Nicolas Marx

Nicolas Marx is a Researcher at the Institute of Animal Cell Technology and Systems Biology, part of the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science within the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. His work focuses on mammalian cell engineering, particularly in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells, integrating epigenetics, genetic tools, and synthetic biology to enhance cellular production capabilities.

• Current position: Researcher at BOKU
• Research areas: Epigenetic editing, CHO cell engineering, promoter modulation

His research explores targeted epigenetic modifications to improve gene expression stability and production efficiency in mammalian systems, with applications in biopharmaceuticals and cell factory design. Recent publications highlight advancements in transposase technology, Nanopore sequencing for integration site analysis, and CRISPR-based epigenetic tools.

Marx has supervised multiple Master/Diploma Theses on topics including mRNA stability optimization, Cas9-targeted sequencing, and dCas9-ChIP methods. He serves as a peer reviewer for journals like Biotechnology Journal and Biotechnology Advances, contributing to scientific discourse in his field.