Loris Marcel

Loris joined the team in July after completing a masters in Biochemistry at University College London (UCL). During his masters, he worked in the Purton group where he developed synthetic biology tools for microalgae. His masters thesis explored the use of light-regulated promoters for recombinant protein expression in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. He is now looking into ways to genetically engineer cyanobacteria for carbon capture applications.

November 2022