David W. Murhammer
Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Departmental Executive Officer
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Researcher
Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
4133 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Telephone: (319) 335-1228
Complete Curriculum Vitae (PDF File)
Joined the College of Engineering: 1989
Education: Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University
of Houston, 1989
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, 1982
B.S., Chemistry, Oregon State University, 1979
Special Fields of Knowledge: Biochemical engineering; insect cell culture; oxidative stress in cell culture; application of sensors to bioreactor monitoring and control.
Present Research Interests: Continuous baculovirus bioinsecticide production; oxidative stress in baculovirus infected insect cell culture; carbon dioxide inhibition of insect cell culture; development of insect cell lines.
Selected Publications:
- Wang, Y., Oberley, L.W., Howe, D., Jarvis, D.L., Chauhan, G., Murhammer, D.W., “The effect of manganese superoxide dismutase expression in baculovirus infected insect cells,” Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 119, pp. 181-193, 2004.
- Saarinen, M.A., Reece, J.S., Arnold, M.A., Murhammer, D.W., “Monitoring and controlling the dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration within the high aspect ratio vessel (HARV),” Biotechnology Progress, Vol. 19, pp. 1335-1341. 2003.
- Saarinen, M.A., Murhammer, D.W., “The response of virally infected insect cells to dissolved oxygen concentration: recombinant protein production and oxidative damage,” Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Vol. 81, pp. 106-114. 2003.
- Wang, Y., Oberley, L.W., Murhammer, D.W., “Evidence of oxidative stress following the viral infection of two lepidopteran insect cell lines,” Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Vol. 31, pp. 1448-1455. 2001.
- Wang, Y., Oberley, L.W., Murhammer, D.W., "Antioxidant defense systems of two lepidopteran insect cell lines," Free Radical Biology & Medicine, Vol. 30, pp. 1254-1262, 2001.
Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: American Association for the Advancement of Science; American Chemical Society; American Institute of Chemical Engineers; American Society for Engineering Education; Society for Free Radical Biology and Medicine.