Natalie Choi
PhD Student: Synthetic biology
Hi! I’m Natalie. I’m interested in utilizing synthetic biology in production of chemicals for cosmetics and personal care. I am currently working on applying synthetic biology and metabolic engineering tools in Yarrowia lipolytica for value-added chemicals.
Education
MPhil/PhD, Dept. of Biochemical Engineering, University College London (2024 – )
MRes synthetic biology, University College London (2022 – 2023)
MSc cosmetic science, University of Cincinnati (2022 – 2024)
BSc major in biochemistry, the University of British Columbia (2016 – 2021)
Experience
Optimization of the microbial bioconversion of ferulic acid to coniferyl alcohol (2022-2023)
Awarded best presentation
Design of ribosome binding sites to optimize polycistronic transcripts for engineering Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 (2020-2021)
Engineering oncolytic virus for enhanced infection of renal cancer cells (2019-2020)
Engineering Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 to increase wax ester accumulation (2019)
Awarded and funded by NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (URSA)