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Ana Karen Malan Courdin
Country of origin: Uruguay Currently in: Uruguay, Montevideo General field of specialization: Biological Systems and Organisms-
Degrees
2015 Master Biological Systems and Organisms2011 Undergraduate Biological Systems and Organisms -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
D-xylose metabolism in Herbaspirillum seropedicae Development of modified strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in order to produce ethanol from xylose.
Publications resulting from Research:
Malan, A. K., Fagundez, A., Gill, P. R., & Batista, S. B. (2016). Engineering Hemicellulose-Derived Xylose Utilization in Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Biotechnological Applications. In Microbial Models: From Environmental to Industrial Sustainability (pp. 41-56). Springer, Singapore.
Catalán, A. I., Malan, A. K., Ferreira, F., Gill, P. R., & Batista, S. (2018). Propionic acid metabolism and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate production by a prpC mutant of Herbaspirillum seropedicae Z69. Journal of biotechnology, 286, 36-44.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Research