Maria Suarez-Diez

Maria Suarez-Diez is a Full Professor at Wageningen University & Research, specializing in Systems and Synthetic Biology. She leads research in metabolic engineering, microbial biotechnology, and computational modeling. Her work focuses on optimizing microbial strains for biofuel production, understanding toxicokinetics in invertebrates, and advancing PBPK model reproducibility. She supervises multiple PhD candidates and collaborates internationally on projects like microbial oil production and metabolic pathway optimization.

Education: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences (likely from a top European institution, though specific details are not explicitly stated in the provided texts).

Research Interests:

• Genome-scale metabolic modeling
• Microbial strain engineering
• Systems biology approaches to bioprocess optimization
• Toxicological modeling using PBPK frameworks

Recent Trends: Recent articles focus on integrating computational models with experimental data to enhance strain design efficiency, particularly in Pseudomonas putida and oleaginous yeasts. She also emphasizes reproducibility in pharmacokinetic modeling.

Grants & Projects: Active projects include metabolic engineering of Cutaneotrichosporon for biofuel, bacterial pathogen modeling, and sustainable biomanufacturing. She has secured funding for interdisciplinary initiatives like 'Industriophile' and 'Putida for Plastics.'

Labs/Teams: Leads teams focusing on systems biology, metabolic engineering, and computational toxicology within Wageningen's College of Science.