Maria Francisca Villegas Torres

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Maria Francisca Villegas Torres

Maria Francisca Villegas Torres

PhD in Biochemical Engineering

m.f.villegastorres @uniandes.edu.co

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas

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Recent Products

Charria-Giron E, Amazo V, De Angulo D, Hidalgo E, Villegas-Torres MF, Baganz F, Caicedo-Ortega N. (2021)
Strategy for managing industrial anaerobic sludge through the heterotrophic cultivation of chlorella sorokiniana: Effect of iron addition on biomass and lipid production
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL (ISSN 2306-5354)
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Montoya G, Gutierrez M, Giraldo J, Jaramillo L, Ruiz-Sandoval J, Orozco S, Orozco F, Ward J, Rojas G, Villegas-Torres MF. (2021)
Sustainable sugarcane vinasse biorefinement for trans-aconitic acid-based biopolymer synthesis and bioenergy generation
Bioresource Technology Reports (ISSN 2589-014X)
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Recent Degrees

PhD in Biochemical Engineering

Doctoral degree

University College London

2014

Inglaterra

Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas

Master degree

Universidad De Los Andes

2007

Colombia

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Recent Projects

  • 2022
    • s

      Duration: 36 months

      PR.3.2022.9067

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Products

Charria-Giron E, Amazo V, De Angulo D, Hidalgo E, Villegas-Torres MF, Baganz F, Caicedo-Ortega N. (2021)
Strategy for managing industrial anaerobic sludge through the heterotrophic cultivation of chlorella sorokiniana: Effect of iron addition on biomass and lipid production
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL (ISSN 2306-5354)
Article
Read more
Montoya G, Gutierrez M, Giraldo J, Jaramillo L, Ruiz-Sandoval J, Orozco S, Orozco F, Ward J, Rojas G, Villegas-Torres MF. (2021)
Sustainable sugarcane vinasse biorefinement for trans-aconitic acid-based biopolymer synthesis and bioenergy generation
Bioresource Technology Reports (ISSN 2589-014X)
Article
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Canizales L, Rojas F, Pizarro C, Caicedo-Ortega N, Villegas-Torres MF. (2020)
SuperPro Designer®, user-oriented software used for analyzing the techno-economic feasibility of electrical energy generation from sugarcane vinasse in Colombia
Processes (ISSN 2227-9717)
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Villegas-Torres MF, Ward J, Baganz F. (2018)
Optimisation of enzyme cascades for chiral amino alcohol synthesis in aid of host cell integration using a statistical experimental design approach
Journal of Biotechnology (ISSN 0168-1656)
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Villegas-Torres MF, Martinez-Torres R, Cazares-Koerner A, Hailes H, Baganz F, Ward J. (2015)
Multi-step biocatalytic strategies for chiral amino alcohol synthesis
ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY (ISSN 0141-0229)
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Villegas-Torres MF, Ward J, Lyee G. (2015)
The protein fraction from wheat-based dried distiller's grain with solubles (DDGS): Extraction and valorization
New Biotechnology (ISSN 1871-6784)
Article
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Villegas-Torres MF, Bedoya O, Salazar C, Vives M, Dussan J. (2011)
Horizontal arsC gene transfer among microorganisms isolated from arsenic polluted soil
International Biodeterioration Biodegradation (ISSN 0964-8305)
Article
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Degrees

  • PhD in Biochemical Engineering

    Doctoral degree

    University College London

    2014

    Inglaterra

    Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas

    Master degree

    Universidad De Los Andes

    2007

    Colombia

  • Microbióloga

    Bachelor degree

    Universidad De Los Andes

    2005

    Colombia

Projects

  • 2022
    • s

      Duration: 36 months

      PR.3.2022.9067

      s