Hung Lee | University of Guelph

	Hung Lee, University of Guelph Professor, School of Environmental Sciences (SES); Personal homepage @SES Adjunct Professor, School of Engineering (SOE), University of Guelph Co-Scientific Director, NSERC Bioconversion Network Associate Editor, Environmental Toxicology Editorial Board Member for Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology Journal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture PhD, McGill; BSc (Honors), British Columbia E-mail: hlee@uoguelph.ca Telephone: 519-824-4120 x53828 Mailing Address: University of Guelph, School of Environmental Sciences, Room 3218, Bovey Building, Guelph, Ontario CANADA N1G 2W1

Research interests	Pentose fermentation; genetic improvement of pentose-fermenting yeasts; lignocellulosic biomass conversion to fuel ethanol and chemicals. Microbial transformation and degradation of environmental pollutants. Monitoring and detection of microorganisms in the environment.

Selected recent publications Click here to see a complete list of my publications	Bajwa PK, NK Harner, TL Richardson, S Sidhu, MB Habash, JT Trevors & H Lee (2012) Genome shuffling protocol for the pentose-fermenting yeast Scheffersomyces stipitis. In: Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology: Current Methods in Fungal Biology. Eds: Gupta, V.K., M. Tuohy, M. Ayyachamy, K.M. Turner & A. O’Donovan. Springer, New York (in press). Chouychai W, A Thongkukiatkul, S Upatham, P Pokethitiyook, M Kruatrachue & H Lee (2012) Effect of corn plant on survival and phenanthrene degradation capacity of Pseudomonas sp. UG14Lr in two soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation 14, 585-595. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2011.587478) Van Frankenhuyzen JK, JT Trevors, H Lee, CA Flemming & MB Habash (2011) Molecular pathogen detection in biosolids with a focus on quantitative PCR using propidium monoazide for viable cell enumeration. Journal of Microbiological Methods 87, 263-272. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2011.09.007) Waranusantigul P, H Lee, M Kruatrachue, P Pokethitiyook & C Auesukaree (2011) Isolation and characterization of lead-tolerant Ochrobactrum intermedium and its role in enhancing lead accumulation by Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Chemosphere 85, 584-590. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.086) Bajwa PK, C Phaenark, N Grant, X Zhang, M Paice, VJJ Martin, JT Trevors & H Lee (2011) Ethanol production from selected lignocellulosic hydrolysates by genome shuffled strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis. Bioresource Technology 102, 9965-9969. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.027) Richardson TL, NK Harner, PK Bajwa, JT Trevors & H Lee (2011) Approaches to deal with toxic inhibitors during fermentation of lignocellulosic substrates. In: Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Fibers from Forest Biomass. Eds. Zhu, J.Y., X. Zhang & X.J. Pan. American Chemical Society Publication. Washington, DC. ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1067, pp. 171-202 (Chapter 7). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2011-1067.ch007) Pinel D, F D'Aoust, SB del Cardayré, PK Bajwa, H Lee & VJJ Martin (2011) Genome shuffling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae through recursive population mating leads to improved tolerance to spent sulfite liquor. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77, 4736-4743. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02769-10) Lee DY, SC Weir, H Lee & JT Trevors (2010) Quantitative identification of fecal water pollution sources by novel TaqMan® real-time PCR assays using Bacteroidales 16S rRNA genetic markers. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 88, 1373-1383. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2880-0) Bajwa PK, D Pinel, VJJ Martin, JT Trevors & H Lee (2010) Strain improvement of the pentose-fermenting yeast Pichia stipitis by genome shuffling. Journal of Microbiological Methods 81, 179-186. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.009) Boulter-Bitzer JI, H Lee & JT Trevors (2010) Single chain variable fragment antibodies selected by phage display against the sporozoite surface antigen S16 of Cryptosporidium parvum. Experimental Parasitology 125, 124-129. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2010.01.001)

Bajwa PK, NK Harner, TL Richardson, S Sidhu, MB Habash, JT Trevors & H Lee (2012) Genome shuffling protocol for the pentose-fermenting yeast Scheffersomyces stipitis. In: Laboratory Protocols in Fungal Biology: Current Methods in Fungal Biology. Eds: Gupta, V.K., M. Tuohy, M. Ayyachamy, K.M. Turner & A. O’Donovan. Springer, New York (in press).

Chouychai W, A Thongkukiatkul, S Upatham, P Pokethitiyook, M Kruatrachue & H Lee (2012) Effect of corn plant on survival and phenanthrene degradation capacity of Pseudomonas sp. UG14Lr in two soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation 14, 585-595. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15226514.2011.587478)

Van Frankenhuyzen JK, JT Trevors, H Lee, CA Flemming & MB Habash (2011) Molecular pathogen detection in biosolids with a focus on quantitative PCR using propidium monoazide for viable cell enumeration. Journal of Microbiological Methods 87, 263-272. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2011.09.007)

Waranusantigul P, H Lee, M Kruatrachue, P Pokethitiyook & C Auesukaree (2011) Isolation and characterization of lead-tolerant Ochrobactrum intermedium and its role in enhancing lead accumulation by Eucalyptus camaldulensis. Chemosphere 85, 584-590. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.06.086)

Bajwa PK, C Phaenark, N Grant, X Zhang, M Paice, VJJ Martin, JT Trevors & H Lee (2011) Ethanol production from selected lignocellulosic hydrolysates by genome shuffled strains of Scheffersomyces stipitis. Bioresource Technology 102, 9965-9969. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.027)

Richardson TL, NK Harner, PK Bajwa, JT Trevors & H Lee (2011) Approaches to deal with toxic inhibitors during fermentation of lignocellulosic substrates. In: Sustainable Production of Fuels, Chemicals, and Fibers from Forest Biomass. Eds. Zhu, J.Y., X. Zhang & X.J. Pan. American Chemical Society Publication. Washington, DC. ACS Symposium Series, Vol. 1067, pp. 171-202 (Chapter 7). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2011-1067.ch007)

Pinel D, F D'Aoust, SB del Cardayré, PK Bajwa, H Lee & VJJ Martin (2011) Genome shuffling of Saccharomyces cerevisiae through recursive population mating leads to improved tolerance to spent sulfite liquor. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 77, 4736-4743. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02769-10)

Lee DY, SC Weir, H Lee & JT Trevors (2010) Quantitative identification of fecal water pollution sources by novel TaqMan® real-time PCR assays using Bacteroidales 16S rRNA genetic markers. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 88, 1373-1383. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2880-0)

Bajwa PK, D Pinel, VJJ Martin, JT Trevors & H Lee (2010) Strain improvement of the pentose-fermenting yeast Pichia stipitis by genome shuffling. Journal of Microbiological Methods 81, 179-186. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2010.03.009)

Boulter-Bitzer JI, H Lee & JT Trevors (2010) Single chain variable fragment antibodies selected by phage display against the sporozoite surface antigen S16 of Cryptosporidium parvum. Experimental Parasitology 125, 124-129. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2010.01.001)

Hung Lee, University of Guelph

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