meet the team
Principal Investigator
Dr Leonardo Rios
Associate Professor of Synthetic Bioprocessing
Leonardo became an Associate Professor at the UCL Biochemical Engineering Department in 2023, where he leads his research group.
His research...
Postdocs
PhDs students
Bartosz Witek
PhD Student: Bioprocess Engineering
Hi! I am a visiting student from Newcastle University, co-supervised by Dr Leonardo Rios.
My project is on engineering de novo CO2 metabolism in...
Natalie Choi
PhD Student: Synthetic biology
Natalie works on applying synthetic biology and metabolic engineering tools on Yarrowia lipolytica for production of value-added chemicals.
Anindyajati
PhD Student: Synthetic biology
Anin is working on the construction of artificial chromosomes in mammalian cells
André Coimbra
PhD Student: Bioprocess Engineering
André focuses on developing synthetic biology tools and performing metabolic engineering of Halomonas spp.
Qingyuan Tan
PhD Student: Bioprocess Engineering
MRes
testimonials
What People Say About Us
I did a period of research abroad at Leo Ríos’ lab. The whole group made me feel like I was at home during the time I was there and they really valued me as a member of the team. They shared their knowledge in the best way posible and I had responsibilities from day one. Leo is not only a great scientist, he is an amazing leader.
Glad to be a member of Dr. Leo’s lab. I have learned a lot in such a harmonious
atmosphere. Hope to keep updated on the well-designed website!
I’m really glad to have joined Leo’s lab during my master year to conduct research on advanced machine scheduling for COVID-19 diagnosis optimization. I’m extremely impressed with the best scientific research atmosphere, the strongest scientific prowess, and the most harmonious relationships in this lab. These really helped me to make progress in my academic years and will benefit me in the future.
