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Javier A Linares-Pasten

Associate Professor

Research areas

· Molecular biotechnology

· Biorefinery technologies

· Functional food biotechnology

Background

My research is on the development of biocatalysts, combining computational methods and recombinant technology. Currently, I am an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Biotechnology at The Faculty of Engineering (LTH), Lund University. My two post-doctoral stays were in Biotechnology at Lund University, working with Profs. Eva Nordberg Karlsson and Rajni Hatti-Kaul, on the investigation of enzymes and recombinant bacteria strains, for the conversion of renewable feedstocks in value-added products. My Ph.D. was devoted to understanding the structure-function relationship of galactosyltransferases, supervised by Prof. Antoni Planas at the Insitut Quimic de Sarrià (IQS), Universtiat Ramon Llull, Barcelona. I also hold a master’s degree in Food Chemistry & Technology from the IQS. I did my first cycle of studies in Biology at the Mayor de San Andrés University in La Paz. One of my recent projects aims to develop biocatalysts for recycling synthetic polymers, including plastics and textiles.

Laboratory

· Biocatalyst engineering