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Sonja Billerbeck is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Science and Engineering. She holds an ORCID ID (0000-0002-3092-578X) and is based at Nijenborgh7, Groningen, Netherlands. Her research focuses on microbial systems engineering, synthetic biology applications, and antimicrobial mechanisms in yeast. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal synthetic biology (since 2024) and has organized major events like the Royal Dutch Microbiology Society's Scientific Fall Meeting (2020).
- Research Interests:
- Engineering yeast toxin/immunity systems
- Antimicrobial protein discovery
- CRISPR library construction
- Synthetic microbial consortia
- Functional genomics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to affordable and clean energy (SDG7) and industry innovation (SDG9) through biotechnological advancements. Recent studies include screening yeast collections for antifungal activity and developing modular toxin systems. She has secured grants including an NWO XS grant (2024) and received the Young Academy Groningen membership (2020).
Notable achievements include leading a medal-winning iGEM team (2023) and publishing extensively on synthetic biology tools. Her lab focuses on functionalizing microbial systems for industrial and medical applications through protein engineering and genetic circuit design.
