ernie Hiatt, the Director of Research and Development for Kentucky Bioprocessing, on Monday November 18 at 6 p.m. The talk will be held in Room 212 of the Regional Postsecondary Center on the Elizabethtown Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
In a talk entitled “Production of Pharmaceutical Recombinant Proteins in Tobacco Plants Using Transient Expressions Systems”…or…”How to make legal drugs in Kentucky using tobacco,” Hiatt will describe the Owensboro-based biotechnology company's use of genetically-engineered tobacco to make products that improve our lives. He will also offer students advice on how to prepare for careers in biotechnology. He will welcome questions from the audience.
This talk is the third in LEAF-STEM series (Lectures and Exploration Activities For Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) sponsored by ECTC’s physical and biological sciences divisions. The series is designed to foster interest and awareness of careers and opportunities in STEM fields of study. Other events included presentations by former astronaut Story Musgrave and “An Evening with the Stars,” in which participants explored the universe.
Kentucky BioProcessing, LLC (KBP) is a global leader in the expression, extraction and purification of proteins from plants. They combine an experienced team of scientists and technicians with a unique facility capable of commercial-scale production. Plant-based protein production is a faster, more efficient and less expensive way to deliver pharmaceutical protein products than traditional methods requiring complex bioreactors. The natural rapid growth properties of the tobacco plant enable KBP to produce proteins quickly and on a large scale. Because their system is plant-based, their protein products are completely animal-free.
For more information, contact Dr. Joe Wolf at jwolf0015@kctcs.edu or 270-706-8553.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College will host a talk by Ernie Hiatt, the Director of Research and Development for Kentucky Bioprocessing, on Monday November 18 at 6 p.m. The talk will be held in Room 212 of the Regional Postsecondary Center on the Elizabethtown Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
In a talk entitled “Production of Pharmaceutical Recombinant Proteins in Tobacco Plants Using Transient Expressions Systems”…or…”How to make legal drugs in Kentucky using tobacco,” Hiatt will describe the Owensboro-based biotechnology company's use of genetically-engineered tobacco to make products that improve our lives. He will also offer students advice on how to prepare for careers in biotechnology. He will welcome questions from the audience.
This talk is the third in LEAF-STEM series (Lectures and Exploration Activities For Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) sponsored by ECTC’s physical and biological sciences divisions. The series is designed to foster interest and awareness of careers and opportunities in STEM fields of study. Other events included presentations by former astronaut Story Musgrave and “An Evening with the Stars,” in which participants explored the universe.
Kentucky BioProcessing, LLC (KBP) is a global leader in the expression, extraction and purification of proteins from plants. They combine an experienced team of scientists and technicians with a unique facility capable of commercial-scale production. Plant-based protein production is a faster, more efficient and less expensive way to deliver pharmaceutical protein products than traditional methods requiring complex bioreactors. The natural rapid growth properties of the tobacco plant enable KBP to produce proteins quickly and on a large scale. Because their system is plant-based, their protein products are completely animal-free.
For more information, contact Dr. Joe Wolf at jwolf0015@kctcs.edu or 270-706-8553.