Codruta Ignea

Assistant Professor, McGill University, #Biotechnology, #SyntheticBiology, #MetabolicEngineering, #Terpenoids, #Yeast. Tweets - my own

[Codruta Ignea @codrutaignea]

I'm delighted to share that our review on bioengineering yeast for preventing age-related diseases has been published, and I'm especially proud of my talented students for their contribution to this work.

[Trends in Biotechnology @TrendsinBiotech]

Online now: Bioengineered yeast for preventing age-related diseases https://t.co/cYr1UVg7x0

[Codruta Ignea @codrutaignea]

Great talk from @mehran_plantsci on accumulation of alkaloids in Catharanthus roseus for the Arthur C. Neish Young Investigator Award at @psnaofficial 2024.

[Mehran Dastmalchi @mehran_plantsci]

Brilliant talk on new-to-nature / non-canonical terpenoids engineered in yeast from @codrutaignea this morning @psnaofficial.

[Nat. Prod. Reports @NatProdReports]

📢Our last issue of 2023 is now online!

Check out the article behind this month's cover by @codrutaignea & co @BioengMcGill reviewing how yeast can be engineered for the production of plant terpenoids using synthetic biology approaches

https://t.co/FVDYKcg7ry

[iGEM Community @iGEMCommunity]

Congratulations to iGEM McGill on winning the Undergrad Grand Prize and the Vilnius Lithuania team on winning the First Runner Up Prize #iGEM2023

[Codruta Ignea @codrutaignea]

I am beyond proud of our McGill iGEM team, who won the Grand Prize, Best Therapeutics Project, Best Part Collection and Best Presentation Special Prizes in the undergrad category of #iGEM2023 competition. Well done all! Together, we can do it!
@McGill_Eng @BioengMcGill

[Ryan Morhard @RyanMorhard]

Today, the European Commission identified synthetic biology as a top technology shaping economic security and geopolitical competition.

Syn bio joins AI, Quantum, and Semiconductors.

https://t.co/O5w1m02mZv

[Nikos Hatzakis lab @NHatzakis]

Do you have a PhD, fluorescence microscopy expertise and want to work as a facility manager in a center interfacing single cell and tissue biology, biophysics and machine learning ? Please apply for our NNF center for 4D cellular dynamics. Please RT
https://t.co/x2Y9n6CLjI

[Anne Osbourn @AnneOsbourn1]

VACANCY - Applications are open for 3x five-year Postdoctoral Scientist positions in the group of Professor @AnneOsbourn1 OBE FRS NAS

https://t.co/3jg2qYuIJl
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Closing date - 11 October 2023
Contract - Five years, full-time

[Codruta Ignea @codrutaignea]

Our latest review on Engineering yeast for the production of plant terpenoids using synthetic biology approaches is now published in Natural Product Reports https://t.co/2iS3lfturS

[Codruta Ignea @codrutaignea]

Very honored to present my latest work on new-to-nature terpenoids at the #ME15 in Singapore.
Thanks to @MatthewWChang for organizing this amazying event, @PabloINik and @JuliusFredens for co-chairing my session and discussion panel and @jaykeasling for the nice interaction.

[McGill iGEM @igemmcgill]

Last weekend, we hosted the first of our SynBio Collective workshops!🥼 We aim to allow McGill students to discover synthetic biology research outside of their classes.
Thank you to @McGill_Eng, @McGillSBMS, @THebertMcGill, and @LisaMunter2 for making this initiative possible!

[Codruta Ignea @codrutaignea]

One more step towards expanding the terpenoid kingdom. Our paper on synthesis of C16 terpenoids is finally out in @NatureComms and it can be found here https://t.co/uaHjpQSVOU. Many thanks to everyone involved.

[Jay Keasling @jaykeasling]

Our latest research has just been published today in the journal Nature. We engineered yeast to produce the cancer therapeutic vinblastine. You can find the work here: https://t.co/kJdVcPDEM1. It is the longest biosynthetic pathway ever refactored into yeast.

[Nikos Hatzakis lab @NHatzakis]

This has been a great team work ! warm congratulations @RenBohr . we acknowledge funding from @VILLUMFONDEN , @Carlsbergfondet and @novonordiskfond funding for @NNFCPR

[Peter Kolchinsky @PeterKolchinsky]

I’m a virologist & investor... & I’m hearing people say it’s impossible to make covid vaccine b/c we haven’t been able to make one to any coronaviruses. Not true. We have veterinary vaccines for dog & cow strains. Human one’s not been investment worthy, until now. here’s why...

[Claudia Vickers @claudiaevickers]

Hey twitter followers, I’d like to introduce to @MicrobiomDigest aka Elizabeth Bik. She’s a warrior for academic publishing integrity. But she’s seldom recognized despite her critical work. You should all follow her!

[EUSynBioS @EUSynBioS]

It's official! Six new #synbio scientists from across Europe have joined our steering committee, and we are more than happy to welcome them in our team! Together, we will work hard to bring the European #synbiocommunity together 💪 Check their profiles on: https://t.co/LIUf8ZD8JH

[Andrew D Hanson Lab @ADHansonLab]

A Postdoctoral position in #syntheticbiology #synbio #metabolicengineering is available in the Hanson lab ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Previous experience with plants preferred but *not* required. Applications from microbiologists, chem engineers, biological chemists etc are welcome! Please RT!

[synbiopapers @synbio_papers]

[ASAP] Extrachromosomal Genetic Engineering of the Marine Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum Enables the Heterologous Production of Monoterpenoids https://t.co/Q6UO4OIMOE