Researcher
Kevin Verstrepen
- Disciplines (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology):Auto-ecology, Biogeography and phylogeography, Anthropological genetics, Bacteriology, Biogeochemical cycli, Epigenomics
- Disciplines (KU Leuven):Population, ecological and evolutionary genetics, Microbiomes, Fermentation, Mycology, Food fermentation
- See also: Kevin Verstrepen (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)
Affiliations
- Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → Today - Food and Microbial Technology (CLMT) (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → 30 Sep 2007 - VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology (Research Center)
Responsible
From1 Jan 2017 → Today - Verstrepen Lab (Research group)
Responsible
From1 Jan 2017 → Today - Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2007 → 31 Jul 2020
Infrastructure
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Projects
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- Harnessing pYrolysis & Biotechnology to Recycle mIxed plastic waste to Dicarboxylic acids (HYBRID)From1 Apr 2024 → TodayFunding: VLAIO CATALISTI - Cooperative research project
- Second generation lactic acid as a renewable platform for a circular bioeconomy (LAPLACE)From1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research (SBO)
- Development of a CRISPR-based tool for localized random mutagenesis of biosynthetic pathwaysFrom1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Unravelling the natural complexity of the protein biosynthesis pathway in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.From1 Nov 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for producing plant sterols(β-sitosterol)From10 Oct 2022 → 20 Dec 2023Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Molecular determinants of the Crabtree effect in Saccharomyces cerevisiaeFrom29 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for sustainable fat production for plant-based meat alternativesFrom20 Sep 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Production of non-alcoholic specialty beerFrom25 Aug 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Study of the impact of (non-)Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains with a varying thermotolerance during the baking phase of the breadmaking processFrom19 Aug 2022 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Heterologous Expression of Calvin Cycle Enzymes in S. cerevisiae for Hemi-Autotrophic Growth and Bioethanol Production in a Novel Yeast-Driven Bionic LeafFrom26 Jan 2022 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
Publications
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- Duplication of a promiscuous transcription factor drives the emergence of a new regulatory network(2014)
Authors: Pugach Pugach, Arnout Voet, Karin Voordeckers, Joaquin Christiaens, Ryo Sakai, Jan Aerts, Patrick Van Dijck, Kevin Verstrepen
Pages: 4868 - Large-scale selection and breeding to generate industrial yeasts with superior aroma production(2014)
Authors: Jan Steensels, Esther Meersman, Tim Snoek, Kevin Verstrepen
Pages: 6965 - 6975 - Improving industrial yeast strains: exploiting natural and artificial diversity(2014)
Authors: Jan Steensels, Tim Snoek, Esther Meersman, Karin Voordeckers, Kevin Verstrepen
Pages: 947 - 995 - Assessing genetic diversity in Brettanomyces yeasts using DNA fingerprinting and whole genome sequencing(2014)
Authors: Sam Crauwels, Jan Steensels, Pieter Busschaert, Gorik De Samblanx, Kathleen Marchal, Kris Willems, Kevin Verstrepen, Bart Lievens
Pages: 4398 - 4413 - Evolution of Growth and Gene Regulation in Changing Environments(2014)
Authors: Kevin Verstrepen
Number of pages: 131 - Selecting and generating superior yeasts for Baking industry(2014)
Authors: Elham Aslankoohi, Mohammad Naser Rezaei, Karin Voordeckers, Dries De Maeyer, Kathleen Marchal, Emmie Dornez, Christophe Courtin, Kevin Verstrepen
Pages: 63 - 67 - An integrated framework for discovery and genotyping of genomic variants from high-throughput sequencing experiments(2014)
Authors: Georg Hubmann, Kevin Verstrepen, Johan Thevelein
- Different levels of catabolite repression optimize growth in stable and variable environments(2014)
Authors: Aaron New, Bram Cerulus, Sander Govers, Gemma Perez, Kevin Verstrepen
- Taming wild yeast: potential of conventional and nonconventional yeasts in industrial fermentations(2014)
Authors: Jan Steensels, Kevin Verstrepen
Pages: 61 - 80 - GGO's(2014)
Authors: Filip Rolland, Eddy Decuypere, Luc De Meester, Sofie Deroover, Johan De Tavernier, Wannes Keulemans, Theo Niewold, Rony Swennen, Jo Swinnen, Geertrui Van Overwalle, et al.
Number of pages: 201
Patents
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- Yeast strain development for ethanol production (Inventor)
- Means and methods to overrule glucose-mediated repression of respiration in yeast (Inventor)
- Reducing acetate ester production in yeast (Inventor)
- Yeast alleles involved in tolerance to high alcohol levels (Inventor)
- Yeast alleles involved in tolerance to high alcohol levels (Inventor)
- Means and methods to overrule glucose-mediated repression of respiration in yeast (Inventor)
- Wholemeal bread with reduced fodmap content (Inventor)
- Reducing acetate ester production in yeast (Inventor)
- Wholemeal bread with reduced fodmap content (Inventor)
- Reducing acetate ester production in yeast (Inventor)