About
Dr Acevedo-Rocha leads the “Computational Protein Engineering” group at The Novo Nordisk Center for Biosustainabiltiy at the Technical University of Denmark. He researches how protein sequences determine structure and function. In particular, his group combines state-of-the-art experimental and computational approaches to understand and engineer proteins and enzymes to create more sustainable biosolutions for society while protecting the environment and human health. Previously, he worked at the Danish biotech company Biosyntia where he co-developed the world-first processes to produce B vitamins using renewable feedstocks (instead of fossil fuels). Before moving to Denmark, he took a postdoctoral position with Manfred Reetz, a pioneer in protein directed evolution and biocatalysis at the University of Marburg, Germany. He did his PhD in biotechnology in the area of genetic code expansion at the lab of Ned Budisa at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry near Munich, Germany. Carlos is well-known for developing innovative methods to engineer proteins using directed evolution. He has 5 patents and over 60 scientific publications in the areas of directed evolution, biocatalysis, metabolic engineering, bioinformatics, and machine learning. Currently, he supervises a culturally diverse, international and interdisciplinary team composed of 5 postdocs, 5 PhD students, 5 ressearch assistants as well as many MSc and BSc students.
Joined
February 2025
