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Joana Cunha

PhD Student

Research Line: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: B.Factory
Lab.: Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory
Supervisors: LD; AR
253 601 961 (office) / 253 601 973 (lab)
jcunha@ceb.uminho.pt
http://ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/joanacunha

Qualifications

2013: Master Program in Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho

Since 2017: Genetic improvement of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae: consolidated bioprocessing and value-added products for an advanced lignocellulosic biorefinery
2016 - 2016: Phenotypic analysis of industrial and laboratory yeast at different temperatures
2014 - 2016: Genetic characterization of sheep breeds involved in the production of Serra cheese
2012 - 2013: Engineering yeast tolerance to inhibitory lignocellulosic biomass

Recent Publications

1	Cunha, Joana T.; Soares, Pedro O.; Romaní, Aloia; Thevelein, Johan M.; Domingues, Lucília Xylose fermentation efficiency of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast with separate or combined xylose reductase/xylitol dehydrogenase and xylose isomerase pathways Biotechnology for Biofuels, 12(20), 2019
2	Cunha, Joana T.; Romaní, Aloia; Costa, Carlos E.; Sá-Correia, Isabel; Domingues, Lucília Molecular and physiological basis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae tolerance to adverse lignocellulose-based process conditions Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 103(1), 159-175, 2019
3	Baptista, Sara L.; Cunha, Joana T.; Romaní, Aloia; Domingues, Lucília Xylitol production from lignocellulosic whole slurry corn cob by engineered industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae PE-2 Bioresource Technology, 267, 481-491, 2018
4	Cunha, Joana T.; Costa, Carlos E.; Ferraz, Luís; Romaní, Aloia; Johansson, Björn; Sá-Correia, Isabel; Domingues, Lucília HAA1 and PRS3 overexpression boosts yeast tolerance towards acetic acid improving xylose or glucose consumption: unravelling the underlying mechanisms Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 102(10), 4589-4600, 2018
5	Oliveira, Carla; Romaní, Aloia; Gomes, Daniel G.; Cunha, Joana T.; Gama, Miguel; Domingues, Lucília Recombinant family 3 carbohydrate-binding module as a new additive for enhanced enzymatic saccharification of whole slurry from autohydrolyzed eucalyptus globulus wood Cellulose, 25(4), 2505-2513, 2018
6	Costa, Carlos E.; Romaní, Aloia; Cunha, Joana T.; Johansson, Björn; Domingues, Lucília Integrated approach for selecting efficient Saccharomyces cerevisiae for industrial lignocellulosic fermentations: importance of yeast chassis linked to process conditions Bioresource Technology, 227, 24-34, 2017
7	Cunha, Joana P.; Ribeiro, Tânia I.B.; Rocha, João B.; Nunes, João; Teixeira, José A.; Domingues, Lucília RAPD and SCAR markers as potential tools for detection of milk origin in dairy products: Adulterant sheep breeds in Serra da Estrela cheese production Food Chemistry, 211, 631-636, 2016
8	Cunha, J.T.; Aguiar, Tatiana Q.; Romaní, A.; Oliveira, Carla; Domingues, L. Contribution of PRS3, RPB4 and ZWF1 to the resistance of industrial Saccharomyces cerevisiae CCUG53310 and PE-2 strains to lignocellulosic hydrolysate-derived inhibitors Bioresource Technology, 191, 7-16, 2015

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