May 2018

Dr. Michael Bott is the Director of the Institute of Bio- and Geosciences at Forschungszentrum Jülich, as well as a Professor of Biotechnology at the University of Düsseldorf. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Marburg, and completed post doctoral research at the University of Marburg as well as ETH Zürich. At ETH Zürich, he also worked as a research associate and a group leader. His research mainly focuses on metabolism, regulation, and signal transduction in biotechnologically relevant bacteria, the development of microbial production strains, biosensors, and synthetic biology....Read more

I am currently on a long-term visit to the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, USA. My visit is part of a partnership between ISB and LCSB, which aims to build strong collaborations and promote knowledge transfer between the two institutes. My research focuses on two fields: a) the development of constraint-based and control theory approaches (e.g. Flux Balance Analysis, Metabolic Control Analysis or Elementary Flux Mode analysis) for the study of metabolism; and b) the creation of kinetic-based models for the study of the dynamic behavior of biochemical systems.Read more

Jackeline Medina has a Bachelor in Chemical Engineer from Simón Bolívar University (Caracas, Venezuela). She developed a career as process engineer at the research and development center of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Venezuela for 17 years where she supported and led the implementation of first of the kind technologies in the area of etherification and naphtha and diesel desulfurization.Read more