Congratulations to the following, who have been awarded PHYCONET Undergraduate Summer Studentships:
- Eleanor Binner and student Sim Wei Gan (both University of Nottingham): Proof of concept study to extract EPA from wet microalgal strain ALG01 (in collaboration with AlgaeCytes Ltd)
- Oliver Ebenhoeh (University of Aberdeen) and student Mirko Bagnarol (University of Padova): Optimising the storage of long chain omega-3 fatty acids in triacylglycerol for microalgae using a mathematical model
- Brenda Parker and student Arran Finlan (both University College London): Examining the interactions between cultivation and downstream processing for recombinant protein production in microalgae
- Glen Wheeler (Marine Biological Association) and student Hayley Hardstaff (University of Cambridge): Elucidating functional forms of vitamin B12 in microalgae