OLGA SAYANOVA (19 – 22 June 2017)

Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, United Kingdom

Olga Sayanova, PhD is a Principle Investigator at Rothamsted Research, UK, where she studies the fatty acid biosynthesis and lipid metabolism in plants and algae. She has extensive expertise in plant metabolic engineering and played an essential role in the first successful reconstitution of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) pathway in transgenic oilseeds and microalgae. She is currently leading research on developing synthetic biology approaches to engineer oil seed crops and marine microorganisms for the sustainable production of high value molecules.

More information at: http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/people/sayanova