Principal Investigator

Kyle J. Lauersen

Assistant Professor

Research Interests: Synthetic Biology, Algal Biotechnology, Sustainability, Waste-stream Reutilization

Gordon Wellman

Research Specialist

Research Interests: Algal Biotechnology, microalgae

Bárbara Bastos de Freitas

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: microalgae, Algal Biotechnology, Wastewater treatment, Bioprospection, Food Science

Sebastian Overmans

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Interests: Microalgae Biotechnology, Bioprocess development, Terpenoid extraction, GC-MS

Razan Z. Yahya

PhD Candidate

Research Interests: Synthetic Biology, Microbiology, Genomics, Algal Biotechnology

Malak N. Abdallah

PhD Candidate

Research Interests: Microbiology, Genetic Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Algal Biotechnology

Melany Villegas

PhD Candidate

Research Interests: microalgae, Algal Biotechnology, Cyanidiales, Isoprenoid production, Extremophiles

Mauricio Lopez-Portillo Masson

PhD Candidate

Research Interests: microalgae, Algal Biotechnology, Synthetic Biology, bioprocess design

Mark Pampuch

PhD Student

Research Interests: Synthetic Biology, Algal Biotechnology, Sustainability, DNA sequencing, Genetics

Mirian dos Santos Mendes

Research Technician

Research Interests: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Bioprospection, Algal Biotechnology, Biodiversity