
Dr. José Bruno-Bárcena, an assistant professor in the NC State University Department of Microbiology and a teaching assistant professor with BTEC, is an expert in fermentation systems used for biomanufacturing.
He has designed BTEC hands-on courses focused on Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Culture and Fundamentals of Microbial Cell Biotransformations and mentored the instructional personnel involved with these classes. He is an upstream bioprocess development specialist with over 12 years of experience in team building and management, academic research, design of pilot plants and process development laboratories (up to 500 liters) including analytical and process equipment identification and operation.