About the group
The Sustainable Biotechnology Research Group, within the Centre for Nutraceuticals, is based in the University of Westminster's School of Life Sciences. Sustainable biotechnology is an area of science with immense growth due to the emerging need for bio-products produced using renewable resources which are therefore sustainable, leading to a strong circular, bioeconomy.
Research areas
The SBRG covers a range of priority areas that humanity needs to solve in the 21st century
Our work
Find out more information about our work and funded projects
Publications
Sustainable Biotechnology's recent publications include:
- Esposito, Fortunato Palma, Vecchiato, Vittoria, Buonocore, Carmine, Tedesco, Pietro, Noble, Brendon, Basnett, Pooja and de Pascale, Donatella (2023). Enhanced production of biobased, biodegradable, Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) using an unexplored marine bacterium Pseudohalocynthiibacter aestuariivivens, isolated from highly polluted coastal environment. Bioresource Technology. 368, p. 12828.
- Thompson, D. and Islam, A. 2021. Plant Cell Wall Hydration and Plant Physiology: An Exploration of the Consequences of Direct Effects of Water Deficit on the Plant Cell Wall. Plants. 10 (7), p. e1263. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10071263
- Mani, P., Fidal Kumar, V.T., Bowman, K., Chandra, T.S., Keshavarz, T. and Kyazze, G. 2020. Development of an electroactive aerobic biocathode for microbial fuel cell applications. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 12 (5), pp. 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12871
People
Sustainable Biotechnology Research Internship Scheme
We run an annual sustainable biotechnology research internship scheme aimed at researchers with a PhD. This is in collaboration with the Genome Engineering Laboratory. Participants get to learn the latest trends in biotechnology, for example CRISPR, while immersing themselves in a research project in collaboration with members of the School of Life Sciences. Contact Dr Godfrey Kyazze at [email protected] if you want to know more about this scheme.
Our location
The Sustainable Biotechnology Research Group is part of the Centre for Nutraceuticals, located within the University of Westminster’s School of Life Sciences, 115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW.
Contact us
Dr Godfrey Kyazze
Sustainable Biotechnology Research Group, University of Westminster
115 New Cavendish Street, London W1W 6UW
E: [email protected]