Jay Bailey

Article summary

James Edward Bailey (1944 – 9 May 2001) was an American pioneer of biochemical engineering, particularly metabolic engineering. 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". His numerous contributions in biotechnology and metabolic engineering have led to multiple awards including the First Merck Award in Metabolic Engineering. He is commemorated in the James E. Bailey Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Biological Engineering, by the AIChE Society for Biological Engineering.

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1. date of birth: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2001-05-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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