معرفی
Professor Alexandre Iakounine is affiliated with Bangor University’s School of Environmental & Natural Sciences, where he holds a Professorship focused on Enzyme Discovery and Application. His research emphasizes enzymology, biocatalysis, and environmental biotechnology. He completed a PhD in Microbiology at the Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology (Moscow, 1987) and an MSc in Molecular Biology from Moscow State University (1978).
Research interests include extremophilic enzyme discovery, bioremediation (e.g., plastics recycling), CRISPR-associated enzymes, and enzyme applications in biocatalysis. Recent work highlights structural insights into lignin-oxidizing peroxidases, thermal stability of archaeal glycosidases, and cell-free systems for protein synthesis using plastics as substrates.
He leads projects like the discovery of thermostable hydrolases from archaea and polyphosphate-based bioconversion pathways. Collaborations include studies on microbial bioaugmentation for biogas production. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental sustainability and clean energy.
He supervises PhD students in areas such as metagenomic enzyme discovery and CRISPR systems. His lab contributes to interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbiology, biochemistry, and environmental science.
