Biotechnology World Convention

Biography

ANA CLARA GUERRINI SCHENBERG completed her PhD in Biological Sciences at the Université de Paris-Sud, France; Postdoctoral Fellow (Biotechnology), University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK; Postdoctoral Fellow (Molecular Genetics), Australian National University/Research School of Biological Sciences, Canberra, Australia. Presently, she is Senior Professor of the Microbiology Department of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. She conducts biotechnology research on yeast and bacteria, with a view to generating improved strains for various applications, including biomedical products, alcohol production, production of biodegradable plastics, and bioremediation of toxic metals from effluents. She has published 38 papers in reputed journals.

Research Interest

1. Genetic Engineering of Yeast. 2. Biotechnology.