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The UCL algal research group, Algae@UCL, hosted the Algal Biotechnology: Biofuels and Beyond conference on 13th February. The conference was attended by over 130 participants from academia and industry.
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Dr Saul Purton
Institute of
Structural and Molecular Biology
Darwin Building
University College
London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679
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Email: s.purton[at]ucl.ac.uk
Saul Purton
Algal Biology and Biotechnology
Our research combines molecular-genetic, biochemical and biophysical techniques to investigate various basic and applied aspects of algal biology. Current research focuses on four main topics: [1] Genetic engineering of the chloroplast genome and the development of the algal chloroplast as a platform for production of therapeutic proteins. [2] Biofuel production from algae and cyanobacteria and the development of genetic strategies for improved biofuel production. [3] Development of synthetic biology tools for metabolic engineering of algae. [4] The regulation of organelle gene expression by nuclear-encoded factors.
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