Siewers Lab

Our lab uses state-of-the-art synthetic and systems biology technologies to engineer yeast cells for a vast variety of applications. These include:

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Leader: Verena Siewers, Research Professor

Research Group Leader, Research Professor Verena Siewers
  • cell factories for the sustainable production of food ingredients, agrochemicals, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, or nutraceuticals
  • synthetic cell consortia that can be used for alternative food production or tissue engineering
  • efficient protein producers for the manufacturing of protein drugs
  • screening platforms to identify efficient enzymes or biochemical pathways
  • whole-cell biosensors for detection of pathogens and antibiotic resistance

Group members

Research group leader

Verena Siewers

  • Assistant Head of Department, Life Sciences
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Researcher

Xin Chen

  • Researcher, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Life Sciences
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Postdoc

Xiang Li

  • Postdoc, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Life Sciences
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PhD student

Andrés Castillo García

  • Doctoral Student, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Life Sciences
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Visiting researcher

Lei Chen

  • Visiting Researcher, Systems and Synthetic Biology, Life Sciences
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Group leader

Verena Siewers

  • Assistant Head of Department, Life Sciences
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