@microsys
Microbial biotech group driving sustainable innovation via systems & synthetic biology. We valorize waste using fungi enzymes, bacterial pathways & microbial biofilms—advancing circular bioeconomy & renewable production platforms.
🌱 New publication from the Mi‑Hy European project (grant agreement 101114746)!
Our team has co‑authored a review in Frontiers in Microbiology on how electroactive microorganisms (EAMs) can be integrated into active soil management to support regenerative agriculture.
📄 Article: lnkd.in/edyz5ZWj
♻️Our group at the @cib-csic.bsky.social (CSIC) has presented a new bacterium capable of transforming plastic waste into high‑value bioproducts.
🌱A promising step toward biotechnological solutions to the global plastic problem.
👉More info 🔗 lnkd.in/eZnqrPd4
🚀 Now published!
The study was led by Francisco Javier Molpeceres García under the supervision of @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social
It also marks the start of a great collaboration with @jjimenez.bsky.social lab at Imperial College London.
🔗 Article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We are offering:
1️⃣ Biocatalysis & microbial engineering (Barriuso & Durante): lifehub.csic.es/wp-content/u...
2️⃣ Protein engineering & microbial systems (Barriuso & Prieto): lifehub.csic.es/wp-content/u...
Apply Dec 15 – Feb 26 lifehub.csic.es/synbio-cofund-open-phd-positions
🚀 PhD opportunities at CIB-CSIC with the MSCA SynBio Cofund programme!
Led by Dr. @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social, our Systems Microbiology & Protein Engineering Group is part of the SYNBIO-CSIC initiative recruiting 20 PhD researchers.
🧬 New bioRxiv preprint:
“Synthetic Yarrowia lipolytica consortium for efficient conversion of lignocellulosic oligosaccharides into lipids”
Our group led by @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social, with PhD Diego Crespo Roche as first author.
👉 Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
🚀 New preprint!
“Contrasting evolutionary forces of specialization & admixture in Yarrowia lipolytica” (bioRxiv, Nov 2025).
Led by Sergio Izquierdo-Gea (PhD) under @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social + Nacho Belda (UCM).
🌍Bioprospecting potential
🔗 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🚀 New preprint under the supervision of @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social !
“Biochemical Upcycling of PET via Glycolysis and Engineered Microbial Consortia” (bioRxiv, Dec 2025).
🔗 Read here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We are offering:
1️⃣ Biocatalysis & microbial engineering (Barriuso & Durante): lifehub.csic.es/wp-content/u...
2️⃣ Protein engineering & microbial systems (Barriuso & Prieto): lifehub.csic.es/wp-content/u...
Apply Dec 15 – Feb 26 lifehub.csic.es/synbio-cofund-open-phd-positions
🚀 PhD opportunities at CIB-CSIC with the MSCA SynBio Cofund programme!
Led by Dr. @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social, our Systems Microbiology & Protein Engineering Group is part of the SYNBIO-CSIC initiative recruiting 20 PhD researchers.
🌱 At the SusPlast +CSIC conference, our group (led by @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social & Alicia Prieto) enjoyed an excellent talk by David Sanz Mata (postdoc).
He shared our lab’s work on revalorizing plastics & bioplastics through microbial biotech—advancing circular economy innovation 👏
🌱DTU Bioengineering Symposium 2025 is coming! Oct 30 in Lyngby + livestream.
Focus: microbiomes for sustainable agriculture & bio-based production. Speakers include @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social (CSIC) and more.
#MicrobiomeEngineering #BioTech #EnvironmentalMicrobiology #IndustrialMicrobiology
Results demonstrate that cooperation between a saprophytic fungus and a polymer-producing bacterium enables the efficient transformation of biodegradable plastic by-products, such as beer bagasse and used cooking oil.
New preprint this time through a fantastic collaboration with @jorgebarriuso.bsky.social and team. We have discovered the genetic basis behind the remarkable ability of Pseudomonas putida JM37 to use the PET #plastic monomer ethylene glycol as a growth substrate! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...