Brett Mellbye
About Brett Mellbye
Brett Mellbye is a fermentation scientist with a focus on bacterial physiology and microbial ecology. He has worked in various research roles at Oregon State University and currently applies his expertise at Plant Health Care, Inc.
Current Role at Plant Health Care
Brett Mellbye serves as a Fermentation Scientist at Plant Health Care, Inc. since 2021. In this role, he focuses on optimizing downstream processing and developing culturing protocols to produce recombinant proteins using batch and fed-batch processes. He facilitates scale-up through experimentation at both the 2 L and 10 L scales, contributing to the company's advancements in fermentation technology.
Previous Experience at Oregon State University
Brett Mellbye has extensive experience at Oregon State University. He worked as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in Steve Giovannoni's Lab from 2004 to 2006. Later, he served as a Postdoctoral Scholar and AFRI-NIFA USDA Postdoctoral Fellow in the Sayavedra-Soto Lab from 2014 to 2018. Additionally, he was an Adjunct Instructor for three months in 2019 and worked as a Graduate Research Assistant in Martin Schuster's Lab from 2008 to 2012.
Research Focus and Contributions
Brett Mellbye's research focuses on bacterial physiology and microbial ecology in environmental systems. He has investigated bacterial quorum sensing regulation of secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and studied multi-species interactions and physiology during nitrification processes. His work contributes to the understanding of microbial interactions and their applications in fermentation science.
Educational Background
Brett Mellbye earned an Honors Bachelor of Science (BS) in Microbiology from Oregon State University, studying from 2002 to 2006. He later pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Molecular Biology at the same institution, completing his studies from 2008 to 2013. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his research and professional endeavors in fermentation science.
Experience at Gadusol Laboratories
Before joining Plant Health Care, Brett Mellbye worked as a Synthetic Biologist and Fermentation Engineer at Gadusol Laboratories for five months in 2020 to 2021. In this position, he applied his expertise in fermentation processes to advance the company's research and development efforts.