Olga Costa Alves Souza

PhD, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Validation of biocatalytic processes obtained through computer-based retro biosynthesis tools
BS, University of Brasilia Brazil, Green and Sustainable Pharmacy: minimizing the environmental impact in drug synthesis

Advisor: Assistant Professor, Karthik Sankaranarayanan

Research: My research explores computational retrobiosynthesis tools for planning of sustainable routes towards complex molecules. It also includes the experimental validation of those routes, leveraging metabolic engineering techniques.