Yvonne Nygård

Yvonne Nygård is an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of Technology. Her research focuses on synthetic biology, yeast engineering, and microbial electrosynthesis, with applications in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and sustainable chemical production.

• Key Research Areas: CRISPR technology, filamentous fungi metabolism, stress tolerance in industrial yeast strains, and bioelectrochemical systems.
• Collaborations: Active in projects with Chalmers colleagues and external institutions, funded by Formas, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Swedish Energy Agency.

Publication Trends include studies on acetic acid tolerance, syngas fermentation, biosensor development, and metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and filamentous fungi for biorefinery applications. Recent work emphasizes CO2 utilization and pH optimization in microbial electrosynthesis systems.

Projects span lignocellulosic hydrolysate processing, co-culture systems with Acinetobacter baylyi, and engineering yeast for enhanced robustness via CRISPRi/a tools. She leads initiatives like Complete Carbon-LA (lactic acid from biomass) and FunAromatics (fungal aromatic compound production).