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Commercializing the New Biology: a Tribute to Ronald E. Cape SIMB MolecularPioneering NewsResearch CEO News magazine of the Society for Industrial BiochemistMicrobiologyUniversity and Biotechnology DNAV N October/November/DecemberPolymerase 2019 .69 .4 • www.simbhq.orgBusinessScientific Entrepreneurial Industry Corporation FounderCommercializing Interferon Constellation Genethe New Biology: ApplicationChairman A Tribute to Patent Pharmaceutical PCR Recombinant BreakthroughDiagnostic Cloning RonaldVenture E. Cape Leadership Cetus Biotechnology2020 Election PresidentInterleukinfor Board of DirectorsBusinessman Call for SIMB Award 4 . .69 2019 October/November/December N V Nominations Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology Impact Factor 2.993 The Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology is an international journal which publishes papers in all areas of applied microbiology, e.g., biotechnology, fermentation and cell culture, biocatalysis, environmental microbiology, natural products discovery and biosynthesis, metabolic engineering, genomics, bioinformatics, food microbiology. Editor-in-Chief • Ramon Gonzalez, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA Special Issue Natural Product Discovery and Editors Development in the Genomic Era; Mar. 2019 • S. Bagley, Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI, USA • R. H. Baltz, CognoGen Biotech. Consult., Sarasota, FL, USA • T. W. Jeffries, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA • T. D. Leathers, USDA ARS, Peoria, IL, USA • M. J. López López, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain • C. D. Maranas, Pennsylvania State Univ., Univ. Park, PA, USA • S. Park, UNIST, Ulsan, Korea • J. L. Revuelta, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain • B. Shen, Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA • D. K. Solaiman, USDA ARS, Wyndmoor, PA, USA • Y. Tang, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA • E. J. Vandamme, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium • J. Yang, Amgen Inc., Oak Park, CA, USA • H. Zhao, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA 5 Most Cited Articles of JIMB in 2018: Authors Title Year Cites Katz, Leonard; Baltz, Richard H. Natural product discovery: past, present, and future 2016 63 Multiplex gene editing of the Yarrowia lipolytica genome using the CRISPR-Cas9 Gao, Shuliang, et al. 2016 26 system Genetic manipulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis for improved Baltz, Richard H. 2016 23 production in Streptomyces and other actinomycetes Baltz, Richard H. Gifted microbes for genome mining and natural product discovery 2017 20 Katz, Micah; Hover, Bradley Culture-independent discovery of natural products from soil metagenomes 2017 15 M.; Brady, Sean F. Submission information Electronic access ▶ ww.springer.com/10295 ▶ link.springer.com/journal/10295 contents news 114 NEWSWORTHY SIMB News Melanie Mormile | Editor-in-Chief 116 IN MEMORIAM: JEAN BRENCHLEY Elisabeth Elder | Associate Editor Stephanie Gleason | Associate Editor feature Kristien Mortelmans | Associate Editor COMMERCIALIZING THE NEW BIOLOGY: Vanessa Nepomuceno | Associate Editor 118 A TRIBUTE TO RONALD E. 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Marcor, an Azelis company Traders Protein Procelys Xylome Sensient Global Bionutrients Bronze Members BioIntelligence Technologies Pneumatic Scale Angelus Institutional Members ERWAT Golden Leaf Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center - North Carolina State University 110 SIMB NEWS www.simbhq.org editor's corner Letter from the Editor-in-Chief The end of the calendar year always brings one to reflect on what has occurred in the past and an anticipation for what will come in the new year. The current issue of SIMB News certainly suits this condition. In remembrance, the feature article provides an overview of the great impact that Ronald E. Cape had on the development of the field of biotechnology and industrial microbiology. Jean E. Brenchley is also remembered for her contributions to the field of biotechnology and her impact at Pennsylvania State University. Resolutions marking the achievements of the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology over the past year are also provided. With an eye towards the future, the Society’s Strategic Plan is included in this issue. For the Society to fulfill its Plan, the participation of the Society’s membership is required. One critical way that all members can be active participants in the Society is to vote in the upcoming election for President, Treasurer, and Board of Directors. Be sure to carefully read the biographies of all the candidates, make your decisions for each position, and vote! In addition to voting, there are conferences being held throughout 2020 that will appeal to all members. Be sure to attend at least one conference and participate as fully as you are able. In closing, I hope that 2020 will be a successful and enjoyable year for you! Sincerely, Melanie R. Mormile Editor-in-Chief, SIMB News [email protected] October • November • December 2019 SIMB NEWS 111 SAVE THE DATE Industrial Microbiology Meets Microbiome (IMMM) 2020 San Diego, CA November 8–10, 2020 www.simbhq.org/immm TIME TO RENEW! Individual and corporate membership renewals for 2020 are due! Visit www.simbhq.org to renew today. news Newsworthy Organizations Urge Federal Agencies to Balance Security Considerations with Impacts on Scientific Collaborations In a September 4, 2019 letter, sixty science, engineering, and international education organizations, have urged the heads of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Defense (DOD) to consider a wide range of stakeholder perspectives as the agencies work together to address issues of foreign influence on U.S. research. The letter reads, “While we must be vigilant to safeguard research, we must also ensure that the U.S. remains a desirable and welcoming destination for researchers from around the world. Finding the appropriate balance between our nation’s security and an open, collaborative scientific environment requires focus and due diligence.” The agencies have been tasked with working together through the new National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Joint Committee on Research Environments to develop policies and procedures that address issues related to the participation of international researchers in the U.S. scientific enterprise. The letter warns about a rising concern among U.S. and international scientists that “new policies and procedures under consideration to minimize security risks will have the unintended effect of harming the scientific enterprise.” 114 SIMB NEWS www.simbhq.org news Newsworthy NSB Calls for Growing the Skilled Technical Workforce The National Science Board (NSB) — the governing body for the National Science Foundation (NSF) — has released a new report titled, “The Skilled Technical Workforce: Crafting America’s Science and Engineering Enterprise.”
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