Students in the Tang Lab have opportunities to work
on diverse projects and receive broad-scope training in microbiology, metabolic/process modeling, analytical chemistry,
data mining, fermentations, and genetic engineering. The experience in the Tang
Lab will broaden students' career paths and help them develop problem-solving
skills applicable to both academic and industrial jobs.
1. Industrial/National Lab Internship
2016~present: The Tang Lab works with local biotech
companies
on
biomanufacturing. Students accumulate the experience with small business
development. See the news:
Engineering a third option
https://source.wustl.edu/2019/01/engineering-a-third-option/
Dr. Wang from Arch Innotek teaches UG and graduate students for Yarrowia
fermentations to produce armoas and natural products
Tang Lab with Arch
Innotek leaders (Yechun and Craig).
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2. HBCU, iGEM, REU and MAGEEP
(Undergraduate Education)
Summer UG Research: Students from Lincoln University and Alabama State
University work on biomanufacturing research.
Dr. Tang has taught UG students Biology Lab
at Lincoln University (A 1890 Land-Grant HBCU school in Missouri). Dr. Tang and
an LU professor (Dr. Keesoo Lee) are co-advising HBCU students (both UG and MS
students).
The Tang Lab offers WashU iGEM team (2018) lab space and a graduate
mentor (Jeff).
http://2018.igem.org/Team:WashU_StLouis/Team
UG Research Experience with Syngas Fermentation and Algal Fuel
(2015~2017).
International
Experience:
After microbiology training at the
Tang lab, Weilan Wang performed water quality analysis in Haiti.
In Port-Au-Prince, he
analyzed bacterial
species in potable water (An international sanitation
project).
Undergraduates are making
alcohol using Tang Lab bioreactor. Company visit in Brazil (EECE REU students)
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3. Summer program
for high school and K students.
This outreach program will
engage students in STEM activities with the main objective intended to inspire
and motivate students attitudes toward (1) STEM education and (2) Future Career
Development in Biotechnology and Data Science.
SciFest:
Play and Creativity Expo - Saint Louis Science Center (slsc.org)
Life Science Lab: Science Center Festival
for kids: Discover CO2 capture and biomanufacturing processes
Online generative AI Lecture to high school
students from AAASE (Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering, Summer Academy)
Team mentor: Shawn Xiao; Team members:
Sophie Li, Nathan Zhou, Roland Ding, and Sophia Yuan, Evan Ru
Biofuel
Workshop at Hazelwood East High School in North St. Louis County (Over 90
students attended, "Career Day", 2017)
Mary is organizing a biofuel introduction workshop for local high school students.
(Nerinx Hall High School and Hazelwood East High School).
High school student Kylie Cottone works with
Whitney for cyanobacteria engineering.
High school students (Lillian Cai and Maddy To)
study molecular biology.
4. Curriculum development and teaching
Dr. Tang has taught Metabolic Engineering, Bioprocess Engineering, Process
Dynamics and Control,
and Fluid Mechanics at WUSTL. These courses will help students develop
both biological knowledge and engineering skills to solve problems in the industry. Dr. Tang and his
students have already accomplished one book chapter for a textbook (“Microbial
metabolisms and cell culture models for biofuel production.” in Bioenergy:
Principles and Applications, Editors: Yebo Li, Samir Kumar Khanal, Wiley, 2016).
Dr. Tang brought his bioprocess engineering class to visit Pfizer campus
in St. Louis (March 14, 2017).
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Yinjie Tang was given a Department Chair’s Award for Outstanding Teaching in
2013.