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wise-areola-fungus t1_iumpt51 wrote

Sorry if this is a bit off topic.

It's pretty cool to see chemical engineeers working on something that is in the scope of biology. Although in today's world cross-disciplinary projects are pretty common. Do some of you have a background in biology or any other department? If so then why did you end up working specifically on this project? And also if you aren't from a biology background then did you have to learn it like in a classroom?

I'm not knowledgeable enough to ask the 'how' questions here but I'd like to ask the what why and when

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UniversityofBath OP t1_iumuxun wrote

Thanks for you question! I (Sandhya) am a biotechnologist (so expert in bioreactors) and stem cell engineer. I (David) very much have a background in biology – I did my undergrad in Applied Biology and a Masters in Stem Cells and Regeneration. I chose this project because I was keen to work with stem cells and bioreactors, and because I wanted to contribute to a project that could make a real different to people’s lives and wellbeing. I (Chan) am a (bio)chemical engineer (Chan) and although I had taken a few biochemical modules on how to produce biomass, cells, and proteins in a bioreactor, I had to learn the cell biology of RBCs and the biological process behind it. I have chosen this project because as a biochemical engineer, I enjoy optimisation and the production process, but I always enjoyed medical science, which triggered my interest in this project.

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