Özge Ata

Özge Ata is a researcher at the Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, part of the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). She actively contributes to microbial biotechnology and synthetic biology research, focusing on engineering yeast systems for biochemical production.

• Education: M.Sc. and Ph.D. (implied by Dr. title)

Research Interests center on:

• Metabolic engineering of Komagataella phaffii for carbon efficiency
• Improving methanol utilization through enzyme engineering
• Converting CO2 and methanol into value-added chemicals
• Optimizing yeast fermentation for organic acid production

Publications highlight her work on enhancing biochemical production (e.g., citric acid, itaconic acid, lactic acid) using synthetic yeast strains, with a focus on carbon metabolism and pathway design.

Labs & Teams: She works within the Institute of Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology, collaborating with researchers like Diethard Mattanovich and others on yeast engineering projects.