Birgit Wiltschi

Birgit Wiltschi is a researcher at the Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering within the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her work focuses on protein engineering, non-canonical amino acid incorporation, and bioprocess optimization for therapeutic and industrial applications.

• Academic Affiliation: BOKU, Institute of Bioprocess Science and Engineering
• Research Themes: Protein functionalization, bioorthogonal chemistry, enzyme engineering, synthetic biology, and bioproduction systems

Recent publication trends highlight her expertise in:

• Site-specific non-canonical amino acid incorporation
• Chemoselective protein modification techniques
• Development of "clickable" therapeutic proteins
• Lectin engineering for biomedical applications
• Optimization of microbial bioproduction systems

Doctoral Thesis Supervision:

• Hanaee A: Development of methods for in vitro quantification of proteolysis in E. coli systems (2024)