Engineering yeast as platform strains to convert food waste into high-value chemicals KU Leuven
Since Neolithic times, microbes have been exploited and utilized for the production of food and commodity products. Recent advances in genetic engineering and biotechnology allow directed creation of cell factories that produce a plethora of bio‐based products (e.g. fuels, chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals). In this PhD project, we aim to create Saccharomyces cerevisiae platform strains that produce high-value chemicals (i.e. isoamyl ...