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Verena Siewers is affiliated with Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily spans the domain of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. They have contributed to studies in Food Science, Plant Science, and Biotechnology as well.

The scientist's work covers various specialized topics, including:

  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Verena Siewers has authored multiple research papers with a presence in notable scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Deep learning suggests that gene expression is encoded in all parts of a co-evolving interacting gene regulatory structure, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Multidimensional engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for efficient synthesis of medium-chain fatty acids, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Reconstruction of a catalogue of genome-scale metabolic models with enzymatic constraints using GECKO 2.0, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Controlling gene expression with deep generative design of regulatory DNA, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Adaptive Laboratory Evolution of Ale and Lager Yeasts for Improved Brewing Efficiency and Beer Quality, 2020, Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Their frequent coauthors include Jens Nielsen, Florian David, Xiaowei Li, Christos Skrekas, and Maximilian Otto, indicating substantial collaborative work within their research network.

Siewers regularly publishes in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • Metabolic Engineering
  • FEMS Yeast Research
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Production of fatty acid-derived oleochemicals and biofuels by synthetic yeast cell factories.

    Yongjin J. Zhou;Nicolaas A. Buijs;Zhiwei Zhu;Jiufu Qin

  • Characterization of different promoters for designing a new expression vector in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Siavash Partow;Verena Siewers;Sara Bjørn;Jens Nielsen

  • Establishing a platform cell factory through engineering of yeast acetyl-CoA metabolism

    Yun Chen;Laurent Daviet;Michel Schalk;Verena Siewers

  • Microbial acetyl-CoA metabolism and metabolic engineering.

    Anastasia Krivoruchko;Yiming Zhang;Verena Siewers;Yun Chen

  • Characterization of chromosomal integration sites for heterologous gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Dongmei Bai Flagfeldt;Verena Siewers;Le Huang;Jens Nielsen

  • Functional analysis of H2O2-generating systems in Botrytis cinerea: the major Cu-Zn-superoxide dismutase (BCSOD1) contributes to virulence on French bean, whereas a glucose oxidase (BCGOD1) is dispensable

    Yvonne Rolke;Songji Liu;Thomas Quidde;Brian Williamson

  • Dynamic control of gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae engineered for the production of plant sesquitepene α-santalene in a fed-batch mode.

    Gionata Scalcinati;Christoph Knuf;Siavash Partow;Yun Chen

  • Improving Production of Malonyl Coenzyme A-Derived Metabolites by Abolishing Snf1-Dependent Regulation of Acc1

    Shuobo Shi;Yun Chen;Verena Siewers;Jens Nielsen

  • Advanced biofuel production by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Nicolaas A Buijs;Verena Siewers;Jens Nielsen;Jens Nielsen

  • Functional Analysis of the Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenase Gene bcbot1 of Botrytis cinerea Indicates That Botrydial Is a Strain-Specific Virulence Factor

    Verena Siewers;Muriel Viaud;Daniel Jimenez-Teja;Isidro G. Collado

  • Harnessing Yeast Peroxisomes for Biosynthesis of Fatty-Acid-Derived Biofuels and Chemicals with Relieved Side-Pathway Competition

    Yongjin J. Zhou;Nicolaas A. Buijs;Zhiwei Zhu;Diego Orol Gómez

  • Editorial: Yeast synthetic biology: new tools to unlock cellular function

    Hal S. Alper;Hyun Ah Kang;Verena Siewers

  • Improved production of fatty acid ethyl esters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae through up-regulation of the ethanol degradation pathway and expression of the heterologous phosphoketolase pathway

    Bouke Wim de Jong;Shuobo Shi;Verena Siewers;Jens B Nielsen

  • Functional expression and characterization of five wax ester synthases in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their utility for biodiesel production

    Shuobo Shi;Juan Octavio Valle-Rodríguez;Sakda Khoomrung;Verena Siewers

  • Combined metabolic engineering of precursor and co-factor supply to increase α-santalene production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Gionata Scalcinati;Siavash Partow;Verena Siewers;Michel Schalk

  • Identification of an abscisic acid gene cluster in the grey mold Botrytis cinerea

    Verena Siewers;Leonie Kokkelink;Jørn Smedsgaard;Paul Tudzynski

  • Profiling of Cytosolic and Peroxisomal Acetyl-CoA Metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Yun Chen;Verena Siewers;Jens B. Nielsen

  • Coupled incremental precursor and co-factor supply improves 3-hydroxypropionic acid production in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Yun Chen;Jichen Bao;Il-Kwon Kim;Verena Siewers

  • The P450 Monooxygenase BcABA1 Is Essential for Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis in Botrytis cinerea

    Verena Siewers;Jørn Smedsgaard;Paul Tudzynski

  • Flux Control at the Malonyl-CoA Node through Hierarchical Dynamic Pathway Regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Florian David;Jens B Nielsen;Verena Siewers

Frequent Co-Authors

Jens Nielsen
Jens Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
Yongjin J. Zhou
Yongjin J. Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul Tudzynski
Paul Tudzynski University of Münster
Jens C. O. Nielsen
Jens C. O. Nielsen Chalmers University of Technology
John P. Morrissey
John P. Morrissey University College Cork
Jean-Marc Daran
Jean-Marc Daran Delft University of Technology
Bart Devreese
Bart Devreese Ghent University
Intawat Nookaew
Intawat Nookaew University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Bettina Tudzynski
Bettina Tudzynski University of Münster
Boris Lenhard
Boris Lenhard Imperial College London

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