Troels Østergaard Hansen

Troels Østergaard Hansen is a Staff Scientist at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU Biosustain) at the Technical University of Denmark. His research focuses on Actinobacteria, particularly gene clusters and secondary metabolite biosynthesis in Streptomyces species, contributing to the discovery of natural products.

• Primary affiliation: DTU Biosustain
• Email: tosha@biosustain.dtu.dk

Research Interests
Troels works extensively on genomic analysis of Actinobacteria, including:

• Decoding gene clusters for secondary metabolites
• Comparative genomics of 1034 actinomycete genomes
• Exploring occurrence in nature and biosynthesis pathways
• Linking microbial genetics to natural product discovery

Publication Trends
His recent work (2023-2024) centers on large-scale genomic studies of Actinobacteria, using high-throughput sequencing to identify biosynthetic pathways relevant for pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.