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Papers presented at the “2nd Latin American Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformation”

December 27, 2016
Four papers, co-authored by researchers from the Biotechnology Department of the School of Engineering, were presented at the “II Latin American Symposium on Biocatalysis and Biotransformations (SiLaBB II).” This peer-reviewed conference, organized by the University of the Republic and Universidad ORT Uruguay, took place from December 6 to 9, 2016, in Montevideo. The papers were published in the event’s proceedings.

Presented papers:
- “L-lactic acid synthesis by an immobilized enzymatic system. “Synthesis of L-lactic acid using an immobilized enzymatic system” by Erienne Jackson, B.S., Research Assistant in the Biotechnology Program, Dr. Fernando López Gallego, researcher at the Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Prof. José Manuel Guisán, Research Professor at the CSIC Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, and Dr. Lorena Betancor, Research Professor of Biotechnology at the School of Engineering.
The work was presented by Ms. Jackson.

- “HRP Nanocatalysts for Direct Enzyme Therapy” by Prof. Sonali Correa, Research Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Universidad ORT Uruguay, Florencia Pirotti and Joaquín Rodríguez, Biotechnology Engineering students, Dr. Sara Puertas, researcher at the company Nanoimmunotech, Spain, Dr. Valeria Grazú, a researcher at the University of Zaragoza, Spain, and Dr. Lorena Betancor, a research professor of Biotechnology at the School of Engineering.
The work was presented by Prof. Correa.

- “Studies on glycerol conversion by suspension cells of Gluconobacter strains” by Erienne Jackson, B.S., Magdalena Ripoll, and Rocío Bravo, Biotechnology Engineering students, and Dr. Lorena Betancor.
The work was presented by Ripoll and Bravo.

- “Immobilization of Thermomyces lanuginosus lipase on biomimetic silica supports for biodiesel synthesis” by Diego Cazaban, a student in the Biotechnology Laboratory of the School of Engineering, Dr. Lorena Wilson, director of the Graduate Program at the School of Biochemical Engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile, and Dr. Lorena Betancor.
The work was presented by Dr. Betancor.