André Coimbra
PhD Student: Biochemical Engineering
Email: andre.coimbra.23@ucl.ac.uk
Development of synthetic biology tools and metabolic engineering of Halomonas spp.
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Current Projects
Characterisation of CRISPR/Cas12a systems in Halomonas spp.
Education
University College London: PhD Student (2023 – )
University of Edinburgh: BSc Hons. in Biotechnology, 1st Class (2019 – 2023)
Experience
Honours Research Project (2022-2023)
Developing a ginsenoside Rh2 biosensor to improve metabolite production in yeast
(Supervised by Dr. Emily Johnston, Rosser Lab, University of Edinburgh)
Genetics Society Summer Studentship (2022)
Identifying the genetic basis of double-strand templated repair at Cas12a-induced DNA breaks in
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (Supervised by Dr. Attila Molnar, University of Edinburgh)