Profile of former researcher Dr Marcos Valenzuela Ortega, from his time as a PhD candidate.
Project title: Development of novel methods for high throughput screening of recombinant constructs for conversion of cellulosic biomass to useful products.
Hello, I am Marcos. My project aims to find lignocellulose-degrading enzymes using new high-throughput screening methods. This is a very interesting topic because it means we could use an abundant and renewable resource to produce biofuels or chemical feedstocks (and replace petrol some day?).
| Year | Role |
|---|---|
| 2016 – Present | PhD student, University of Edinburgh, UK. |
| 2014 – 2016 | Research Assistant, Ingenza, Edinburgh, UK. |
| 2013 – 2014 | Internship, University of Birmingham, UK. |
| 2009 – 2013 | BSc in Biotechnology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. |
I got my BSc in Biotechnology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 2013. After that I spent a year in Birmingham where I did an internship in the lab of Prof. Jeff Cole thanks the Leonardo Da Vinci programme. The following two years I have been working as Research Assistant in Ingenza, a biotech company based in Roslin, involved in a project to develop a new metabolic pathway in E. coli to generate a non-natural product of industrial interest.
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