Paulo Marcelo Avila Neto

Paulo Marcelo Avila Neto is a Lead Scientist at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His research focuses on metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and sustainable biotechnology, particularly utilizing Yarrowia lipolytica for natural product biosynthesis.

Research Interests:

• Specializes in metabolic engineering and iterative methods for optimizing microbial production systems
• Active in sustainable biotechnology applications for food colorants and natural products
• Key work includes engineering Yarrowia lipolytica for betanin and isobetanin production

Recent Publications: Demonstrated innovative combinatorial approaches for enhancing betanin biosynthesis (2024) and developed sustainable beetroot-derived food colorants using engineered yeast (2023).